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Discover the latest news in vintage aviation, including updates on antique aircraft, classic airplanes, historic airliners, and old commercial propliners. Explore stories celebrating the preservation and legacy of aviation’s golden age.
Savoia Marchetti Historical Group Nears Completion of S.55X I-BALB Reconstruction
The Savoia Marchetti Historical Group’s decade-long reconstruction of the legendary S.55X I-BALB flying boat is…
Randy’s Vintage Profiles: WACO Model UBF-2/U.S. Navy XJW-1
Explore the story of the WACO UBF-2 and U.S. Navy XJW-1, a rare prewar utility…
2022 EAA Vintage Aviation Awards
While former military aircraft may steal much of the limelight with their awards at EAA…
Historical Aircraft Group – FLYPARTY 2022 Air Show Report
Unlike other European nations with significant aviation heritage, present-day Italy has struggled to develop a…
Charles Kingsford Smith’s Landing Site Preserved in Christchurch, New Zealand
by Nicholas A. Veronico Pioneer aviator Charles Kingsford Smith’s historic crossing of the Tasman Sea…
Introducing Vintage Aviation News, Onward and Upward!
Hello! We have great news to share… As of June 1, 2022, Warbirds News and…
Savoia-Marchetti S.55X Flying Boat – Rebuild Update – Fall 2021
For the past several years, we have been following the Savoia Marchetti Historical Group (SMHG) in…
Liberty Aviation Museum Photoshoot
by Tom Pawlesh Pete Lerro is a Philadelphia-based commercial photographer who specializes in themed photoshoots.…
Through Struts and Wires
by Stephen Chapis In the most recent issue of Warbird Digest, we highlighted the Bealeton,…
Lufthansa Lockheed Starliner Moves to Paderborn Airport in Germany
After our most recent report from Constellation connoisseur Ralph Pettersen concerning the status of President…
Savoia-Marchetti S.55X Flying Boat – Rebuild Update – Summer 2019
Back in May 2016, we published a story about an ambitious project in Italy to…
Savoia-Marchetti S.55 X Flying Boat Update
Back in May 2016, WarbirdsNews published a story about an ambitious project in Italy to…
Historical Aircraft Group’s Fly Party 2016 – Italian Air Show Report
The HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT GROUP (HAG) held their 6th annual FLY PARTY at Montagnana airfield in the…
Lufthansa Lockheed L-1649A Super Star Restoration – Part 1
The Lockheed Constellation is one of the most iconic airliners ever built, and one could…
Rebuilding the Savoia-Marchetti S.55 X Flying Boat
From an original article by Franco Bugada During March 2016, a new partnership emerged in Italy under…
Boeing 727 Prototype Makes Her Last Flight
The evocative and now sadly rare whine of three Pratt&Whitney JT8D engines ringing in close harmony echoed…
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