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DDA Classic Airlines’ DC-3 ‘Princess Amalia’ Receives Farewell Salute from KLu F-35s
Celebrating the Legacy of a Classic Airliner: A Final Tribute to DC-3 'Princess Amalia'
‘Hollywood Bomber’ Conducts Engine Test; To Premier at AirVenture 2025
Details of the 1954 Beechcraft E18S-9700 "Super 18" engine test and plans for 2025.
![Connor Flynn sits in the bare fuselage of Spartan C3-165 s/n113, the aircraft he's restoring to airworthiness. [Photo via Connor Flynn]](https://vintageaviationnews.com/wp-content/uploads/Spartan-C3-165-Biplane_6413-Edit.jpg "Young Man, Old Plane – BIG Challenge 15")
Young Man, Old Plane – BIG Challenge
By Courtney Hale Caillouet Spartan Aircraft is far more notable for its Model 7 Executive…
Dutch Call Time on DC-3 Pleasure Flying
By James Kightly, Commissioning Editor One of the world's longest-serving vintage aircraft rides organizations is…
New Tailwheel Flight School Opens in Connecticut
Luc Zipkin is a writer and content manager for Vintage Aviation News, is aged 19…
![The culmination of nearly 27 years work as Electra ZK-AFD reaches takeoff speed for the first post-restoration flight. [Photo by Ruth Christie]](https://vintageaviationnews.com/wp-content/uploads/ZK-AFD-20240131-Ardmore-Ruth-Christie-05-scaled.jpg "Lockheed 10A Electra Flies in New Zealand 21")
Lockheed 10A Electra Flies in New Zealand
By Zac Yates After more than two decades of meticulous restoration, an example of Lockheed's…
The Vision: The Return of the Dornier Do X
By Anthony Liberatore In Hildesheim, Germany, a replica of the Dornier Do X flying boat…
‘Grassroots’ Fly-In 2023 at Brodhead
Every September, the MAAC Midwest Antique Airplane Club holds its private, invitation-only grassroots fly-in in…
Tim Savage Adds Historic Western Airlines DC-3 to Collection
Tim Savage, warbird collector and long-time publisher of Warbird Digest, has acquired Douglas DC-3 NC33644, intending…
Hollywood Bomber Targets Spring 2024 For Airworthiness
By Gary Daniels Vintage Aviation News first reported on the restoration progress of the 1954…
Smithy’s Historic Record Fokker VH-USU
Contributing Editor James Kightly profiles Fokker F.VIIb VH-USU - unquestionably one of the most important…
Fokker F VIIb ‘Southern Cross’ Replica Flies in Australia
After over 20 years on the ground, the Fokker F.VIIb Replica VH-USU 'Southern Cross', operated…
Wings Over Wairarapa Air Festival Fights The Weather
By Grant Newman The hard-working management team running the Wings over Wairarapa (WoW) Air Festival…
Cypriot Company Zela Aviation Acquired Famous Abandoned Olympic Airliners
Two of the rusting, stripped-down passenger jets that once belonged to Olympic Airways (OA), which…
WACO 100th Anniversary Fly-In
by Nigel Hitchman On September 15-17, 2023, the WACO Historical Society held a fly-in at…
Captain Gusso’s Piaggio P.149 Checks All the Boxes
After many years of military and civilian professional flying, Captain Giancarlo Gusso wanted to own…
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