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Ala Doble’s Vintage Aviation Invitational, 2023

October 22, 2023 James Kightly (Commissioning Editor) 0

Ala Doble Ranch invitation fly-in, Marginal Aviation ‘Last Ditch’ 29 – 30 September 2023 By Nigel Hitchman Walt Bowe again invited people to come to his airstrip in northern California for his fabulous flying event […]

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2023 Beech Party: 50th Anniversary Edition

October 22, 2023 Angela Decker 0

by Donivan Godsil 50 years ago, in the south-central part of Tennessee, there was a small cabin adjacent to the Tullahoma airport. This cabin would be the start of the Beechcraft Heritage Museum, and today, […]

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Lufthansa’s Lockheed Starliner Moves to Hamburg

October 18, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

We often receive questions regarding what happened to Lockheed L-1649A Starliner N7361C, which Lufthansa spent vast sums restoring for airworthy use, only to cancel the project at the last hurdle. Almost five years ago, Lufthansa […]

Belfast Transport Set to Return

October 7, 2023 James Kightly (Commissioning Editor) 1

By Dave Söderström, Historic Australian Aircraft. In what seems almost unheard of in today’s world, an aircraft built in the 1960s is set to return to work doing what it was built for; hauling oversized […]

Canadian Curtiss Flying Boat Moves On

October 5, 2023 James Kightly (Commissioning Editor) 0

By James Kightly, Commissioning Editor. The original 1920s Curtiss Seagull flying boat, which has been on display at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum (CASM) Rockliffe, Ontario (part of the Ingenium national museum group), will […]

Rare ’31 Biplane Reunited with Original N-Number

October 3, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 1

In 2022 the Historic Aircraft Preservation Society (HAPS), a Texas-based non-profit, acquired the Fleet from 92-year-old Jim Bumgarner. HAPS is determined to restore and preserve this and other historic and vintage aircraft. This Fleet Model […]

Savoia Marchetti Historical Group Unveils S.55 Replica

September 25, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 1

On Saturday, September 23, at the Volandia Museum, Milan, Italy, the Savoia Marchetti Historical Group unveiled the full size reproduction of the S.55X seaplane used by Italo Balbo in his famous cruise. In 1933, Balbo […]

Shuttleworth’s Bedfordshire Vintage Air Show

September 8, 2023 James Kightly (Commissioning Editor) 0

By Nigel Hitchman with James Kightly A fabulous day at the Shuttleworth collection at Old Warden, today, 3 Sept 2023. One of the best airshows I’ve been to there for quite a while, with a […]

Rangsdorf Bücker Fly-In

August 27, 2023 James Kightly (Commissioning Editor) 2

By Nigel Hitchman On June 24-25, there was a great Bücker Fly-in at the original factory airfield at Rangsdorf, just south of Berlin. It was organized by the Friends of the Bücker Museum, following previous […]

A True Barn Find For The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum

August 22, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 7

By Nick Chismar Driving along the country roads of Carlisle, Pennsylvania can be quite a scenic drive. Rolling hills of farmland are broken up by islands of trees or old historic structures. Most of the […]

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