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Espíritu Tico II: Preserving Costa Rica’s Historic Curtiss Robin
The historic Curtiss Robin Espíritu Tico II, symbol of Costa Rica’s early aviation and Don…
Samaritan’s Purse Retires Historic Douglas DC-8 as Boeing 767 Enters Service
Samaritan’s Purse retires its historic DC-8 cargo aircraft and introduces a new Boeing 767, enhancing…
Cessna 170’s 75th Anniversary Celebrations Set for EAA AirVenture 2023!
Other than the Piper J-4 Cub, the venerable Cessna 170 is perhaps the most important…
Puss Moth Refurbishment At Shuttleworth
The de Havilland DH.80A Puss Moth G-AEOA, seen here at Old Warden aerodrome, Bedfordshire, UK…
Florida Air Cargo – Where Douglas DC-3s Still Work for a Living
Florida Air Cargo still operates three DC-3/C-47 on a commercial basis - almost ninety years…
EAA Ford Tri-Motor Tour Continues in 2023
PRESS RELEASE EAA’s annual tradition of touring a vintage Ford Tri-Motor across the country to…
de Havilland Dragon Rapide Takes Flight in New Zealand
by Nigel Hitchman & James Kightly The team from Avspecs Ltd. has just flown de Havilland…
Historic Vickers Vimy Exhibit Reopened in Adelaide
by James Kightly (with Nigel Daw & Maikha Ly) On December 16th, 2022, the historic…
Nord Pingouin Flies Again After 62 Year Hiatus
Restored Nord Pingouin makes first flight in 62 years by Col Pope Nord 1002 Pingouin…
Something Old, Something New – All Jenny
by James Kightly At the Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum in Poplar Grove, Illinois, a…
Wilderness Seaplanes
Without the Goose making an appearance, Christmas on Canada British Columbia's wild coast is incomplete...…
Restoring Jackie Cochran’s Twin Beech
Beech 18, N13JC, is currently under a return-to-flight program at the Vintage Flying Museum (VFM)…
Continuing the Legacy of the Ford Tri-Motor
The Experimental Aircraft Association's Ford 4-AT-E Tri-Motor is one of just a handful of airworthy…
Lockheed Electra Rescue Project
The Lockheed 10 Electra airliner was an important type in aviation history, and the first…
Lufthansa to Place Vintage Aircraft on Permanent Display
PRESS RELEASE In 2026, Lufthansa will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding: On January…
Waterbird Tops List of Aviation Heritage Awards for 2022
PRESS RELEASE The Lakes Flying Company has won Aviation Heritage UK’s Robert Pleming Memorial Award…
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