Vintage Aviation

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.

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100 Year-Old Fokker Takes Flight

On August 1, the Owls Head Transportation Museum's 1923 Fokker C.IVa took to the skies…

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Ala Doble Flying Days and Invitational Fly-In

by Nigel Hitchman Ala Doble, California 14-16 Oct. Flying Days & Invitation Fly-In Walt Bowe…

1912 Taube Replica Donated to The Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum

In recent weeks, we featured a pair of articles detailing developments at the Old Rhinebeck…

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Win a 1942 Piper Cub J-3 / L-4B

PRESS RELEASE Dallas (May 15, 2023) - Her name is “Lulu Belle.”    She began life…

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EAA Vintage to Celebrate the Continental A-40 Engine at AirVenture 2023

By Mark W. Stewart,  EAA# 412692 - VAA# 22984 - From an article originally published…

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Old Rhinebeck’s 1909 Blériot XI – Restoration Update Spring 2023

In a follow-up to Monday's article featuring the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome's quest to acquire an extraordinarily…

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Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum’s Anzani Engine Appeal

The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in upstate New York has a long a storied legacy when it…

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Warbird Adventures Adds Globe Swift Checkout Course

Produced from 1946 to 1951, the Globe Swift is a sporty, general aviation design whose…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…