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Today In Aviation History: Hughes H-1 Breaks World Landplane Speed Record
On September 13, 1935, Howard Hughes set a new world landplane speed record in the…
Aces: Franz Hemer – The Concert Cellist Ace of Jasta 6
Franz Hemer was a German WWI flying ace who claimed 18 aerial victories, flying the…
DC-3 Restoration Update at the New England Air Museum
The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut is currently undertaking the wholesale restoration…
General ‘Earthquake’ Titus to Recreate Final USAF Mustang Flight
On April 15th, 1955, Captain Robert F. 'Earthquake' Titus, fresh out of Test Pilot School,…
USS Ranger Moving to Texas
As WarbirdsNews reported in December last year, the former US Navy Forrestal-class aircraft carrier, CV…
Warbird Radio Favorite Friday – Warbird Flight Safety
WarbirdsNews has another great piece from Matt Jolley and Warbird Radio that we thought we…
NACA Centenary Symposium at Smithsonian March 3-4, 2015
Press Release: Before there was NASA, there was the NACA. On March 3, 1915, Congress…
Privateer Airborne
With the recent first post-restoration flight on February, 20th of a rare Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer…
Starfighter Dreaming…
As our readers may be aware by now, one of WarbirdsNews' favorite subject aircraft is the…
Warbird Radio Favorite Friday – Tumult With the Red Baron
WarbirdsNews has another great piece from Matt Jolley and Warbird Radio that we thought we…
AeroCinema – New This Week
The P-47 Thunderbolt earned its reputation as a rugged workhorse of the United States…
Atlas Rocket to Be Scrapped
The Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa, Ontario has announced that it will scrap…
Avro Lancaster KB882; Coming in From the Cold?
Last year, there was a brief stir concerning the plight of a rare combat veteran Avro…
“Not a fighter:” Explaining the TBM-3E Avenger
WarbirdsNews is proud to present the first in our series of articles by noted aviation historian and…
Awkward Moves – Avro Anson RCAF 7135
Big Move For A Canadian Anson On Thursday, we published a story covering the Greenwood…
In Memory of Lt. Col. Edward J. Saylor – Doolittle Tokyo Raider
We’re sadden to learn Lieutenant Colonel Edward J. Saylor, one of the 80 brave men…
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