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POOR LITTLE LAMBS – The Corsairs of Baa Baa Blacksheep

The Baa Baa Black Sheep pilot premiered September 21, 1976; its first one-hour episode aired…

Aerocinema Takes Flight at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

Advertorial: AeroCinema, a first-in-its-genre Over the Top (OTT) service, will showcase its portfolio of aviation content…

Tri-State Aviation – Gerry Beck’s Legacy Continues…

Warbird Project Update: Gerry Beck's Shop Carries on His Legacy by Matthew McDaniel Most WarbirdsNews readers…

Legendary Ace Flies His 100th Aircraft in “the Birthplace of Naval Aviation”

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Paolo Bayas, CNAF Public Affairs A 95-year-old, 29 1/2-year…

Finding Loren – Excavation of P-47 Wreck in Italy

AirCorps Aviation, the aircraft restoration experts in Bemidji, Minnesota, have announced a fascinating and poignant…

Heroes On Deck – Documentary on USS Sable & Wolverine

Like most of our readers, we at WarbirdsNews find the story of those WWII naval…

Doolittle Raider Honored

Story by 2nd Lt. Annabel Monroe Seventy-four years after the historical Doolittle Tokyo Raid, Staff…

More Than Just a Coat

Author and photographer John Slemp is seeking WWII bomber jackets to preserve their history and…

Historic Paint Schemes for Coast Guard Aircraft

Coast Guard aviation was born when 3rd Lt. Elmer Stone reported to flight training on…

In the Footsteps of Her Father – Christina Olds Flies in ScatVII

The first week of May has been thrilling for the people at the Vintage Dream Factory,…

Vintage Wings of Canada Corsair – Interview With Test Pilot Paul Kissman

As many readers will be well aware, Vintage Wings of Canada recently re-flew their FG-1D…

Flying the Little Italian Stallion – The SIAI-Marchetti S.211

by Luigino Caliaro Amongst those who witnessed the SIAI-Marchetti S.211 prototype jet trainer make its first…

Operation El Dorado Canyon: 30th Anniversary

by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs RAF Lakenheath, UK On April…

Heritage Flight: Heroes, Inspiration, Joy and Closure

By TSgt Brandon Shapiro When 93-year-old Fred Roberts walked into the bar at Davis-Monthan Air…