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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…
Former JASDF F-104J Starfighter Restored in Japan
With much thanks to the International F-104 Society, WarbirdsNews is happy to report on the…
RAF Mildenhall and Two Other Historic USAFE Bases in Britain to Close
While it is not typical for WarbirdsNews to comment on modern military matters, we…
Sud Aviation Caravelle Cockpit Simulator
There are many among us who would love to own and restore a vintage aeroplane,…
The I-400: Japan’s Submarine Aircraft Carriers
Sunday, December 7th, 2014 marked the 73rd anniversary of Japan’s devastating attack on Pearl Harbor - “A date…
Aviation Autographs Launches New Website For Rare, Highly Collectible Aviation Legends’ Autographs
PRESS RELEASE – Aviation Autographs has just launched the new www.aviationautographs.com, an e-commerce website devoted…
Lee County Mosquito Control DC-3C-TP
As most WarbirdsNews readers are well aware, the Douglas DC-3, along with its more prolific…
AeroCinema: New and Untold Aviation Stories
If you are one of those vintage aviation fans who remembers with misty-eyed fondness the…
Book Review: SHOT DOWN,The True Story The B-17 “Susan Ruth”
For the first time, the full and complete story of the B-17 Flying Fortress Susan…
Former US Navy Pilot Takes Longboards to a New Level
One doesn't normally connect skateboarding with the life of a naval aviator, but then you…
Cold War Naval Ops on Iceland
From time to time our readers send in interesting military photographs from their past, and…
Today in Aviation History -Macchi Castoldi M.C. 72, The World’s Fastest Piston-Powered Seaplane
By Luigino Caliaro. On October 23rd eighty years ago, Francesco Agello and the Macchi Castoldi…
de Havilland Mosquito Restoration Documentary – Gaining Altitude film clip
A little over a week ago, WarbirdsNews brought you the news about a documentary film…
Aviation Photography: Warbirds and the Men Who Flew Them
Moose Peterson is fast becoming one of the most well known aviation photographers working…
The Last Top Gun
PRESS RELEASE - Each time Dan Zimberoff fired up an F-14 Tomcat perched on the…
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