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Tomcat Tuesday – Episode 2

July 18, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Tomcat Tuesday! – Episode 2 So, people seemed to really like last week’s Tomcat Tuesday… We suspected they might! We all love – and miss – seeing this charismatic beast thundering through the skies, so […]

F 4D Phantom II assigned to the 507th Tactical Fighter Wing

USAF History: F-4 Phantoms at Tinker AFB

July 17, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is the most significant fighter aircraft of the 20th Century. First flown on May 27, 1958, the Phantom II entered service with the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force. […]

Finding Loren: The Life, Death and Discovery of a P-47 Fighter Pilot

July 12, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 1

Regular WarbirdsNews readers will remember a short piece we ran exactly a year ago, which described the story of one family’s quest to discover the resting place for one of their own, 1st Lt Loren Hintz, who […]

Tomcat Tuesday – Episode 1

July 11, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 8

Tomcat Tuesday! The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is easily the most iconic and well loved jet that the US Navy has ever fielded, and her absence in the skies is keenly felt by so […]

A VETERAN’S STORY: The Men of Evans

July 10, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Pete Mecca Evans Tool and Die has set a new standard for honoring veterans in Rockdale, Newton and surrounding counties. Going far beyond a brief but appreciated “Thank you for your service,” Evans chose […]

AVI-8 Launches Flyboy LaFayette Edition

July 4, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

Many of the 38 Americans who flew with the French in the Lafayette Escadrille were household names across the United States during WWI. They became famous dueling ‘the Hun’ in the skies over France and Belgium, first joining […]

MySky SkyCart to Showcase the Unparalleled  Style of WWII Nose Art

June 29, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

WarbirdsNews welcomes a new partner, MySkyCart.com. The company manufactures airline galley carts which you might not immediately associate with vintage military aviation, but they have a new line of products decorated with airline and vintage WWII […]

4. Russian paratroopers scooting off a TB 3.

A VETERAN’S STORY: A Russian Officer and Pickle Soup

June 27, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

Armageddon is mentioned in the Book of Revelation as a reference to the final battle between the forces of good and evil. Religious scholars from Christianity to the Baha’i Faith have speculated the rival militaries […]

A VETERAN’S STORY: Flying Fabric and Piloting Plywood

June 19, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Pete Mecca Like a deadly cobra, colorful anti-aircraft tracers swivel and coil around your aircraft; the flak is thick as molasses, and you and your passengers are going down. The normal descent is 72 […]

AirCorps Aviation Launches Aeroscan, 3D Laser Scanning Technology

June 6, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

With the world’s fleet of affordable, airworthy aircraft aging, owners and operators are continually facing the challenge of obtaining replacement parts to keep them flying. When the original manufacturer no longer exists, or has discontinued a certain […]

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