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Corsair Slice on the 14th Fairway
On July 11, 1940, the only Vought Corsair prototype crash-landed on a Connecticut golf course,…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Kawanishi E15K Shiun
The Kawanishi E15K Shiun made its first flight on December 5, 1941. Designed as a…
“Provenance” and Warbird Values
We here at Vintage Aviation News are proud to announce the addition of another sponsor…
Epic Korean War Movie Devotion Gets Thanksgiving Release
One of the big films historic aviation enthusiasts are on the lookout for is the…
Today In Aviation History: First flight, Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On July 8, 1947, the Boeing…
Today in Aviation History: 1,000th F-4 Phantom Delivered
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On July 7, 1965, the McDonnell…
Taming the Tomcat, An Interview The F-14 Tomcat’s Test Pilot
By William Cobb Director, Pensacola Aerospace Museum Throughout my lifelong fascination with the mighty…
Gold-Painted F-16 Fighting Falcon Now on Display in Sioux City, Iowa
We have covered a number of commemorative paint schemes on active military aircraft over the…
Today in Aviation History: Last Operational Douglas C-47 Skytrain Was Retired
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On June 30, 1975, the last…
Into Flight Once More brings D-Day Squadron’s Grand Adventure to The Big Screen [Documentary Review]
By Ron Kaplan I remember in 2018 reading about the effort to form a North-American…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of The Grumman F6F Hellcat
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On June 26, 1942, the Grumman…
Today in Aviation History: Tora! Tora! Tora! First Airshow Appearance
On June 25, 1972, the back then CAF Tora! Tora! Tora! demo team debuted for…
Today in Aviation History: The first Production F4U-1 Corsair Made Its First Flight
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On June 24, 1942, the first…
AT-11 Kansan: A Family Affair [VIDEO INTERVIEW]
During our visit to Sun' N Fun back in April, we had the opportunity to…
Warbird Aviation Art Now Available Through Bunker 27 Retail Stores
PRESS RELEASE DAYTON, Ohio – June 9, 2022) Warbird Aviation Art today announced a non-exclusive…
Today in Aviation History – Agello Sets World’s Speed Record
On April, 10 1933 at Lago di Garda, Brescia, Italy, Warrant Officer Francesco Agello, Regia…
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