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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…

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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…

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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…

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The Last Top Gun

PRESS RELEASE - Each time Dan Zimberoff fired up an F-14 Tomcat perched on the…

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The Lost Sparrow Hawk

By Luciano Pontolillo of LuckyPlane.it. We've probably all seen pictures of ghostly wartime relics emerging…

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Wilson ‘Connie’ Edwards and His Hangars Full of History

The marvelous Wilson "Connie" Edwards has been in the news a fair bit of late…

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WWII Portrait Journey

Friday Feature: We promise this story will bring a lump to your throat... so please…

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Bainbridge Air Base – WWII Hangar in South Georgia

During a recent trip in South Georgia, WarbirdsNews had the opportunity to visit the former Bainbridge Air…

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CAF Warbird Ride Program, More Than Just a Flight

By Jay Bess. When the CAF Dixie Wing travels to air shows, rides events and…

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TORA! TORA! TORA!

By Luigino Caliaro, translated by Frank McMeicken and edited by WarbirdsNews Hawaii - Sunday December 7th,…

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Wild Warbirds’ Wonderful Winning Wildcat

By Luigino Caliaro. Last year, the American warbird scene was marked by the arrival of a…

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Warbird Pin Up Girls’ Opens at Garth Gallery on Friday

  Christian Kieffer, the photographer of  the world famous  “Warbird PinUp Girls’’  calendar and sponsor…

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