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Warbird Radio Favorite Friday – Warbird Flight Safety

WarbirdsNews has another great piece from Matt Jolley and Warbird Radio that we thought we…

NACA Centenary Symposium at Smithsonian March 3-4, 2015

Press Release: Before there was NASA, there was the NACA. On March 3, 1915, Congress…

Privateer Airborne

With the recent first post-restoration flight on February, 20th of a rare Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer…

Starfighter Dreaming…

As our readers may be aware by now, one of WarbirdsNews' favorite subject aircraft is the…

Warbird Radio Favorite Friday – Tumult With the Red Baron

WarbirdsNews has another great piece from Matt Jolley and Warbird Radio that we thought we…

AeroCinema – New This Week

  The P-47 Thunderbolt earned its reputation as a rugged workhorse of the United States…

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Atlas Rocket to Be Scrapped

The Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa, Ontario has announced that it will scrap…

Avro Lancaster KB882; Coming in From the Cold?

Last year, there was a brief stir concerning the plight of a rare combat veteran Avro…

“Not a fighter:” Explaining the TBM-3E Avenger

WarbirdsNews is proud to present the first in our series of articles by noted aviation historian and…

Awkward Moves – Avro Anson RCAF 7135

Big Move For A Canadian Anson On Thursday, we published a story covering the Greenwood…

In Memory of Lt. Col. Edward J. Saylor – Doolittle Tokyo Raider

We’re sadden to learn Lieutenant Colonel Edward J. Saylor, one of the 80 brave men…

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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,…