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Famous Italian Artists G-46 To Be Restored

February 24, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Roberto Crippa (b. Monza, 17 May 1921; d. Milan, 19 March 1972) was a famous Italian painter and sculptor. Crippa was also an acrobatic pilot who competed at the international level. In 1972 during a […]

Uruguayan P-51 Mustang Soon to Fly

February 22, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

A former Uruguayan Air Force North American P-51 Mustang is reaching the end of an extensive restoration that will return it to flying condition performed by the award winning P-51 specialist firm, Midwest Aero of […]

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World War One Reproductions Take Flight

February 22, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The second airworthy Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b and R.E.8 reproductions to emerge from The Vintage Aviator, Ltd’s factory in Wellington, New Zealand recently made their public debut at TVAL’s Remembrance Day Air Show in New […]

New Zealand DC-3 Commemorates Historic Batten Flight

February 20, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

Retracing the route taken by famed aviatrix Jean Batten when she made the first-ever solo flight from England to New Zealand during October 1936, Airscapade‘s Douglas DC-3C N451ZS arrived in Auckland, New Zealand following a […]

Piper L-4 Grasshopper Takes to the Air Again in Spain

February 18, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

Piper L-4 Grasshopper 12965 (EC-AJY) made its first post-restoration flight recently at Cuatro Vientos, near Madrid, Spain. The plane is operated by the Fundación Infante de Orleans (FIO), and the restoration project was started in […]

Historically Significant Spanish Civil War Bf 109 Being Restored

February 16, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Messerschmitt Bf 109E-l (initially registered as 5+88, later as C4K-65), is being restored to flyable condition by MeierMotors in Bremgarten, Germany. This extremely rare machine is a survivor of the 1938-39 Spanish Civil War at […]

Fourth Klemm Flies in Sweden

February 9, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

After a four year restoration by Stockholm, Sweden based owner Joakim Westh, Klemm KI 35 SE-AKN returned to the skies recently, painted in the colors of the Swedish Air Force. Minor teething pains from the […]

Hangar 11s Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk Gets Stripped for a New Paint Scheme

February 7, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Hangar 11‘s Curtiss P-40M Kittyhawk G-KITT has been wearing a “Red Tail” paint scheme since 2009 when it was repainted for its featured role in George Lucas’ movie “Red Tails“, released in 2012 which dramatized […]

Mississippi Based Lightning to Come to Life

February 5, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Anglo American Lightning Organisation (AALO) of Stennis, Mississippi has recently achieved a significant achievement in the restoration of their English Electric Lightning T.5 XS422, having completed the installation of both Rolls-Royce Avon engines and […]

US Freedom Pavilion Boeing Center Opens to the Public

January 16, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The National WWII Museum’s stunning modernistic glass and steel “US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center” opened to the public on January 13th to capacity crowds eager to see the new $35 million home of the […]

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