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Quest Masters Online Museum: A Journey Through Aircraft Preservation

August 30, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

Christopher R. Van Valkenburgh, the founder of Quest Masters Online Museum, recounted his extensive experience in aircraft recovery, restoration, and preservation. […]

BARNSTORMER: Wearing The Elegance and Nostalgia of Vintage Aviation

November 27, 2023 Angela Decker 0

Barnstormer. Just that one single word embodies the spirit of adventurers, explorers, heroes, and dreamers not afraid to make their dreams soar. The origin of the term Barnstormer is rooted in military pilots returning from […]

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The X4009 Collection – Honoring a Spitfire And His Pilot

August 29, 2023 Angela Decker 0

As aviation enthusiasts, our greatest desire is to see history live on in tangible ways. To be able to see, touch, and experience history in a tangible fashion is the ultimate way in which we […]

Platinum Spotlight: Supermarine Spitfire P.R. XI For Sale

June 26, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

Periodically, we highlight vintage aircraft listed for sale with one of our sponsors, Platinum Fighter Sales. Want to buy a Spitfire? How much does one cost? What’s it worth? These questions are perennials in the […]

Own a (Time)piece of Spitfire Mk.I X4009 and Help Her Take Flight

April 19, 2023 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As we first reported in August, 2022, the Hunter Fighter Collection in Scone, New South Wales, Australia is presently engaged in the restoration of a historic and exceedingly rare Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia (s/n X4009) to […]

Aviation Education in North America: Current Situation

August 31, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Sylvester Greer As a student who wants to study aviation in North America, you may not know the best aviation schools or how to choose one. As it is such a specific study area, […]

The Airplane Market May Have Peaked!

August 13, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

by Ronald L. Herold In the humble opinion of this aircraft appraiser, the airplane market may have peaked and may even have started down a little bit. While it will take one or two quarters […]

Pacific Trailways – New Zealand Scenic Air Tours Aboard a C-47

December 3, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

We would like to welcome aboard Pacific Trailways as a new sponsor. As you will see from their article below, the company is heavily invested in the promotion and safe operation of a vintage warbird, […]

Polish Air Force Centenary Air Show – August 25/26, 2018

May 31, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The rich history of the Polish Air Force will be celebrated with a major international air show in August 2018, 100 years after its formation following the end of World War One. It was called […]

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Trojans At Large: Fighter Performance for a Trainer Budget

May 30, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

With the ever-advancing valuations for WWII-era fighter planes in the current civilian market, it is becoming harder and harder for a pilot of relatively modest means to own and fly a high performance vintage military aircraft […]

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