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Old Glory Honor Flight returns to EAA AirVenture

PRESS RELEASE - EAA AirVenture has a strong tradition of honoring America’s veterans, and this…

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FAA Deems B-29 Doc Airworthy, First Flight Imminent

As some of our readers will know by now, the Federal Aviation Administration awarded the…

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Antique Aeroplane Association of Australia’s 40th Annual Fly-In Plus Chipmunk 70th

Antique Aeroplane Association of Australia’s 40th Annual Fly-In and the de Havilland Chipmunk’s 70th Birthday…

Aussie MiG-21U Mongul-B Status Update

by Phil Buckley Last year WarbirdsNews revealed the West Australian MiG-21U project belonging to jet…

CAF P-63F Kingcobra Flies Again

Without fanfare, the Commemorative Air Force's Bell P-63F Kingcobra took to the skies again on April…

Tuskegee Airmen Inc. 45th Annual Convention Celebrates 75 Years of Excellence

PRESS RELEASE - Tuskegee Airmen Inc. is set to host its 45th Annual Convention, July…

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EAA Oshkosh 2016 to Feature Biplanes and Triplanes During WWI Aviation Centennial

Press Release: Airplanes reaching back to the earliest days of military aircraft will be in…

Restoring a Dakota Cockpit Downunder!

Not every warbird restoration focuses on a complete airframe. As much as we'd like to see…

Delaware History Society – WWII Collection Online

As many readers will be aware, so many WWII records of day-to-day life are locked…

Warbirds Steal the Show at Sun ‘n Fun 2016

By: Paul Harrop Cool, sunny, and calm Sun ‘n Fun is considered the first major…

B-29 Super Fortress ‘Doc’ – Status Update – April 22nd, 2016

We have a little more news from Doc's Friends about the restoration of B-29 Super…

Nakajima B5N2 ‘Kate’ Unveiled at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor

The Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor unveiled the substantial remains of an ultra-rare, former Imperial Japanese Navy Nakajima…

Lafayette Escadrille Honored at Centennial Event

by Capt. Lauren Ott USAFE-AFAFRICA Public Affairs >U.S. and French military and civic leaders attended…

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TBM Gathering – 90 Tons of Turkeys Invade Illinois

As we promised a few months ago, here is our report on the TBM gathering organized…