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Mid America Flight Museum Acquires Grumman Duck

Scott Glover's Mid America Flight Museum has just secured a truly historic aircraft for their collection, the magnificently…

Tuskegee Airmen Highlight 2017 Atlanta Warbird Weekend Dinner

Original Tuskegee Airmen veterans will share their fascinating experiences and stories at the Atlanta Warbird…

XP-82 Twin Mustang – August, 2017 – Restoration Update

WarbirdsNews has received the latest XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration update from Tom Reilly at his…

CAF Helps Airlift Relief Supplies to Hurricane-Ravaged Beaumont, Texas

No one can fail to recognize that right now, much of the Gulf Coast is…

MySkyCart – Warbird Sponsorship Program

As with almost every entity involved in vintage aviation, we all need sponsors, and WarbirdsNews…

75 Years On – The Story Behind Hampden P1344’s Final Flight

The Handley Page Hampden Bomber P1344 (PL-K), currently undergoing conservation at the Royal Air Force…

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 I-16 Set For Return to Warbirds Over Wanaka 2018

Of all the air shows in the world, the biennial Warbirds Over Wanaka display in Wanaka, New Zealand,…

NASA WB-57 to Chase The Totality of The Great American Eclipse

In a classic swords-to-plowshares move, two converted WB-57F aircraft flown by NASA's Airborne Science Program…

Massive Cache of deHavilland Mosquito Plans Discovered

An astonishing collection of thousands of microfilm aperture cards, containing secret wartime plans for the…

WWII Heritage Days 2018 to Feature Medal of Honor Veterans

Salute the Greatest Generation and celebrate all things 1940s during the Commemorative Air Force (CAF)…

Collings Foundation’s F-4 Phantom II Takes to the Skies Again!

The Collings Foundation's F-4 Phantom II is now the only flying example of its kind in…

Tomcat Tuesday! – Episode 3

Tomcat Tuesday! – Episode 3 After a week's hiatus for the madness and magic of EAA…

Oshkosh Cobra Flight – Four of Bell’s Finest Fighters Together in the Air!

"Only at Oshkosh!"... Anyone who's been to AirVenture Oshkosh is familiar with the phrase, but it…

2017 Atlanta Warbird Weekend to Salute Tuskegee Airmen

The amazing accomplishments of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II and beyond will be…