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Captain Eric “Winkle” Brown Joins The People’s Mosquito as Patron

October 15, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 2

PRESS RELEASE- The People’s Mosquito, the UK’s DH.98 restoration-to-flight project, is honoured to announce that Captain Eric “Winkle” Brown has graciously accepted its invitation to become the charity’s Patron. To many, “Winkle” Brown will need […]

Happy Birthday To The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

October 14, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk flew for the first time 76 years ago today. Developed from the P-36, the P-40 was America’s most numerous fighter aircraft in service when World War II […]

B-17 “Champaign Lady” Restoration- Video Update

October 13, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 3

An Alaska TV station has been following the progress of the B-17 “Champaign Lady” restoration. It started with a report on our recovery of a B-17 in the Alaska wilderness two years ago. This summer […]

Search for Warbirds in India

October 12, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

Accordingly to several news reports coming from India, a group of researchers has identified sites in Loktak lake, near Manipur, India where two Japanese Ki-43 fighter aircraft and a British Wellington bomber came to rest following a dogfight on […]

Douglas A-20 Retrieved From Bottom of the Baltic Sea

October 9, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

A Polish salvage crew has recovered the substantial, but battered remains of a rare Douglas A-20 Havoc medium bomber from the bottom of the Baltic Sea in the last few days. Just a dozen or so substantially […]

NWOC 2015 Registration Open

October 8, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

Registration for 21st National Warbird Operator Conference on Feb 26-Mar 1 in New Orleans, LA is now open.The world’s largest gathering of warbird owners, operators, maintainers and suppliers will soon meet at the 21st Anniversary […]

XP-82 Twin Mustang – September, 2014 Restoration Update

October 4, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 6

As usual, WarbirdsNews has received the latest XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration update from Tom Reilly at his workshop in Douglas, Georgia. Here’s what they’ve been up to this month! September was another incredible month for accomplishments […]

Junkers Ju-87 Stuka Discovered Off Croatian Coast

October 3, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

A fascinating video surfaced recently showing the remarkably intact frame of a Junkers Ju-87 Stuka in the Adriatic sea off the coast of Croatia close to the island of Žirje. Divers from the Croatian Department of Underwater Archeology, alongside […]

Dornier Fuselage moves into Conservation Centre

Dornier Do 17 Moves Into Next stage Of Conservation

September 26, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE- The world’s last surviving Dornier Do 17 has now moved into the second phase of its conservation at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford. It’s been a little over 15 months since the […]

Qantas Founders Museum Saves a ‘Super Constellation’

September 22, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 7

The Manila International Airport Authority in Manila, Philippines recently announced an auction to forcibly sell off a dozen dormant airliners which had lain more or less abandoned at the airfield’s general aviation facility for some years […]

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