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Former Ed Russell Hawker Hurricane Mk XII Arrives in Australia

April 22, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 6

Based upon an article by John Parker of Warbirds Online Australia has a flyable Hawker Hurricane on its shores for probably the first time since the 1940s. The aircraft, a Canadian-built Hurricane XII, recently arrived […]

WWII Heritage Days – Honoring the Women of the Greatest Generation

April 21, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE -The sights and sounds of The Greatest Generation will come alive when the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing hosts the eleventh annual “WWII Heritage Days” April 26-27, 2014. The history festival will […]

Five Iconic Mustangs To Celebrate the Life of Ed Bowlin

April 18, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

Today five P-51 Mustangs will be arriving at Falcon Field in Peachtree City, GA to participate in a missing man to honor the life of Ed Bowlin, who passed away on March 7, 2014. Yesterday […]

English Electric Canberra – Restoration Progress Report

April 18, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 7

Geoff Jones reports: Work on Classic Aviation Projects Ltd’s English Electric Canberra B.2 restoration at Air Base, Coventry is proceeding well. The Avro Woodford-built Canberra, RAF serial WK163, has been at Air Atlantique’s base in Coventry […]

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The Caproni CA.3 Has Flown

April 16, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 9

The Caproni Ca.3R has FLOWN! Although technically speaking, it just made a short hop to test the response of the flight controls and engine behavior, this is a major milestone on the road to the […]

New Home for CAF’s B-29 FIFI and B-24 Diamond Lil

April 12, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 4

The Commemorative Air Force’s iconic B-29 Superfortress “FIFI” returned from her Florida tour on Monday to join the collection’s B-24 Liberator “Diamond Lil” and C-45 Expeditor “Bucket of Bolts” at the Vintage Flying Museum, in Fort Worth, […]

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Spirit of ’45 Day Express to Helping to Rally Support for Preserving Willow Run

April 10, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE -The Spirit of ’45 Day Express will be visiting the Yankee Air Museum in Bellevue, MI on Wednesday, April 15 to help rally public support for the “Save The Willow Run Bomber Plant […]

Pacific Aviation Museum to Commemorate The Battle of Midway

April 10, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Pacific Aviation Museum in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii is marking the 72nd anniversary of the Battle of Midway on June 7th with a lecture by the museum’s curator, Burl Burlingame, and their restoration manager, Jim […]

Bronco Demo Team UK Fan Day in May

April 9, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Bronco Demo Team is bringing their newly restored OV-10B Bronco to the UK for it’s first public showing on May 3rd, 2014. The aircraft will be on show for fans, friends and family during […]

New Fuel Tank for Vulcan XH558

April 8, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

WarbirdsNews keeps close tabs on the status of Avro Vulcan XH558. We learned recently that they received a newly manufactured and tested fuel tank last week, courtesy of Fire Proof Tanks of Portsmouth. Part of […]

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