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Michael P. Speciale Executive Director of the New England Air Museum NEAM

Executive Director of the New England Air Museum (NEAM) To Retire at the End of 2014.

July 25, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE- Michael P. Speciale, Executive Director of the New England Air Museum (NEAM), has announced his retirement as of December 1, 2014. Mike has been Executive Director for 29 years and has led the […]

1988 Panavia Tornado ADV For Sale

July 25, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

An extremely rare ex-RAF Panavia Tornado F3 will come up auction in the UK this Saturday. The Tornado F3 was the last of the RAF’s pure interceptors, and evolved from the earlier Tornado GR1 ground attack variant to […]

2015 Pinup Girl Tammy Jean with Tennessee Museum of Aviations P 47 Hun Hunter

Warbird Pin Up Girls’ Opens at Garth Gallery on Friday

July 24, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

Christian Kieffer, the photographer of the world famous “Warbird PinUp Girls’’ calendar and sponsor of WarbirdsNews will be exhibiting his work at the Columbia’s Garth Gallery opening with a reception this Friday from 5 […]

Douglas A-26 Invader ‘Lady Liberty’ is In Distress

July 15, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 9

The Commemorative Air Force’s Douglas A-26 Invader known as Lady Liberty is stranded at an airfield in Kansas after blowing out an engine. They need our help to get her flying again. The estimated cost to […]

Douglas B-26 Invader Almost Ready To Fly In Australia

July 14, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 4

Story by Phil Buckley, photos supplied by Reevers Pty Ltd. Sometimes dreams take a while to become reality, and for those longing for a Douglas A-26 Invader to join the civil registry in Australia…. well, that took […]

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Vulcan XH558 Has Returned to the Air Following a £400,000 Wing Modification

July 13, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE- The last flying Avro Vulcan has returned to the air following a remarkable modification to her wings that was funded entirely by her supporters. More than £400,000 was raised to give the iconic […]

Official Warbirds Over Wanaka 2014 Book and DVD Launch

July 8, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

“Putting together the official record of the 2014 Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow presented me with a major problem” says Upper Clutha writer Jill Herron. Jill says the problem was not which photographs to include […]

Atlanta Warbird Weekend Kicks Off with B-17 “Sentimental Journey”

July 7, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 6

The first Annual Atlanta Warbird Weekend (AWW) will take place over the weekend of September 27th/28th this year in Atlanta, Georgia at Peachtree-Dekalb Airport (KPDK). The event is dedicated to the remembrance and celebration of the men, […]

XP-82 Twin Mustang Project – June, 2014 Restoration Update

July 3, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

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! Wings/Center Section The crew completed the left-hand […]

New Exhibition to Explore the History of Friendship Between the Royal Air Force and the Royal Air Force of Oman

June 29, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE -Great Britain and Oman have enjoyed an enduring relationship for over 200 years that stretches back to a Treaty of Friendship in 1798. This broader relationship has been replicated in the close professional […]

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