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NASA WB-57F Will Make Its First Visit to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh This Year

June 27, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

As reported on its website EAA this week confirmed that NASA will bring a Martin/General Dynamics WB-57F high-altitude aircraft to Oshkosh this year. Based at Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, […]

Happy Birthday To The Grumman F6F Hellcat

June 26, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The Grumman F6F Hellcat flew for the first time seventy-two years ago today. A single-seat carrier-based fighter, the F6F was touted as a bigger and better version of the F4F Wildcat. […]

2014 EAA Warbirds in Review

June 25, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 2

For the past 12 years, one of the most interesting and talked about programs presented at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh has been Warbirds in Review. Monday through Saturday of AirVenture week, at 10:00am and 1:00pm, veterans […]

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RAF Museum Wins PR Award for Dornier Campaign

June 25, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations has awarded the RAF Museum an Excellence Award for its ‘Raising the Dornier’ campaign.The Awards Night, at London’s Old Billingsgate on Tuesday 17th June, saw approximately 800 guests gather […]

A-12 Avenger II Arrives at Fort Worth Aviation Museum

June 22, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 7

The original full-scale mockup of the ill-fated McDonnell Douglas/General Dynamics A-12 Avenger II has arrived at its new home, the Fort Worth Aviation Museum. As some of our readers may remember, the A-12 was to have […]

Win A Flight Aboard B-17G “Sentimental Journey”

June 19, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

WarbirdsNews believes strongly in promoting like-minded organizations where it can. Located in Gatineau, Quebec, Vintage Wings of Canada is one such organization which does so much to share and keep alive the stories of our Greatest […]

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Canadian Mosquito FLIES!!!

June 17, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 6

Bob Jens deHavilland Mosquito B.35 flew for the first time today, with test pilot Steve Hinton at the controls. According to WarbirdsNews contributor Terry Towns, Hinton arrived at Victoria Air Maintenance’s base in Victoria, British […]

Sir Peter Jackson Curates Film Season at RAF Museum Featuring Unscreened First World War Short Film

June 12, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE-Sir Peter Jackson, the Oscar ™ winning director, responsible for Hollywood Blockbusters ‘King Kong’, ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’ has curated a First World War film season of films for the Royal […]

AD-4 Skyraider (BuNo:128988) Wreck Discovered In Florida

June 11, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 2

WarbirdsNews recently learned of the discovery in April of the wreck of a long-lost AD-4 Douglas Skyraider in the Florida Everglades. The aircraft was located by the aviation-archeology minded volunteers at Aeroquest.org, and we have reproduced some […]

New Paint For Italian F-104 Gate Guardian

June 9, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Daniele Mattiuzzo. F-104S-ASA MM6804, ended its career at Istrana on June 1998, flying as “51-07” with the 22°Gruppo CI.Later, was unveiled mounted on a support as a monument, on the November 3, 1999, celebrating […]

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