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Yanks Air Museum Takes Delivery of F-104 Starfighter

Planes often have to be shipped from the other side of the earth to join…

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Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress Arrives at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor

One of the most talked about artifacts of American aviation history, the Boeing B-17E Flying…

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World’s Last Macchi M.7 Undergoing Restoration in Sweden

In addition to the Donnet-Lévêque "Flying Fish" Restoration on which we recently reported, another restoration…

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Announcing the A-26 Invader Association

A new warbird group is forming up, the A-26 Invader Association. The organizers of the…

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World’s Only Flying Mosquito Flew Today!

Regular readers of Warbirds News know we've been following the progress of Jerry Yagen and…

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Canadian Halifax Project Seeks to Resurrect Planes, from Parts if Necessary

Karl Kjarsgaard is a man on a mission. He is presently combing the globe for…

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VWoC Restoration of Former SAAF Spitfire Moving Along

Gatineau, Quebec-based Vintage Wings of Canada, in addition to the restoration of their Hawker Hurricane…

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Tora! Tora! Tora! Aerial Re-enactment Scheduled for EAA AirVenture 2013

EAA AirVenture 2013 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin will commemorate the heroism and history involved in the…

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Columbia Helicopters Acquires Swedish Vertol 107s

Columbia Helicopters of Aurora, Oregon, has acquired 11 of the 14 Swedish Boeing/Kawasaki Vertol 107s…

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Yankee Air Museum Tries to Raise $6 Million to Purchase Former B-24 Bomber Factory

The Yankee Air Museum of Belleville, Michigan has just announced a $6 million campaign to…

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Warbird Heritage Foundation Begins Restoration of Goodyear FG-1D Corsair

The Warbird Heritage Foundation of Waukegan, Illinois has recently acquired a Goodyear FG-1D Corsair 92050,…

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CAF AIRPOWER Tour 2013, Video by Scott Slocum

The only flying B-29 in the world is the spotlight of the CAF's AirPower Tour.…

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Military Aviation Museum Turns Attention to Airacobras

The Military Aviation Museum of Virginia Beach, Virginia is getting into Bell P-39 Airacobras in…

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Jack Roush’s P-51B “Old Crow” Now Sports Bombs

Automotive mogul, legendary NASCAR team owner, and noted aviation enthusiast Jack Roush has recently had…

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