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US Air Force and Hollywood’s Ongoing Long-Term Relationship

Many of the over one million yearly visitors who tour the National Museum of the…

2013 EAA AirVenture Warbirds in Review Roster Announced

EAA AirVenture 2013 being held July 29 through August 4 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin has just…

The Restoration to Flying Condition of XP-82 Twin Mustang Prototype 44-83887

Tom Reilly is no stranger to warbird restoration; he owned the Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration…

Vulcan to the Sky Trust Works to Keep Last Flying Avro Vulcan Aloft

The world's sole remaining airworthy Avro Vulcan, "The Spirit of Great Britain" XH558 was reported…

B-25 Mitchell Association Closes Down

Though the B-25 Mitchell Association got off to a good start, lack of member content…

Air Show Report: Mid-Atlantic Air Museum’s 23rd Annual World War II Weekend 2013

Tom Pawlesh Reports: The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum's 23rd Annual World War II Weekend and "Gathering…

RAAF F-111 Lands at Queensland Air Museum

As part of a program where the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has restored and…

Despite Obstacles, RAF Museum Salvage of Dornier Do 17 a Complete Success

With salvage consistently hampered by poor weather and seabed geology that prevented the fitment of…

Old Guys & Their Airplanes: Claude Hone

Historian and artist John Mollison presents an interview with WW2 Corsair pilot, Claude Hone. Claude…

Ex-RNZAF Avenger Gifted to Gisborne Aviation Preservation Society

An ex-Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Grumman TBF-1 Avenger aircraft that the Gisborne Aviation…

Alberta Aviation Museum CF104 Starfighter Restoration Progressing

In an update on the Alberta Aviation Museum's recently acquired Canadair CF-104 Starfighter that we've…

Veteran Grumman Albatross Senselessly Destroyed in Italy

On May 17, 2013, a Grumman HU-16 Albatross displayed by the Museo dellโ€™Aria del Castello…

The Jonathan Collection Brings WWI Reenactment to Italy

Garbiele Lanzo Reports: We had the opportunity to visit the Jonathan Collection in the province…

Hangar 11 Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk Finally Breaks Cover With New Paint Scheme

As we've been following here at Warbirds News, The Hangar 11 Collection in North Weald,…