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Rare Hawker Tempest II Comes to the States for Restoration

March 5, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

With Indian Air Force livery still evident, Hawker Tempest II MW404 arrived at Hooks Memorial Airport near Houston, Texas to its new owner Chris Miller who had shipped the plane from the United Kingdom. Over […]

Black Arrow Hawker Hunter Completes Restoration

March 4, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Hawker Hunter which was the lead plane for the 111th Squadron’s Black Arrow aerobatic display team’s world-record 22 plane formation loop-de-loop at the Farnborough Air Show in 1958, was recently restored to the gloss […]

Today’s Pictures of the B-17 ‘Memphis Belle’ visting Peachtree Dekalb Airport

March 2, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

In a very cold, windy and snowy day ( what snow in Atlanta!?) I took few shoots of the B-17 replica of the ‘Memphis Belle’ maintained by the Liberty Foundation. This is the history of […]

Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar Fields Yet Another Flying Spitfire

March 2, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar in England has a newly-restored Supermarine Spitfire that is about to take its first flight after being involved in a tragic crash in Blue Canyon, California in June of 1998 that took […]

B-17 “Flying Fortress” ‘Memphis Belle’ at DeKalb Peachtree Airport

March 1, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

This weekend the B-17 “Flying Fortress” replica of the famous World War II icon, ‘Memphis Belle’ will be offering rides at DeKalb Peachtree Airport. The Boeing B-17 is by far the most famous bomber of World […]

Living History Event At Planes Of Fame

March 1, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

This upcoming Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Planes of Fame Air Museum the monthly Living History Event theme is “Little Friends/Bomber Escorts”, featuring the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. The featured speaker is Sandy Ross, Lt. Colonel […]

London Imperial War Museum Renovation Brings Notable Aircraft to Duxford

February 28, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The British Imperial War Museums (IWM) held a free admission day at their Duxford Airfield branch in Cambridgeshire, England which saw large crowds in attendance to commemorate Armistice Day. Visitors had the opportunity to see […]

Douglas A-26C Invader Reida Rae Unveiled

February 27, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 4

Following an exhaustive nine-year restoration, the combat-veteran Douglas A-26C Invader 43-22499 “Reida Rae” was unveiled to much fanfare at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, beautifully polished and sporting her vanishingly-rare early-style […]

KB-50J to be Displayed at the Pima Air and Space Museum

February 27, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

After 6 months of meticulous restoration the KB-50J is now fully restored and ready to be displayed at Pima Air and Space museum. The Boeing B-50 Superfortress strategic bomber was a post–World War II revision […]

Mitsubishi Zero Returns to Japan

February 26, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

A Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero fighter belonging to the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California was recently packed into shipping containers destined for the land of its birth, Japan. This is the third time […]

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