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Vintage Wings of Canada- Wings Over Gatineau Ottawa Air Show

February 25, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Despite uncooperative weather, the Vintage Wings of Canada’s annual Wings Over Gatineau-Ottawa Airshow held recently was a tremendous success, attracting more than 32,000 attendees to Ottawa-Gatineau Executive Airport in Gatineau, QC, Canada. Several participating groups […]

Restoration of Thompson Trophy-Winning P-51D Mustang

February 24, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The New England Air Museum’s (NEAM) North American P-51D Mustang, N13Y, has been moved out of storage and into their 11,000 square foot restoration hangar, where crew chief Pete McConnell and his team are now […]

Saab Jets Wow the Crowd at the Jersey International Air Display

February 24, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

A Swedish Air Force Historic Flight (SwAFHF) Saab AJS 37 Viggen, SE-DXN/37098, made its UK debut at the Jersey International Air Display. The Mach Two-capable jet fighter had made its first flight in over 15 […]

Vultee “Vengeance” Dive Bomber Wheel Well

February 24, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

This worker at the Vultee-Nashville factory is shown making final adjustments in the wheel well built into the underwing of the A-31, before the installation of the landing gear and the mating of wing to […]

Construction of a “Vengeance” Dive Bomber

February 24, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The exacting touch of a female worker riveting the structure of a horizontal stabilizer for a “Vengeance” dive bomber at the Consolidated-Vultee plant in Nashville, Tennessee. 4×5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer for the Office […]

The Flying Bulls Lockheed P-38 Lightning in 1948

February 24, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Few days ago we published a cool video about a practice run for The Flying Bulls‘ Lockheed P–38 Lightning and F4U Corsair. Today Franco Zanaboni, a friend of Warbird News sent me a picture of […]

Grumman Wildcat Retrieved From Lake Michigan

February 24, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 8

Lost during a training exercise, FM-2 Wildcat BuNo 57039 broke the surface of Lake Michigan where it had lain beneath the waves for nearly 70 years, tattered but substantially complete. The General Motors-built FM-2 suffered […]

Famous Italian Artists G-46 To Be Restored

February 24, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Roberto Crippa (b. Monza, 17 May 1921; d. Milan, 19 March 1972) was a famous Italian painter and sculptor. Crippa was also an acrobatic pilot who competed at the international level. In 1972 during a […]

Flying Tigers Miniseries in the Works

February 23, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

Former HBO Films president Colin Callender’s Playground Entertainment has announced that they are turning the story of the Flying Tigers into a ten-hour TV miniseries. The 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Chinese Air […]

Uruguayan P-51 Mustang Soon to Fly

February 22, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

A former Uruguayan Air Force North American P-51 Mustang is reaching the end of an extensive restoration that will return it to flying condition performed by the award winning P-51 specialist firm, Midwest Aero of […]

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Scott Thompson’s B-17 Updates From Madras

Scott Thompson of AeroVintage recently shared an update on the AeroVintage website about two of the three B-17s currently at Madras, Oregon, with the Erickson Aircraft Collection. The post highlights ongoing wing restoration work on one aircraft and the start of disassembly on another. […]

Warbirds News

Vintage Wings of Canada- Wings Over Gatineau Ottawa Air Show

Restoration of Thompson Trophy-Winning P-51D Mustang

Saab Jets Wow the Crowd at the Jersey International Air Display

Vultee “Vengeance” Dive Bomber Wheel Well

Construction of a “Vengeance” Dive Bomber

The Flying Bulls Lockheed P-38 Lightning in 1948

Grumman Wildcat Retrieved From Lake Michigan

Famous Italian Artists G-46 To Be Restored

Flying Tigers Miniseries in the Works

Uruguayan P-51 Mustang Soon to Fly

B-17 Alliance Foundation Hosts Fundraiser To Support B-17 Lacey Lady Restoration

CAF P-47N Thunderbolt – Restoration Update – Winter 2024

Cradle of Aviation Museum’s Fokker D.VII Replica Project

A Caproni Ca.310 Libeccio Takes Shape in Norway