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Hangar 11s Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk Gets Stripped for a New Paint Scheme

February 7, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Hangar 11‘s Curtiss P-40M Kittyhawk G-KITT has been wearing a “Red Tail” paint scheme since 2009 when it was repainted for its featured role in George Lucas’ movie “Red Tails“, released in 2012 which dramatized […]

The Fate of Nigeria’s Abandoned Aircraft

February 6, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Faced with 65 major commercial jetliners that were abandoned in place at its Airports, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) after years of litigation with the owners of the craft issued an ultimatum stating […]

Mississippi Based Lightning to Come to Life

February 5, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Anglo American Lightning Organisation (AALO) of Stennis, Mississippi has recently achieved a significant achievement in the restoration of their English Electric Lightning T.5 XS422, having completed the installation of both Rolls-Royce Avon engines and […]

Aerobatic Pilot Fred Cabanas Dies in Plane Crash

February 1, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 9

Noted aerobatic pilot, Fred Cabanas died in a plane crash on January 15th, along with Mexican television host Jorge Lopez while generating footage for Lopez’s show whose title translates as “Extreme Adrenaline.” The site of […]

US Freedom Pavilion Boeing Center Opens to the Public

January 16, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The National WWII Museum’s stunning modernistic glass and steel “US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center” opened to the public on January 13th to capacity crowds eager to see the new $35 million home of the […]

Tragic Crash of South African Douglas C-47TP Dakota

December 15, 2012 Moreno Aguiari 0

A South African National Defence Force Douglas C-47TP Dakota 6840 crashed in bad weather near Giants Castle in the Drakensburg Mountains of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on December 5th, resulting in the loss of life for […]

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Hangar 11s Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk Gets Stripped for a New Paint Scheme

The Fate of Nigeria’s Abandoned Aircraft

Mississippi Based Lightning to Come to Life

Aerobatic Pilot Fred Cabanas Dies in Plane Crash

US Freedom Pavilion Boeing Center Opens to the Public

Tragic Crash of South African Douglas C-47TP Dakota

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