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Corsair Reunion Planned at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023

PRESS RELEASE A reunion of the Chance Vought F4U Corsair, the unique, inverted gullwing fighter…

Fighter Rebuilders to Restore ‘Skyblazers’ F-86 Sabre

Steve Hinton's Fighter Rebuilders aircraft restoration workshop is set to restore North American F-86F Sabre…

AirCorps Aviation Acquires Pioneer Aero Services

AirCorps Aviation announced today that their subsidiary, AirCorps Depot has just acquired Pioneer Aero Services, the…

Warbirds of Glory Museum – Raising Funds to Rescue a Link Trainer

As most readers will know, the Warbirds of Glory Museum is in the process of restoring B-25J…

F-22 Raptors Shoot Down Chinese Balloon Using WWI Ace Callsign “Frank”

On Saturday, February 4th, 2023, U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors shot down a suspected Chinese…

‘Vietnam Remembered: 50 Years Later’ at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023

EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (February 2, 2023) — The people and aircraft that…

Seventh Annual TBM Gathering Set for May 19-20, 2023

As a reminder, the TBM Avenger Reunion and Salute to Veterans is on for 2023!…

Historic Aussie Mustang Flies Again!

by James Kightly - Vintage Aero Writer Appropriately on Australia Day, January 26th, 2023, an…

CAF Airbase Georgia Exceeds Goal for P-47 Thunderbolt, Continues Drive for Funding

PRESS RELEASE Generous donors helped Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia exceed its holiday campaign…

Top Air Show Performers Commit to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023

EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (January 20, 2023) — Some of the world’s top…

Planes of Fame A-26 Invader to Fly Again!

by Adam Estes Most readers will know that, for the past half century, the legendary Planes of…

“Spying” Weather Systems with NASA’s Lockheed ER-2 Dragon Lady

While we rarely cover serving military aircraft here at Vintage Aviation News, there are occasional…

Stories Unfold in New Book About Flight Jacket Art of World War II

“Bomber Boys – WWII Flight Jacket Art” by John Slemp is the most comprehensive visual…

NASA’s F-104 Starfighters [VIDEO]

Of all the supersonic interceptors which emerged during the 1950s, it is doubtful that any…