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The National Naval Aviation Museum Birdcage Corsair Nears Completion

July 19, 2024 Adam Estes 3

Rare Birdcage Corsair Nears Completion of 14-Year Restoration at National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida, Soon to Be Displayed Alongside Later Corsair Models […]

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National Air and Space Museum Prepares For Opening of New WWI Gallery

July 18, 2024 Adam Estes 1

The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) of the Smithsonian Institution has been undergoing its most extensive renovation since its opening on July 1, 1976. As part of this phase, the museum will unveil a new version of the World War I aviation gallery, now named World War I: The Birth of Military Aviation. […]

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Planes of Fame’s P-47G Under Overhaul

June 21, 2024 Adam Estes 4

By Adam Estes Even on a quiet day flying-wise, mechanics at the Planes of Fame Air Museum (POF) in Chino, California are always working on something. One of their largest ongoing projects is an extensive […]

A Stroke of Marketing Genius: Local Businesses, Vintage Aircraft, And Their Unusual Association

June 14, 2024 Adam Estes 3

By Adam Estes Throughout aviation history, there have been many unusual applications that airplanes have found themselves in, and vintage aircraft are no different. Perhaps the most unusual of these is the use of surplus […]

Planes of Fame’s Ryan FR-1 Fireball

May 10, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 3

By Adam Estes The U.S. Navy’s first jet aircraft, the Ryan FR-1 Fireball, was unusual in that it was powered by a Wright R-1820 Cyclone radial engine and a General Electric J31 turbojet engine. Developed […]

What’s in Store at the National Museum of the US Air Force

March 9, 2024 Adam Estes 5

An Inside Look at The National Museum of The United States Air Force’s Aircraft in Storage […]

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History of the Planes of Fame Air Museum’s P-26 Peashooter

February 29, 2024 Adam Estes 2

This Saturday, March 2nd, 2024, in honor of the Planes of Fame’s “Flying Demo” event, Vintage Aviation News‘ own Adam Estes, who is a docent at the famous Chino museum, will tell visitors the story […]

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Planes of Fame’s B-17G Flying Fortress Restoration Report

January 23, 2024 Adam Estes 1

By Adam Estes When visitors to the Planes of Fame Air Museum make the turn to arrive in the museum’s parking lot, they are met by the site of one of the most iconic bombers […]

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Smithsonian’s Bf 109 Unveils a Hidden Story of Resistance

January 10, 2024 Adam Estes 12

By Adam Estes On a typical day at the National Air and Space Museum (NASM)’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, thousands of visitors look down from the glass mezzanine of the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar […]

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Yanks Air Museum’s P-63 Kingcobra Flies After 40 Years

December 5, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 2

by Adam Estes In recent years, the Yanks Air Museum of Chino, California, has endeavored to return certain aircraft from their extraordinary collection back to the air, with first their Stinson L-5 Sentinel and then […]

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