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The City of Irvine’s Lockheed PV-1 Ventura

October 31, 2022 Adam Estes 17

by Adam Estes With the Flying Leathernecks Aviation Museum edging closer to reopening at its original home within the grounds of former Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) El Toro in Irvine, California, it is interesting […]

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March Field Air Museum’s B-29 Superfortress

October 10, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 6

by Adam Estes The March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California has numerous restoration projects on the go presently, efforts which range from a multitude of Cessna O-2 Skymasters and Beech T-34 Mentors to an Antonov […]

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NMUSAF Curtiss JN-4D Jenny Restoration

September 13, 2022 Adam Estes 0

by Adam Estes In the last four years, specialist technicians at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force (NMUSAF) in Dayton, Ohio have refurbished several WWI-era aircraft, including an Avro 504K and Thomas-Morse S4C Scout. […]

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Adam’s Profile Reports: Castle Air Museum’s Convair RB-36H Peacemaker

August 11, 2022 Adam Estes 0

by Adam Estes Convair’s massive B-36 Peacemaker emerged from a U.S. Army Air Forces’ request in early 1941 for a strategic bomber with intercontinental range. It was a requirement driven by contemporary fears that Britain might […]

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Adam’s Profile Reports: Castle Air Museum Convair B-58A Hustler

July 15, 2022 Adam Estes 4

by Adam Estes The U.S. Air Force’s first operational supersonic bomber, the Convair B-58 Hustler, made its initial flight on November 11th, 1956. In addition to the bomber’s massive delta wing, distinctive innovations included a […]

USAF Museum Douglas A-1H Skyraider – Restoration Report

June 21, 2022 Adam Estes 3

by Adam Estes Inside a large hangar on the facilities of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, an example of the venerable Douglas A-1H Skyraider is currently undergoing the final stages of a long […]

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The City of Irvine’s Lockheed PV-1 Ventura

March Field Air Museum’s B-29 Superfortress

NMUSAF Curtiss JN-4D Jenny Restoration

Adam’s Profile Reports: Castle Air Museum’s Convair RB-36H Peacemaker

Adam’s Profile Reports: Castle Air Museum Convair B-58A Hustler

USAF Museum Douglas A-1H Skyraider – Restoration Report

Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group Achieves Major Milestone

AirCorps Aviation’s Piper L-4H Restoration Report – Fall 2024 Update

Mid America Flight Museum Releases Update on B-17G ‘Thunderbird’

Matt’s Gnat: A Red Arrows Jet Restoration Downunder