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New England Air Museum – Restoration Update Burnelli CBY-3

October 10, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As most readers will know, the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut has one of the world’s finest collections of rare and unique aircraft. The museum has a near constant procession of fascinating […]

‘Beach City Baby’ Flies! – WWII Combat Vet C-53 Airborne Again

October 8, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

A historic, combat-veteran Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (41-20095) took to the skies again for the first time in several decades in Beach City, Ohio on Saturday October 6th, 2018 following a remarkable three-year effort by Jason […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – September, 2018

October 4, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

WarbirdsNews has just received the September, 2018 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration of the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609 at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota. We thought our readers would be very interested to see […]

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Brewster F3A-1A Corsair Arrives at National Museum of WWII Aviation

September 28, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

All of us were excited to learn of the first flight of the unique Brewster F3A-1A Corsair Bu.04634 back on July 4th, following a lengthy rebuild at Ezell Aviation. Yesterday we learned that the magnificently restored […]

RAF Museum – Westland Lysander Update

September 26, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

The RAF Museum has just published an update on the collection’s Westland Lysander Mk.III R9215, which has been undergoing conservation work at the RAF Museum Cosford’s Michael Beetham Conservation Center for much of the past […]

Paul G. Allen’s Messerschmitt Me 262 – Progress Report

September 21, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

As most readers are well aware, Paul G. Allen’s Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum (FHCAM) has one of the finest collections of vintage military aircraft and armament in the world. One of their most significant artifacts […]

Newly Restored Battle of Britain Veteran Hawker Hurricane Mk.I V7497 Arrives at Duxford

September 17, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

We thought that we would share these lovely photographs from our good friend George Land showing Battle of Britain veteran Hawker Hurricane Mk.I V7497 arriving at her new home with the Aircraft Restoration Company at […]

B-29 Doc’s New Home Has a Front Door!

September 12, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Doc’s Friends, the organization and support group which operates the Boeing B-29 Superfortress known as Doc made a press release today showing just how far progress has come with the building of the WWII strategic […]

Sea Harrier FA.2 ZH810 at Pima Air Space Museum

Sea Harrier FA.2 Arrives at Pima Air & Space Museum

September 6, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

The Pima Air & Space Museum near Tucson, Arizona has just taken delivery of British Aerospace Sea Harrier FA2 ZH810. The airframe arrived at the museum’s main workshop for refurbishment yesterday. ZH810 flew in Britain’s Fleet […]

Lysander V on her first flight Peter Green photo

Westland Lysander First Flight!

August 31, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

As twilight approached on a sultry, summer’s eve four days ago the Aircraft Restoration Company’s John Romain started up the Bristol Mercury engine in Westland Lysander Mk.IIITT V9312 in preparation for her first flight since […]

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