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Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 164

March 31, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 4

As many of our readers will be well aware, Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 Just Jane is under restoration to airworthy condition with the Lincoln Aviation Heritage Center at former RAF East Kirkby in Lincolnshire, England. […]

F4U-1D Corsair Makes First Post-Restoration Flight!

March 4, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

As some readers may already have heard, Mike Spaulding’s combat veteran F4U-1D Corsair (BuNo.82640) made its first post-restoration flight on February 28th, taking to the air from Mareeba Airport near Cairns in northern Queensland, Australia. […]

C-53 Skytrooper ‘Beach City Baby’ – Fundraiser

February 28, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As many readers are well aware, we have been following the restoration of combat veteran Douglas C-53 Skytrooper 41-20095, better known as Beach City Baby, for some years now. Jason Capra and his band of […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum – P-47D Restoration Update – December 2021/January 2022

February 27, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Restoration of the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609 is progressing well at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota, as Chuck Cravens’ December 2021/January 2022 report reveals. We thought our readers would love to catch up on the latest details so, […]

Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 161

February 9, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

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C-53 Skytrooper ‘Beach City Baby’ – February 2022 Restoration Update

February 6, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Over the past seven years, we have been following the remarkable efforts by Jason Capra and his team at Vintage Wings Inc. as they have resurrected a combat veteran Douglas C-53 Skytrooper from its then […]

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Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 158

January 24, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Dakota Territory Air Museum – P-47D Restoration Update – November/December 2021

January 21, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Restoration of the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609 is progressing well at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota, as Chuck Cravens’ November/December, 2021 report reveals. We thought our readers would love to catch up on the latest details so, without […]

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McDonnell F-101 Voodoo to Join Hickory Aviation Museum

January 20, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Hickory Aviation Museum at Hickory Regional Airport in Hickory, North Carolina had a busy 2021, with the arrival of several new airframes, including OV-1D Mohawk 62-5874, FM-2 Wildcat BuNo.16278 and A-6E Intruder BuNo.155629. The advent […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum – P-47D Restoration Update – October/November 2021

December 21, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Warbird Digest has received the September/October, 2021 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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