Vintage Aviation News

Texas Flying Legends Museum – P-47D Restoration Update – Mar/Apr 2018

May 8, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

WarbirdsNews has just received the latest report from Chuck Cravens on the restoration of Texas Flying Legends 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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B-29 Doc – Construction Update and May 12th Open House

May 5, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

WarbirdsNews has just received the latest details concerning progress on building the new home for the Boeing B-29 Superfortress known as Doc. The aircraft’s parent organization, Doc’s Friends, will be holding an open house to […]

12 WWII-era Aircraft Will Attend B-17F Memphis Belle Exhibit Opening Events

May 2, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress Movie Memphis Belle will join B-17G Yankee Lady and B-17G Aluminum Overcast, along with six P-51 Mustangs and three WWII-era trainers in the skies over the National Museum of the U.S. […]

Warbird Digest Issue #78 – Resurrection Report Sneak Peak

April 19, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

For each issue of our sister publication, Warbird Digest magazine, James Church collates a marvelous Resurrection Report featuring some of the most recent highlights of news in the warbird world. The upcoming issue is set to […]

CAF P-40 Warhawk Flying Again

April 3, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

CAF P-40 Warhawk Flying Again by Taylor Stevenson The unmistakable roar of an Allison V-1710 aero engine thundered over Davis Field in Muskogee, Oklahoma on March 31st, as the Commemorative Air Force’s Curtiss P-40N Warhawk […]

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Hawker Restorations’ Two-Seater Hurricane

April 2, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

Hawker Restorations’ Two-Seater Hurricane by Paul Middleton Vintage aviation enthusiasts will soon be able to take a passenger flight in a Hawker Hurricane for the first time ever after UK restoration company Hawker Restorations Limited […]

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Fagen Fighters WWII Museum Acquires a Hellcat

March 30, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

The Fagen Fighters WWII Museum in Granite Falls, Minnesota has just added an important new airframe to their collection with the acquisition of Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat Bu.78645. This move came as quite a surprise, as […]

CAF SoCal Wing Chosen for P-47N Restoration

March 25, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Commemorative Air Force has just announced that they have selected the organization’s Southern California Wing in Camarillo, California as the new home for their Republic P-47N Thunderbolt 44-89136. The aircraft has been in storage for […]

Brad Deckert’s TBM Avenger Winter/Spring Update 2018

March 22, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Over the past couple of years, WarbirdsNews has brought our readers several stories about Brad Deckert, and his unique, dual-control TBM Avenger torpedo bomber Bu.85632, including a pilot’s report. As many of you will recall, […]

B-17F Memphis Belle Moves to Air Force Museum’s WWII Gallery

March 21, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 2

The National Museum of the United States Air Force has officially completed the restoration of their historic Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress Memphis Belle. A few days ago, Museum personnel moved the famous bomber into her […]

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