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Martin B-26 Marauder Project For Sale

March 20, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

Of all the significant combat aircraft that the U.S. Army Air Forces operated from the onset of America’s involvement in WWII until its conclusion, the Martin B-26 Marauder is by far the rarest today, with […]

Vintage Wings’ Douglas C-53 Skytrooper – Restoration Update

March 15, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

Over the past two years, WarbirdsNews has been reporting on the efforts of Jason Capra and his team at Vintage Wings, Inc. to resurrect an abandoned combat veteran Douglas C-53 Skytrooper back to flying condition […]

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‘Sageburner’ McDonnell F4H-1F Phantom II for Sale

March 14, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 8

Sitting in a hangar at French Valley Airport near Murrieta, California is a rare and historic aircraft: McDonnell F4H-1F Phantom II Bu.145310. This fighter is the eleventh Phantom II ever built, and the fourth oldest […]

The RAAFA Aviation Heritage Museum – An Overview

March 11, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The RAAFA Aviation Heritage Museum – An Overview by Phil Buckley The Aviation Heritage Museum, maintained by the Royal Australian Air Force Association at Bull Creek near Perth in Western Australia, has an important collection of […]

B-25 Mitchell Yellow Rose – Operation 107

February 26, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

On November 3rd, 2017, the Commemorative Air Force’s North American B-25J Mitchell 43-27868 was on final approach during its last airshow appearance of the year when it suffered an engine failure. The crew landed the airplane […]

Boomerangs Downunder – A Restoration Report

February 21, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Boomerang is one of the lesser known Allied fighter types which made its way into combat during WWII. It was an important stop-gap fighter of Australian design and manufacture based upon […]

XP-82 Twin Mustang – January, 2018 – Restoration Update

February 5, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

WarbirdsNews has received the latest XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration update from Tom Reilly at his workshop in Douglas, Georgia, and we thought you would all be pleased to see the latest progress! Firewall Forwards: Two […]

Memphis Belle – A Restoration Profile

February 3, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

As most of our readers will be well aware, the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio is close to completing the restoration of one of their most prized exhibits, Boeing […]

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Overhauling A Kittyhawk Downunder

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

With the recent feature article that WarbirdsNews published concerning Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk.1A ET574 that recently re-emerged in Egypt following a rather unfortunate makeover, we thought we might followup with a story from the other side of […]

Behind the Scenes at the RAF Museum’s Restoration Center

January 17, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 7

The Royal Air Force Museum, like every major aircraft collection, has its own dedicated restoration and conservation facilities. And like most other museums, their workshops (within the Michael Beetham Conservation Center at RAF Cosford) are […]

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