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Desert War Kittyhawk Unveiled in Egypt

January 12, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 7

Desert War Kittyhawk Unveiled by Richard Mallory Allnutt After several years of speculation concerning its whereabouts, a combat-veteran Curtiss Kittyhawk has again resurfaced in Egypt. The aircraft in question, Kittyhawk Mk.IA ET574, first came to […]

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Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – December 2017 Restoration Update

January 9, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

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

The Memphis Belle – Nearly There Now!

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

The National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio has just released a short video detailing the final stages in the restoration of their iconic Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress, Memphis Belle. They recently […]

New Aircraft On Display at NASM’s Udvar-Hazy Center

December 27, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

Article by Richard Mallory Allnutt In recent weeks, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has added three new aircraft to its public exhibition space at their Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. The first […]

Combat Veteran C-47 Takes Flight

December 22, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

In early December, a historic Douglas C-47 took to the skies again for the first time in many years, flying from Keystone Heights Airport in Starke to Tampa Executive Airport in Tampa, Florida. C-47B 43-48950 served […]

Texas Flying Legends Museum – P-47D Restoration Update Oct./Nov. 2017

December 18, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Back in September, WarbirdsNews published an article by Chuck Cravens detailing the history of Republic P-47D 42-27609. This combat-veteran Thunderbolt belongs to the Texas Flying Legends Museum, and is under restoration at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota. […]