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Kosko’s Bobcat – A UC-78 is Reborn

April 28, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

Article by David Cohen: “If you’re going to go through all the trouble of fixing up an airplane…let it fly!” So says Jack Kosko, the leader of his team of volunteer aircraft restorers, sometimes referred […]

Dynamic Aviation Will Purchase Eisenhower’s Columbine II

April 24, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

As our readers are well aware, over the past few months, a team from Dynamic Aviation in Bridgewater, Virginia has been hard at work trying to resurrect President Eisenhower’s VC-121A Constellation known as Columbine II […]

Columbine II – 2nd Mid-April Update

April 19, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

Close on the heals of our mid-April update regarding the engineering work that Dynamic Aviation is performing on president Eisenhower’s VC-121 Constellation Columbine II, we have news that the team has paused their work for a […]

Museum of Flight Unveils XF8U-1 Crusader

March 30, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

As WarbirdsNews mentioned last week, the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington has completed the restoration of their Chance Vought XF8U-1 Crusader. The museum held an unveiling ceremony last Wednesday to commemorate the anniversary of […]

Columbine II – Update

March 26, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 5

WarbirdsNews has another brief update on progress with Dynamic Aviation‘s evaluation of VC-121A Constellation Columbine II in Marana, Arizona. In a recent email to Columbine II’s owners, Dynamic Aviation’s Karl Stoltzfus stated, “We have found the airframe […]

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Let’s Help C-123 Provider “Ponderous Polly” Fly!

March 25, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 5

As WarbirdsNews reported in February, Warriors & Warbirds is making great progress with the restoration of their Fairchild C-123K Provider known as ‘Ponderous Polly’. The restoration team is currently working under difficult conditions though, as the aircraft […]