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New Dornier Do-17 Exhibit at RAF Museum Hendon

February 18, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 5

Like most of our readers, Warbirds News followed the RAF Museum’s historic recovery of the sole surviving Dornier Do-17 last June with profound interest. Since then, the renowned “Flying Pencil” has found itself in a […]

The People’s Mosquito Project

February 17, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 4

A group of enthusiasts in the UK has brought together a committed effort to build and fly a deHavilland Mosquito. Known as “The People’s Mosquito” the team has sourced the remains of a Mosquito NF.36, […]

Restoration of Prototype XP-82 Twin Mustang, End of Summer Update

October 3, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

Every month here at Warbirds News we are excited to receive the email from Weezie, Tom Reilly’s restoration shop manager, updating us on the project . Weezie does an excellent job in keep the fans […]

The Dixie Wing’s P-63 Kingcobra Being Towed Out of The Hangar

September 20, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

For the first time in 17 years the Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing’s P-63 Kingcobra was towed out of the hangar. Throughout its life, The Dixie Wing’s P-63 has served many different roles, from test […]

Two Taiwanese Northrop F-5 Jets, Swapped for an A-26 Invader, Arrive in Oregon

September 11, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 3

Two decommissioned Taiwan Air Force warplanes, a Northrup F-5E and an F-5F, sent to the US for display, were recently revealed to the public at the Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum in Hillsboro, Oregon. The pair […]

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Eight Broken Bolingbrokes Go Towards One Flyer at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

September 3, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum of Hamilton, Ontario, is in the process of restoring a Bristol Bolingbroke Mk. IVT to flying condition. A variant of the Bristol Blenheim built under license by Fairchild-Canada, the Bolingbroke […]

RAAF-Restored F-111C Going to Hawaiian Museum in an Amazing Gesture of Goodwill

August 30, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 5

In surprising news, the Royal Australian Air Force, which recently had restored six of their venerable General Dynamics F-111Cs and distributed them on loan to museums around their country, is sending a seventh restored plane, […]

RAF Museum Dornier Do 17 Restoration Getting Underway

August 27, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 3

It’s just been a couple of months since what is believed to be the last surviving Dornier Do 17 was raised from the Godwin Sands off the coast of England. The remains of the plane […]

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Alberta Aviation Museum Unveils Their Canadair CF-104 Starfighter Restoration

August 20, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

Fittingly for the fastest plane ever fielded by the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Alberta Aviation Museum of Edmonton completed the restoration of their Canadair CF-104 Starfighter in what seems like record time, with the […]

Air Zoo to Restore Lake Michigan-Retrieved FM-2 Wildcat

August 17, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

We’ve been following the story of General Motors-built FM-2 Wildcat BuNo 57039, that was lost to the waters of Lake Michigan almost 70 years ago, from its retrieval from the bottom of Lake Michigan late […]

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