Vintage Aviation News

RAFM-Cosford Shows Progress on Hampden Restoration

April 17, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Michael Beetham Conservation Centre at the RAF Museum-Cosford held the latest of its popular annual open-house weeks recently, highlighting the progress on its restoration of its Handley Page HP.52 Hampden, registration number PI344. More […]

Gain Skills for Restoring, Rebuilding or Repairing Your Warbird

April 16, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

EAA SportAir workshops are held around the country and are available to impart the basic skill sets required for the maintenance, repair and restoration of aircraft. Course offerings include Composite Construction, Fabric Covering, Sheet Metal […]

Collings Foundation Acquires Two Grumman Fighters

April 11, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Collings Foundation of Stow, Massachusetts has been on a bit of a fighter acquisition spree of late. As we recently reported, the foundation has taken possession of two Focke-Wulf Fw 190s, one is presently […]

Super Constellation Completes Restoration in Delaware

April 9, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover AFB in Dover, Delaware, has recently completed its restoration of Lockheed L-1049E Super Constellation N1005C. This Super Constellation was built as a civilian model which never saw any […]

Hangar 11 P40 Kittyhawk Nearly Ready for Paint

April 8, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Hangar 11 Collection of the United Kingdom has recently reported that they are fast approaching the point where their Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk G-KITT will be ready for a transit flight to receive her new […]

Buccaneer Arrives at SAAF Museum

April 8, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 3

The South African Air Force Museum in Ysterplaat, Cape Town, took delivery of Hawker Siddeley S.50 Buccaneer 416 recently. The jet had previously been residing at Cape Town International Airport, though it hadn’t flown since […]

Martin JRM Mars Headed to National Aviation Museum in Pensacola

April 5, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 10

Philippine Mars, one of two surviving Martin JRM Mars out of a total of seven built has been retired and will be flown to the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida. The large, four-engined […]

Mosquito Keeps Buzzing

April 4, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

The world’s only airworthy De Havilland Mosquito, FB.26 KA114, is returning home to Virginia Beach. Its owner, Jerry Yagen, had sent it to Avspecs Ltd in New Zealand for restoration. Avspecs gave the Mosquito back […]

Connecticut Air and Space Center Still Recovering from Hurricane Sandy

April 4, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Connecticut Air and Space Center (CASC) in Stratford, Connecticut has been repairing the damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy which brought historic devastation to the Northeast this past October. The facility’s storage and restoration building […]

Douglas DC-7 to be Converted into Restaurant in Florida

April 2, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Douglas DC-7B N381AA, a former American Airlines machine from the twilight of the piston-driven age, has been saved from the junkyard by the Perna family, who have had it transported to New Smyrna Beach, Florida […]

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