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South Australian Aviation Museum Takes Delivery of Retired RAAF F-111 Bomber

March 19, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

Port Adelaide just acquired a special aircraft: a retired F-111C jet bomber capable of speeds two times greater than the speed of sound. It arrived March 15 by truck from Amberley RAAF Base near Ipswich, […]

Focke-Wulf Fw 190F-8 Restoration Well Underway

March 19, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 4

The remains of Focke-Wulf 190F-8 93182, a JG 5 fighter that was shot out of the sky by the RAF in Norway on February 9, 1945 has been recently acquired by the Collings Foundation and […]

North American B-25J Mitchell Restoration Progress

March 18, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Progress is being reported in the restoration of owner Ron Fagen’s North American B-25J Mitchell 44-86698, Registration number N325N. Formerly going by the name “Sunday Punch” and known for its unusual solid nose that bristled […]

Dragon Rapide Nearing Completion in Belgium

March 17, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Brussels Aircraft Museum Restoration Society is nearing completion on the restoration project of de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide R5922. The aircraft is being returned to the 1947 configuration and mint green livery it wore […]

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F-104 Starfighter Makes Much-Anticipated Arrival At Alberta Aviation Museum Later This Month

March 17, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 3

An F-104 Starfighter will find its new home in the Alberta Aviation Museum located in Edmonton, Alberta on March 26. This comes after a year-long fundraising drive to raise the capital for purchasing it: tens […]

Canberra to go on Display in Florida

March 16, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

An English Electric Canberra, TT.18 WJ574 has recently been moved to the Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum in Titusville, Florida and is being prepped for static display. One of the most popular and successful of […]

Ford Tri-Motor Being Restored to Flying Condition in Ohio

March 13, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Tri-Motor Heritage Foundation is currently restoring to flying condition a Ford Tri-Motor in the hangar of the Liberty Aviation Museum and is allowing the public to watch the restoration process as it progresses, both […]

Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior Begins Restoration

March 12, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Among the longest serving carrier-based jet aircraft in history, the Douglas EA-3b Skywarrior entered service in the mid-1950s and was retired in 1991. For many years after its introduction, it was also the heaviest aircraft […]

Fantasy of Flight Stinson O-49 Vigilant Soon to Fly

March 11, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Soon to be the only flying Stinson O-49 Vigilant in the world, 40-3102/N63230 is completing its restoration at the Fantasy of Flight Museum in Polk City, Florida. The two seat light observation aircraft was damaged […]

Swedish Restoration of Heinkel He 111H-6 Proceeding

March 9, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

In a workshop in Falkenberg, Sweden, restoration of a Heinkel He 111H-6 is proceeding, with the nose section currently being fitted-out. This rare machine was recovered from the shores of Lake Sitasjaure in the far […]

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