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CAF Lake Superior Squadron PBY Catalina – Restoration Update

April 12, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

In further PBY news, following on from our November 2020 restoration progress report concerning the Commemorative Air Force Lake Superior Squadron’s Consolidated PBY-6A Bu.64097, we bring more news on what has happened in the interim… The […]

New England Air Museum – DC-3 Restoration Update

April 7, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Periodically, we like to catch up on restoration updates from the workshops at the world-class New England Air Museum (NEAM) in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. Following on from the completion of their remarkable Burnelli CBY-3 blended-wing cargo plane (which […]

CAF Rocky Mountain Wing – TBM Avenger Update

April 6, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Back in February, we reported on progress which the Commemorative Air Force’s Rocky Mountain Wing has made with the effort to return their TBM-3E Avenger (Bu.53503) back to airworthy condition following her engine problems last […]

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Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 139

April 1, 2021 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 to airworthy condition with the Lincoln Aviation Heritage Center at former RAF East Kirkby in Lincolnshire, England. […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – February, 2021

March 22, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Warbird Digest has just received the February, 2021 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration of the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609 at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota. We thought our readers would be very interested to […]

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Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 135

March 8, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Military Aviation Museum Acquires an SBD-5 Dauntless

March 1, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

In mid-February, the Military Aviation Museum (MAM) in Pungo, Virginia took delivery of a Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless project which will soon begin a full, airworthy restoration. However, prior to commencing her rebuild, the MAM is placing their […]

WWII Combat Veteran F4U-1D Corsair Nearing First Flight

February 25, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

It’s been some time since our last update on progress with Mike Spaulding’s Vought Corsair which has been under restoration for the past decade in Mareeba, near the city of Cairns in northern Queensland, Australia. […]

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CAF Rocky Mountain Wing’s TBM Avenger Regains Her Engine

February 23, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Commemorative Air Force’s Rocky Mountain Wing has good news to report regarding their TBM-3E Avenger (Bu.53503) which has just regained her fully-rebuilt R-2600 engine. A year ago, the aircraft’s maintenance crew discovered that the […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – January, 2021

February 17, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Warbird Digest has just received the January, 2021 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration of the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609 at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota. We thought our readers would be very interested to […]

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