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Great War Flying Museum – Hangar Expansion Completed

February 5, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

In late 2020, the Great War Flying Museum, based out of Brampton-Caledon Airport just northwest of Toronto in Ontario, Canada, completed an important expansion of their hangar which houses a significant fleet of full-sized replica WWI-era […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – December, 2020

January 18, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Warbird Digest has just received the December, 2020 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 128

January 11, 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. […]

C-53 Skytrooper “Beach City Baby” – Winter 2021 Restoration Update

January 5, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Here is the latest update from Jason Capra on progress with the resurrection of Douglas C-53 Skytrooper, Beach City Baby, under restoration with Capra and his team at Vintage Wings Inc. in Franklin, Pennsylvania. If […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – November, 2020

December 2, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Warbird Digest has just received the November, 2020 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 […]

The “Russian Spitfire” Completes Her Flight Testing

November 19, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

Affectionately known as the “Russian Spitfire” due to her combat heritage flying with the Soviet Air Force during WWII, Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX PT879 has completed her flight testing following a long-term restoration effort. Following a […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – October, 2020

November 3, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Warbird Digest has just received the October, 2020 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 […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – September, 2020

October 5, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Warbird Digest has just received the September, 2020 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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Columbine II – Restoration Progress Report – August, 2020

September 11, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

It has been a couple of months since our last update on Columbine II, the Lockheed VC-121A Constellation which President Dwight D. Eisenhower used during the early years of his first term of office. This […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – August, 2020

September 8, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Warbird Digest has just received the August, 2020 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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