Vintage Aviation News

The Jonathan Collection Brings WWI Reenactment to Italy

June 5, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 3

Garbiele Lanzo Reports: We had the opportunity to visit the Jonathan Collection in the province of Treviso, in the northeast of Italy, at the private airstrip that the Jonathan Collection Foundation calls home. The foundation, […]

Hangar 11 Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk Finally Breaks Cover With New Paint Scheme

June 4, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 5

As we’ve been following here at Warbirds News, The Hangar 11 Collection in North Weald, UK has been in the process of stripping their Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk G-KITT back to bare metal for a new […]

Canadians Band Together to Save and Restore a Consolidated PBY Canso

June 2, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 4

What started out as six farmers from Fairview, Alberta looking to save a piece of aviation history has snowballed into a nationwide effort to get a downed Consolidated PBY 5A Canso retrieved from the wilderness […]

B-24 Liberator Under Restoration in Australia Needs a New Home

June 1, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 4

Inside of a vintage WWII hangar on a disused airfield in Werribee, Australia volunteers work away at the restoration of a B-24 Liberator, reputably the last remaining Royal Australian Air Force B-24 Liberator in existence. […]

Duluth Aviation Institute Recreating a Hundred Year Old Flying Boat From Scratch

May 31, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Duluth Aviation Institute of Duluth, Minnesota is in the process of completing a flying replica of the Benoist XIV flying boat named “Lark of Duluth” which debuted in Duluth in the summer of 1913.

Worlds Only Privately Owned Harrier to Perform at EAA AirVenture 2013

May 31, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The world’s only privately-owned flying BAE Sea Harrier F/A2 has recently been confirmed to appear at AirVenture Oshkosh 2013. Last appearing at Oshkosh in 2010, the jump jet has seen increased demand for air show […]

Aero Vodochody Finds Cheaper Lodgings

May 28, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

High hangar fees have sent Jon Sokolof in search of less expensive accommodations for his Aero Vodochody L-29 Delphin (Dolphin). He’s found hangar rental to be significantly less expensive in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains compared to […]

Classic Air Force Museum Adds Two Flying Jets

May 25, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The newly opened Classic Air Force Museum located at Newquay Cornwall Airport in Newquay, United Kingdom landed two new jets at its facility last week, a BAC Jet Provost T.5A followed the next day by […]

US Forest Service Resurrects Museum C-130 Hercules for Firefighting Duty

May 22, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

As California enters what is expected to be a very busy fire season, the U.S. Forest service is turning to the past to battle future fires. The organization has announced that it has contracted for […]

Historic Race Winning Plane With Royal Pedigree to be Restored

May 17, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Derby Aero Club of Egginton in Derby, UK is undertaking the restoration of a Druine D.31 Turbulent once flown by Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and Royal Consort of Queen Elizabeth II. The […]

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