Tag: Aviation History

Props and Pin-Ups in World War II (and it’s just not girls in bikinis…)

by John M. Caratola, PhD. From the very beginning of organized warfare, men in combat…

‘That’s All Brother’ – November 2017 Update

It's safe to say that we have all been watching the Commemorative Air Force's valiant…

Birdcage Corsair Restoration Update

It is now just over seven years since F4U-1 Corsair Bu.02465 rose to the surface…

Former RAAF Lockheed Orion Officially Handed Over to HARS

Former RAAF Lockheed Orion Officially Handed Over to HARS by Phil Buckley It was a slightly…

EXODUS: Getting Boeing C-97G ‘Angel of Deliverance’ Out of New York!

by Greg Morehead and Richard Mallory Allnutt When Tim Chopp, founder of the Berlin Airlift…

Bermuda Triangle Revisited

By Stephen Chapis In December 1945, five TBM Avengers and 14 aircrew members vanished on…

POW Recalls Mission That Led to Capture 50 Years Ago

By Airman 1st Class Beaux Hebert, 14th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs On Oct. 25,…

RAF Phantom “Black Mike’ Moves to RAF Cosford

As our regular readers will know, WarbirdsNews believes strongly in championing the preservation of vintage…

Rare Aircraft on Show During Open Week

A rare example of a Handley Page Hampden being restored at the Royal Air Force…

HARS to Fly a Warbird Lockheed AP-3C Orion!

Australia will soon have a Lockheed AP-3C Orion on the warbird circuit. The Historical Aircraft…