Tag: Aviation History

Wolverhampton Built Defiant Highlighting Open Cockpits Evening

The Wolverhampton built, Second World War British Battle of Britain fighter aircraft, Boulton Paul Defiant…

Tomcat Tuesday! – Episode 3

Tomcat Tuesday! – Episode 3 After a week's hiatus for the madness and magic of EAA…

A VETERAN’S STORY: Battle of the Heavyweights

By Pete Mecca Analogous to Mohammad Ali and Joe Frazier, Richard Ira “Dick” Bong and…

Oshkosh Cobra Flight – Four of Bell’s Finest Fighters Together in the Air!

"Only at Oshkosh!"... Anyone who's been to AirVenture Oshkosh is familiar with the phrase, but it…

Breitling DC-3 World Tour – The Lyon Air Museum Visit

By Scott Plummer When one hears the name Breitling, it conjures up images of luxury…

USAF History: F-4 Phantoms at Tinker AFB

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is the most significant fighter aircraft of the 20th…

2017 Atlanta Warbird Weekend to Salute Tuskegee Airmen

The amazing accomplishments of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II and beyond will be…

All Boomerangs Come Back: An Australian Fighter’s Gradual Return

The Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation at Fisherman's Bend near Melbourne, Australia is well known for producing…

University Students Locate Sunken Fairey Swordfish Off Maltese Coast

Students from California Polytech University have located a sunken British World War II Fairey Swordfish…

Finding Loren: The Life, Death and Discovery of a P-47 Fighter Pilot

Regular WarbirdsNews readers will remember a short piece we ran exactly a year ago, which described…