Tag: Aviation History

Newly-Restored Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik Flies in Russia

On June 16th, 2017, a newly restored Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik took the skies over the Siberian…

The First Flight of the Roseland Spitfire

By Dave O’Malley Arnold Roseland was just 28 years old when he died in an…

The Immortal DC-3 Still Used for Modern Flight Testing

As most WarbirdsNews readers are well aware, the Douglas DC-3, along with its more prolific…

Breckenridge Air Show Report

For many in the southwest, the word Breckenridge evokes memories of high flying warbird airshows…

13th Bomb Squadron: “Appropriating” Bomber Once Again

Nearly 75 years ago, the 13th Bomber Squadron was anxious to take the fight back…

HARS Wirraway Restoration Update

By Phil Buckley A rare CAC Wirraway CA-3 Mark II is under rebuild within the Historical…

AirCorps Aviation Launches Aeroscan, 3D Laser Scanning Technology

With the world’s fleet of affordable, airworthy aircraft aging, owners and operators are continually facing…

A6M Zero Rises Over Japan With a Japanese Pilot in The Cockpit

By TOSHIYUKI TAKEYA - From an article originally published on www.asahi.com More than 70 years…

Curtiss JN-4D Jenny, Scott AFB Celebrate 100 Years of Service

The Curtiss JN-4D Jenny is possibly North America’s most famous World War I aircraft. It…

Allied Jet Killers of World War 2

In 2013, Warbird Digest Associate Editor & WarbirdsNews contributor Stephen Chapis interviewed World War II…