Tag: Aviation History

Fouga Magister Reborn in the Netherlands

Fouga Reborn by Gert Jan Mentink The Dutch Historic Jet Association’s Fouga Magister, registered F-GLHF,…

The Legacy of Top Gun

By Hill Goodspeed Historian Historian, National Naval Aviation Museum Article originally written for the Sextant…

8th Air Force Control Tower Planned at Mid-Atlantic Air Museum

By Mark Chapin  Col. USAF ret. January 10, 1945  AAF Station 130: The morning mist…

“The End of the Film” – Hellenic Air Force RF-4E Phantom II Retirement

By Daniele Mattiuzzo Although, the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is technically not a warbird…

Hun Hunter XVI and Wicked Wabbit Inbound to AirVenture Oshkosh

As reported by EAA , the Tennessee Museum of Aviation has announced its plan to…

Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor Commemorates 75th Anniversary of Battle of Midway

On June 4 – 7, 1942, six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the…

Kyneton Airshow – Spread Your Wings

Photography & Words by Matt Savage There was a sense of trepidation as April 23,…

Warbird Bucket List

By Julie M Vessigault What is on your Aviation "Bucket List”?  If you are reading…

A VETERAN’S STORY: The Ghost Liberator — Lady Be Good

By Peter Mecca She was not appealing and handled like a long-haul tractor/trailer with 18…

Texas Flying Legends P-51C Restoration Report

by Richard Mallory Allnutt Over the past few years, AirCorps Aviation, based in Bemidji, Minnesota…