Tag: Aviation History

‘Doolittle Raid’ – Living History Event at Planes of Fame

The Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California will be presenting another of its…

Wartime B-17 Near-Miss With the Washington Monument in December, 1944

WarbirdsNews has recently received some fascinating wartime accounts written up by a former B-17 radio…

Lt.Robert Hite – Doolittle Raider

WarbirdsNews does not often publish obituaries. However, we lost Lt.Robert Hite on Sunday, one of the last…

Arsenal of Democracy Flyover Organizers Outline Event Plans

PRESS RELEASE - Washington, DC, March 31, 2015—On May 8, the 70th anniversary of Victory…

Museum of Flight Unveils XF8U-1 Crusader

As WarbirdsNews mentioned last week, the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington has completed the…

“Fly-In to Victory Day” – NASM May 9th

As WarbirdsNews has reported in previous articles, there will be a massed flypast of several…

Boomerangs Downunder – Warbird Restoration Update

Based upon an article by John Parker of Warbirds Online. All photos via John Parker,…

Columbine II – Update

WarbirdsNews has another brief update on progress with Dynamic Aviation's evaluation of VC-121A Constellation Columbine II…

Warbird Radio Live! – Tonight’s Show Preview

Tonight on Warbird Radio LIVE! With the continuing focus on aviation practices for Safety Month, Matt…

B-29 Superfortress ‘Doc’ – Rollout Today!!!

We at WarbirdsNews have been following the restoration progress of the B-29 Superfortress known as…