Tag: Aviation History

Memorial Planned for “Checkertails of Lesina” – 325th FG in Italy

Lesina, a little town on the shores of Lake Lesina in south eastern Italy, played…

DC-3 Donated to The Texas Air & Space Museum

The Federal Aviation Administration has just retired the last of their Douglas DC-3 flight inspection…

Happy Birthday To The Douglas A-1 Skyraider

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC Sixty-nine years ago today, the Douglas A-1 Skyraider took flight for…

Worldโ€™s Only Flying Privateer Navy Patrol Bomber will Visit the Palm Springs Air Museum

From Monday March 17th until Sunday March 23rd, the worldโ€™s only flying PB4Y-2 Privateer naval…

Space Expo 2014 at New England Air Museum on March 30th

On Sunday March 30th, visitors to the New England Air Museumย in Windsor Locks,ย Connecticut will be…

Warbirds & Wheels Webbโ€™s Auction in New Zealand

An upcoming auction ofย aircraft,ย classic cars and motorcyclesย in Wanaka, New Zealandย is attracting international attention.ย Webbโ€™s Auction House…

Australian Centenary of Military Aviation Air Show Report

REPORT by Phil Buckley RAAF Williams Air Baseย atย Point Cook near Melbourne, Australia is the worldโ€™s…

Handley-Page Hampden Resurrection at RAF Museum Cosford

Geoff Jones recently visited the Michael Beetham Conservation Centreย at RAF Museum Cosford on behalf ofย Warbirds…

Curtiss Jenny Open Cockpit Event at Yanks Air Museum

The Yanks Air Museum is holding an open-cockpit event with their rare Curtiss 1C Jenny…

Today Airman Charles Anderson, Sr. is Honored With a United States Postal Stamp

The first-ever U.S. postal stamp specifically honoring the Tuskegee Airmen will be issued today. The…