Tag: Aviation History

UK Shackleton Preservation Trust Restoring Growler to Flying Condition

Serving the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1951 to 1991 and the South African Air…

RAAF F-111 Joins USAF B-52 at Australian Aviation Heritage Centre in Darwin

The fifth of six Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) General Dynamics F-111 Aardvarks has landed…

UPDATED: First Confirmed Warbird Sales From Jerry Yagen Military Aviation Museum

NOTE:The latest news on the dissolution of the MAM collection, including the destination of the…

Lockheed Skunk Works Celebrates its 70th Anniversary

By Lockheed Martin's count, this year marks the 70th anniversary of its secretive yet famous…

Green Party Takes Aim at Austria’s Airpower Air Show

Austria's premiere biannual air show, Airpower, has recently come under criticism from the Green Party.…

Bowling Green Aviation Heritage Park is on the Grow

Last week, The Aviation Heritage Park of Bowling Green, Kentucky unveiled the latest warbird that…

Ex-Soviet Aircraft Disintegrating as Moscow’s Oldest Airfield Dwindles

At the former Khodynka Aerodrome, birthplace of Russian aviation, center of Soviet-era aircraft design and…

National Naval Aviation Museum Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

The National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM) of Pensacola, Florida is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this…

Some of the Most Important Planes on US Navy Carriers Never Fly

The US Navy currently operates 10 Nimitz-class supercarriers, portable military airports which give the United…

Restored Wildcat and One Recently Retrieved from Lake Michigan to Share a Stage at AirVenture 2013

As we recently reported, the ever-popular Warbirds in Review Program at EAA AirVenture 2013 in…