Tag: Aviation History

Hawker Tempest Mk.II First Flight!

The world finally has a flying Hawker Tempest! Pete Kynsey made the maiden post-restoration flight…

Grand Opening of the River Rats Permanent Exhibit at Aviation Heritage Park Museum

PRESS RELEASE The Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association (known as the River Rats) will…

Rare ’31 Biplane Reunited with Original N-Number

In 2022 the Historic Aircraft Preservation Society (HAPS), a Texas-based non-profit, acquired the Fleet from…

National Museum of The U.S. Air Force’s Kellett XR-8 Restoration

Inside the restoration hangar of the National Museum of The U.S. Air Force, the restoration…

Red Eagle Reminisces, The Story Of An Aggressor Pilot

By Stephen Chapis “After a few minutes of waiting, Colonel Chuck Holden called me into…

CF-101 Voodoo Arrives at The Air Force Museum Society of Alberta

On Friday, September 8, the Air Force Museum Society of Alberta (AFMSA) welcomed to its…

James Clemens School Cougar Jet On Show

By James Kightly, Commissioning Editor On the morning of September 5, 2023, the 1959 Grumman…

Shuttleworth’s Mongoose And Tomtit Revival

By James Kightly, Commissioning Editor The Shuttleworth Collection, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, UK, has a number of…

RNZAF FG-1D Corsair Flies Again

Via Historical Aviation Film Unit On September 1st, the ex-RNZAF FG-1D Corsair NZ5648, previously owned…

Rangsdorf Bücker Fly-In

By Nigel Hitchman On June 24-25, there was a great Bücker Fly-in at the original…