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Alberta Aviation Museum CF104 Starfighter Restoration Progressing

June 8, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

In an update on the Alberta Aviation Museum‘s recently acquired Canadair CF-104 Starfighter that we’ve been following, the plane has been undergoing restoration and the fuselage has been pulled on its own wheels with a […]

The Jonathan Collection Brings WWI Reenactment to Italy

June 5, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 3

Garbiele Lanzo Reports: We had the opportunity to visit the Jonathan Collection in the province of Treviso, in the northeast of Italy, at the private airstrip that the Jonathan Collection Foundation calls home. The foundation, […]

Cactus Air Force Museum Cleared for Takeoff

June 4, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Cactus Air Force has received approval from the Carson City Airport Authority to build a military aircraft and vehicle museum at the Carson City Airport in Nevada. The planned museum facility will be comprised […]

B-24 Liberator Under Restoration in Australia Needs a New Home

June 1, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 4

Inside of a vintage WWII hangar on a disused airfield in Werribee, Australia volunteers work away at the restoration of a B-24 Liberator, reputably the last remaining Royal Australian Air Force B-24 Liberator in existence. […]

World’s Last Operational F-111 Goes on Display at Historical Aircraft Restoration Society

May 30, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 4

As we recently reported, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has been divesting itself of its remaining General Dynamics F-111 Aardvarks and the last one to remain operational, that flew at the series’ decommissioning ceremony […]

English Electric Lightning Reunites With its Final Pilot 36 Years Later

May 29, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 3

The Boscombe Down Aviation Collection (BDAC) located at the Old Sarum Airfield just North of Salisbury, UK has recently acquired an English Electric Lightning cockpit and arranged for a reunion with its last pilot, Squadron […]

Restoration of F/A-18 Fighter Jet for NMMC in the works

May 29, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The U.S. Marine Corps is soliciting proposals for the complete restoration of a McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet for the National Museum of the Marine Corps (NMMC) in Quantico, Virginia.

Womans Name on Turret Leads to Identification of B-17 Debris in Italian Lake

May 27, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

In Viterbo, Italy a long-standing mystery has been solved. A wrecked B-17 bomber that disintegrated upon striking the surface of Lake Bolsena during WWII has been identified after much sleuthing on the part of investigators. […]

Flying Heritage Collection Unveils V-2 Rocket

May 26, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The pinnacle in WWII technology and the first manmade object to reach space, a German V-2 Rocket is the latest addition to the Flying Heritage Collection in Everett, Washington.

Classic Air Force Museum Adds Two Flying Jets

May 25, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The newly opened Classic Air Force Museum located at Newquay Cornwall Airport in Newquay, United Kingdom landed two new jets at its facility last week, a BAC Jet Provost T.5A followed the next day by […]

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