Vintage Aviation News

Lancaster KB882 Safely At Her New Home

November 3, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

After some years of uncertainty over her future, Avro Lancaster AR.10 KB882 arrived safely at her new home with the National Air Force Museum of Canada in Trenton, Ontario during early October. As we reported, […]

Lancaster KB882 Officially Joins National Air Force Museum of Canada Today

September 21, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 5

Lancaster KB882 Prepares for Her New Home… The City of Edmundston, New Brunswick will officially hand over Avro Lancaster AR.10 KB882 to the National Air Force Museum of Canada in a special ceremony due to take […]

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AVI-8 Introduces the Lancaster Series

January 17, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 3

Leather jackets. Sunglasses. Silk scarves. Big watches. Clichés though they might be, these items are historically must-haves for pilots. In the case of the latter, pilots have a multitude of choices from Citizen and Tag […]

Avro Lancaster KB882 – Future Again In Flux

June 8, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

Just over a year ago WarbirdsNews reported that the Alberta Aviation Museum in Edmonton, Alberta was taking on the responsibility to move, restore and house the combat-veteran Avro Lancaster Mk.X KB882. Sadly, that museum has reluctantly […]

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Lancaster Day! – July 11th, 2015 in Hamilton, Ontario

July 5, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 4

In celebration of the Canadian-built Lancaster with the most combat missions in WWII, the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum is temporarily marking their Avro Lancaster B.X in the colors of the 419 Squadron (RCAF) KB732. Known […]

Greenwood’s Lancaster Regains Her Nose

June 17, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

WarbirdsNews has been reporting on the activities at the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum (GMAM) in Greenwood, Nova Scotia over the last six months or so. The marvelous museum, co-located at Canadian Forces Base Greenwood, does a […]

Only in Canada, eh? Fly Formation with a Lancaster, Mustang and Kittyhawk!

April 16, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to feel the roar of Merlin engines as they literally rumble through your very soul…. or to almost taste the faint yet hypnotic scent of hydraulic fluid and engine oil that lives in […]

Avro Lancaster KB882; Coming in From the Cold?

February 4, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 18

Last year, there was a brief stir concerning the plight of a rare combat veteran Avro Lancaster on outdoor display at Madawaska Municipal Airport in the Canadian city of Edmunston, New Brunswick. The city has owned Lancaster Mk.10P […]

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Greenwood Military Aviation Museum – An Undiscovered Gem

January 29, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 4

WarbirdsNews likes to publicize aviation museums and projects far and wide, but we especially like to raise public awareness of the lesser known organizations. We thought our readers would be interested to learn more about the […]

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CWHM Lancaster’s Transatlantic Flight For Sale on eBay.

May 6, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

Do you want to fly the Lancaster across the Atlantic Ocean? Maybe your should try to bid for your ticket on eBay. The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum is auctioning off the opportunity to fly in […]

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