Vintage Aviation News

Air Show Report: Germany’s Hahnweide Oldtimer Air Show 2013

September 16, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 5

Andreas Zeitler Reports: The Hahnweide Oldtimer Fly-In is Germany’s biggest warbird airshow. Held biannually on the first weekend of September, the show is widely considered to be on-par with the European continent’s other major warbird […]

Niagara Aerospace Museum Builds its Collection

September 10, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 4

The Niagara Aerospace Museum has recently relocated to a new facility within a former terminal building at Niagara Falls International Airport. The museum is dedicated to preserving the rich aviation heritage of Western New York, […]

Famous Hoax WWI Dogfighting Photos Sell at Auction

August 28, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

A set of 34 famous black and white photos of WWI dogfights sold recently at auction in Australia for AUD$1,130 (+/- US$1,000), the only rub? They’re fakes. In the 1933, a woman who claimed to […]

Aviation Preservation Society of Scotland Building a Flying Sopwith 1½ Strutter Replica

August 25, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 3

Allied with the National Museum of Flight in East Fortune, part of the National Museums of Scotland, the Aviation Preservation Society of Scotland (APSS) is a group of aviation enthusiasts that are actively involved in […]

Jonathan Collection Caproni Ca.3 Airworthy Replica Project Well Underway

June 27, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

In a project that began in 2009, Giancarlo Zanardo’s Jonathan Collection has taken on its most ambitious project to date, the recreation of an airworthy Caproni Ca.3. Already boasting a collection of notable warbirds with […]

2013 Lappeenranta International Airshow Celebrates Finnish Air Force 95th Anniversary

June 11, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

Finland’s premiere air show, the Lappeenranta International Airshow (LIAS), will be held at Lappeenranta International Airport June 14-16. This year’s event celebrates the 95th Anniversary of the founding of the Finnish Air Force which was […]

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, […]

2013 Wings Wheels and Goggles Pre-War Rally June 8-9

June 5, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Harkening back to rallies of the early 20th century, when you couldn’t fly a plane or drive a sports car without protective eyewear, on June 8th and 9th at the Teuge airfield near Apeldoorn, Netherlands […]

Duluth Aviation Institute Recreating a Hundred Year Old Flying Boat From Scratch

May 31, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Duluth Aviation Institute of Duluth, Minnesota is in the process of completing a flying replica of the Benoist XIV flying boat named “Lark of Duluth” which debuted in Duluth in the summer of 1913.

Discover Aviation Days in Blaine, Minnesota June 1st and 2nd

May 17, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Discover Aviation Days held annually at the Anoka County Airport in Blane, Minnesota is a free air show that will be held on June 1-2 this year. With a full schedule of events and attractions, […]

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