March 20, 1935 Witnessed The First Flight Of The Grumman F3F
March 20, 1935 witnessed the first flight of the Grumman F3F. This aircraft is significant for being the last biplane used by the US Navy before the widespread adoption of monoplanes.
Biplane
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Dragon Rapide Nearing Completion in Belgium
The Brussels Aircraft Museum Restoration Society is nearing completion on the restoration project of de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide R5922. The aircraft is being returned to the 1947 configuration and mint green livery it wore […]
Warbird Restorations
Pearl Harbor Waco UIC Offered for Sale
The 1933 Waco UIC, registration number NC13408 that was a witness to history is being spruced up and offered for sale by Vintage Aeroplane Europe. The plane was originally completed on June 9th, 1933, and […]
Landing Of a Mitsubishi 1MF Fighter Plane On The Carrier Hōshō
March 16, 1923 saw Shunichi Kira’s landing of a Mitsubishi 1MF fighter plane on the carrier Hōshō. The event marked the first time a Japanese pilot had landed on an aircraft carrier. The Imperial Japanese […]
The Burgess H
The Burgess Model H (known informally as the “Model H military tractor”) first took to the skies in 1912. Propelled by a 70 horsepower Renault motor, it measured 27.75 feet long with a wingspan of […]
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Spanish Vintage Air Club Plans Major Expansion of Facilities
Parc Aeronautic of Catalunya (PAC) of Barcelona, Spain has acquired an over 100,000 square foot lot at the Barcelona-Sabadell Airport, located just off the airport’s runway 13 where they will soon be breaking ground for […]
Warbird Restorations
World War One Reproductions Take Flight
The second airworthy Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b and R.E.8 reproductions to emerge from The Vintage Aviator, Ltd’s factory in Wellington, New Zealand recently made their public debut at TVAL’s Remembrance Day Air Show in New […]
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1930s Stearman With a Storied History Returns to the Skies
A Stearman Model 4E Speedmail has made its first post-restoration flight following a five-year stem to stern restoration by Jim Kimball Enterprises of Zellwood, Florida. The plane which was constructed in 1929 is currently owned […]
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Community Outcry Accompanies WA Museum Closure
The Fort Vancouver National Trust announced the closure of Pearson Air Museum in Vancouver, Washington. Operated on contract with the city of Vancouver by the Trust for the past eight (8) years, the museum […]