Vintage Aviation News

Old Rhinebeck’s 1909 Blériot XI – Restoration Update Spring 2023

April 14, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

In a follow-up to Monday’s article featuring the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome’s quest to acquire an extraordinarily rare, six-cylinder Anzani radial engine comes news about the museum’s progress with returning their original, 1909 Blériot Type XI monoplane […]

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National Museum of the U.S. Air Force – Updates in the Early Years Gallery

February 21, 2023 Adam Estes 0

by Adam Estes Prompted by centenary commemorations for historic milestones of the First World War in recent years, many museums chose to revamp some of their exhibits celebrating the sacrifices involved in that conflict; the […]

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 […]

Collings Foundation Holding Race of the Century Event July 27-28th

July 20, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

In a recent story, we recounted the history of races staged over the years between aircraft and motor vehicles. We must have been tapping onto something subconsciously because we were recently informed that the Collins […]

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Ex-Soviet Aircraft Disintegrating as Moscow’s Oldest Airfield Dwindles

June 21, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 6

At the former Khodynka Aerodrome, birthplace of Russian aviation, center of Soviet-era aircraft design and manufacturing, and the former location of the Russian National Aviation Museum, historic warbirds have been left to rot.

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, […]

Birthplace of British Motorsport and Aviation Plans a Significant Upgrade

April 23, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 3

Brooklands, the world’s first purpose built motor speedway, located in Surrey, UK, opened in June 1907. Built at a time when the national speed limit on public roads was 20 MPH and nearly 50% of […]

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Old Rhinebeck’s 1909 Blériot XI – Restoration Update Spring 2023

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force – Updates in the Early Years Gallery

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

Collings Foundation Holding Race of the Century Event July 27-28th

Ex-Soviet Aircraft Disintegrating as Moscow’s Oldest Airfield Dwindles

The Jonathan Collection Brings WWI Reenactment to Italy

Birthplace of British Motorsport and Aviation Plans a Significant Upgrade

AirCorps Aviation’s Piper L-4H Restoration Report – Fall 2024 Update

Mid America Flight Museum Releases Update on B-17G ‘Thunderbird’

Matt’s Gnat: A Red Arrows Jet Restoration Downunder

B-17E “Desert Rat” Restoration Update – Winter 2024