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Canadian Mosquito FLIES!!!

June 17, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 6

Bob Jens deHavilland Mosquito B.35 flew for the first time today, with test pilot Steve Hinton at the controls. According to WarbirdsNews contributor Terry Towns, Hinton arrived at Victoria Air Maintenance’s base in Victoria, British […]

Palm Springs Air Museum Mustang Restoration Gets a Boost

April 5, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Palm Springs Air Museum is currently working hard to return several of their iconic aircraft back to flying condition. One of these aircraft, North American P-51D Mustang serial 44-74908, is deep inside the restoration […]

C8A7155 Richard Mallory Allnutt photo NASM Udvar Hazy Chantilly VA March 23 2014

Helldiver Regains Her Wings

March 25, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 12

The National Air & Space Museum is hard at work preparing their rare Curtiss SB2C Helldiver for display. The restoration team re-attached the freshly painted wings this past Sunday in the Mary Baker Engen Restoration […]

Event Exit exit.. Paratroopers exit a Douglas DC 3 C 47 Dakota Skytrain for a commorative jump over the D day invasion landing zones in Normandy France

Jumps Schedule For the Dakotas Over Normandy Is Set

March 22, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Jumps schedule for the much anticipated “Daks over Normandy” event is slowly materializing. For the first time since 1944 the skies over Normandy will be filled with Dakotas to drop paratroopers. Throughout Europe about […]

Cavanaugh Flight Museum’s Skyrider To Join FIFI

March 11, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 4

The Cavanaugh Flight Museum’s Skyraider is leaving today to join FIFI on the B29/B24 Squadron Florida tour. The Skyrider will be at Lakeland, FL tomorrow and Thursday, then on to Titusville, FL for the TICO Airshow […]

Bronco 99+18 G ONAA is in the paint shop

Bronco 99+18 (G-ONAA) New Paint Being Applied

February 16, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

Bronco 99+18 (G-ONAA) is in the paint shop and she should be able to roll out by the end of this month. As we reported Bronco “99+18” is expected to be completed in the first […]

Air Battle Over Rabul At Planes of Fame

January 30, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

The topic for the February 1 Planes of Fame Air Museum Living History Event is ‘Air Battle Over Rabaul’, featuring the Douglas SBD Dauntless. Staff Sergeant Sidney H. Zimman, USMC. The SBD Dauntless, one of the two […]

A Louisiana Kid in Europe

October 30, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

This is not the latest news but it’s worth a quick write up. Warbirds News contributor Geoff Jones pictured the North American P-51D N6328T “Louisiana Kid” making one of its first aerial outings in Europe […]

Dusty Is Back! Disney’s ‘Planes: Fire & Rescue’ The Official Trailer

October 28, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

After the huge success of Disney’s ‘Planes’ in the summer of 2013, the sequel will fly to the theaters July 18, 2014.Walt Disney Pictures has debuted the first trailer for Planes: Fire & Rescue, a […]

Meier Motors to Resume Jerry Yagen’s Messerschmitt Bf109 G2-4

October 1, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 3

As indicated few days ago on the company’s website ,the restoration to flying conditions of the Messerschmitt Bf109 G2-4 commissioned by famed warbird collector Jerry Yagen, will restart immediately. On the company’s Facebook page the […]

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