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Open House At CAF Airbase Georgia To Commemorate 80th Anniversary Of D-Day

June 7, 2024 Angela Decker 0

PRESS RELEASE Sights and sounds of the 1944 Allied invasion of Europe will be recreated at the CAF Airbase Georgia Summer Open House June 22, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy. […]

B-29 Doc And B-25 Berlin Express To Host Joint Tour Stop In Kansas City Metro Area

June 5, 2024 Angela Decker 0

PRESS RELEASE by Doc’s Friends. The B-29 Doc History Restored Tour will land at New Century Airport and in Gardner, KS, June 13-16. The tour stop will include B-29 Doc, one of 1,644 B-29 Superfortress […]

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CAF Fleet, The Current Status

September 19, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 3

In the last issue of The Dispatcher, the magazine of the Commemorative Air Force, Alan Brooks who is the Chairman of the American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum board shared the latest status of the CAF […]

CAF Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver – Engine Appeal

September 8, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Commemorative Air Force’s SB2C-5 Helldiver is in need of our help following engine problems, and has established a fundraising campaign HERE to provide money to fully overhaul their Wright R-2600 power plant. Further details […]

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CAF Groundbreaking Ceremony for Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center

March 4, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Commemorative Air Force held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site for their National Education Center at Dallas Executive Airport in Dallas, Texas on March 1st, and made the following press release to announce the […]

Henry ‘Hank’ Coates to Lead CAF

July 24, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

It has been almost a year since Steve Brown stepped down as Chief Executive Officer of the Commemorative Air Force, and during that time the organization has been searching for a new permanent staff member […]

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CAF Airbase Arizona – Flying Legends of Victory Tour 2018

April 11, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

“Flying Legends of Victory Tour” Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum brings a rare chance to tour and ride in iconic warbirds Mesa, Arizona – (April 10, 2018) – Two of the most iconic airplanes from […]

CAF SoCal Wing Chosen for P-47N Restoration

March 25, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Commemorative Air Force has just announced that they have selected the organization’s Southern California Wing in Camarillo, California as the new home for their Republic P-47N Thunderbolt 44-89136. The aircraft has been in storage for […]

CAF Announces B-29 FIFI’s 2018 Tour Schedule – Including 8 Stops in Canada!

March 22, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Commemorative Air Force announced the 2018 tour schedule for their Boeing B-29 Superfortress known as ‘FIFI’. The 26 city tour kicks off in mid-May, with a visit to Millington, Tennessee, but will also include […]

‘That’s All, Brother’ Runs Her Engines!

December 15, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

The Commemorative Air Force has just announced that their D-Day veteran Douglas C-47 Skytrain That’s All, Brother has successfully run her engines for the first time in many years. This famous aircraft was amongst the first to […]

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