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CAF Gulf Coast Wing’s Maintenance begins on AC-47
The CAF Gulf Coast Wing Maintenance team recently traveled to Dallas to officially begin the restoration of their newly acquired AC-47 […]
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CAF Gulf Coast Wing Acquires AC-47 “Spooky”
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Gulf Coast Wing has had a challenging year and a half after the loss of their Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Texas Raiders and her crew in November 2022. Despite these […]
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B-29 Doc to Host B-17 CAF B-17 Texas Raiders in September
PRESS RELEASE B-29 Doc will host the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Gulf Coast Wing’s Fly the Fortress and Friends tour, September 5-7, 2022. The Gulf Coast Wing’s B-17 known as Texas Raiders and AT6/SNJ Texan […]
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It Takes a Village
by Kevin “K5” Michels In 2012 there were 11 actively-flying B-17 Flying Fortresses in the world, ten of which gave rides, crisscrossed the nation, or in some way provided a living history experience to countless […]
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Setting the Record Straight: B-17 Modification Centers
The following is an edited version of Kevin “K5” Michels’ article on how the wartime manufacture of Boeing’s B-17 Flying Fortress adapted to get the best and most up-to-date variants of the aircraft to combat […]
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B-17 Texas Raiders Receives Modern Avionics Upgrade
The Gulf Coast Wing of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) announced today that three national avionics providers are set to equip a WWII-era aircraft with the most sophisticated communications technology available on the market. Becker […]
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Texas Raiders One-Wheel Tribute
By Kevin “K5” Michels, edited by Stephen Chapis Following his previous article about the evolution of the nose art on the CAF Gulf Coast Wing’s B-17 Texas Raiders, Kevin “K5” Michels recently submitted another excellent article that […]
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CAF Gulf Coast Wing Update
For the aviation world, which COVID-19 has disrupted severely this past year, it is great to see that some organizations are fighting these pandemic-induced adversities, and adapting with effective initiatives to stay operational. The Commemorative […]
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B-17 Texas Raiders Is Back in the Air
Thanks to the support of donors , supporters and the CAF hard-working maintenance crew, the CAF Gulf Coast Wing was able to get Engine number 3 swapped out in time to make their next event […]
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B-17 Texas Raiders Engine Replacement
On their way to the Labor Day weekend at the Arkansas Air and Military Museum the CAF Gulf Coast Wing’s B-17 Texas Raiders suffered a performance issue on one engine while in transit, and out […]