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CAF Red Tail Squadron Announces Spring Season

February 15, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron, America’s tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, today announced their RISE ABOVE Red Tail spring schedule of outreach events that will take them to several […]

Restoration of the CAF Utah Wing’s N2S Kaydet Moving Along Quickly

January 31, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Commemorative Air Force’s Utah Wing is making rapid progress with the restoration of their Boeing-Stearman N2S Kaydet in their hangar at Russ McDonald Field in Heber City, Utah. Their Kaydet rolled off the production line in […]

Midland Army Air Field Museum to Open Soon

January 18, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

Article originally published on the Commemorative Air Force‘s website The CAF’s High Sky Wing is proud to announce the CAF Airpower Museum in Midland, Texas will soon reopen as the Midland Army Air Field (MAAF) […]

WWII Fighter Pilot Paul Crawford Flight in CAF P51 Red Nose58

WWII Fighter Pilot Flies in the CAF’s P-51Mustang ‘Red Nose’

December 17, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

Mission accomplished! World War II pilot Paul Crawford this week fulfilled his dream of flying in a P-51 Mustang like the one he commanded 70 years ago in China, where he flew 29 missions until […]

12 Planes of Christmas – Consolidated PBY Catalina

December 15, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 1

About This Aircraft Volunteers at the Lake Superior 101 Squadron are undertaking one of the most ambitious restoration projects in the history of the CAF, bringing a PBY Catalina back to flying condition. The PBY […]

12 Planes of Christmas  – Douglas C-47 Skytrain

December 13, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

About This Aircraft CAF Airbase Arizona has recently embarked on an ambitious program to restore Old Number 30, a C-47 with a distinguished World War II special operations history, and maintain the aircraft as a […]

12 Planes of Christmas – North American B-25 (PBJ) “Devil Dog”

December 11, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

As part of WarbirdsNews support for the Commemorative Air Force’s fund-raising campaign ’12 Planes of Christmas’ we will be highlighting each of the aircraft on their list. The fifth of these is the North American B-25J […]

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12 Planes of Christmas – Douglas A-26 Invader

December 9, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

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WWII Veteran to Realize Dream of Flying in P-51 Mustang after 70 Years

December 9, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 4

PRESS RELEASE – World War II pilot Paul Crawford dreamed of flying in a P-51 Mustang like the one he commanded 70 years ago in China, where he flew 29 missions until he was shot […]

12 Planes of Christmas – Interstate Cadet

December 7, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

As part of WarbirdsNews support for the Commemorative Air Force’s fund-raising campaign ’12 Planes of Christmas’ we will be highlighting each of the aircraft on their list. The third of these is the Delaware Valley Wing’s […]

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