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Collings Foundation – Looking for B-24 Veterans to Interview

August 18, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 3

Two years ago, the Collings Foundation and Tom Harrison (who wrote the book Kassel) tried to produce a documentary film called The Last Liberator. The film would have centered around the flying collection’s B-24J Liberator […]

Week of Flying Events at Museum of Flight in Seattle

June 8, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington has just announced a series of flying events at Boeing Field during the week of June 16th through 22nd. The Commemorative Air Force’s Boeing B-29 Superfortress known as […]

Collings Foundation’s Lockheed T-33 Gets New Paint Scheme

May 14, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Collings Foundation is well known for its large collection of airworthy WWII military aircraft which tour the United States each year. However, the organization also maintains a significant fleet of Viet Nam War era […]

National Wings of Freedom Tour – Flying through California

May 10, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Collings Foundation has been running their barnstorming Wings of Freedom tour across North America for 25 years now. As of May 1st, they had made 2,867 stops along the way, which is a remarkable […]

Collings Foundation – Wings of Freedom Tour Update

April 10, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 6

The Collings Foundation is celebrating the 25th anniversary of their Wings of Freedom tour this year. Barnstorming their aircraft across the country is a massive undertaking, but in the tradition of barnstormers throughout the age of flight, their aircraft […]

The Wings of Freedom Tour Has Started Its 25th Season

January 18, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

Yesterday with its first stop in Leesburg , FL the Collings Foundation “Wings Of Freedom” tour has officially started the 25th year season. ” When we started this years ago we expected 4 maybe 5 […]

Collings Foundation B-17 Bomber Crew Training Camp

April 13, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Hot on the heels of announcing their Messerschmitt Me 262 Flight Training Program, The Collings Foundation has again leveraged their unique position of maintaining one of America’s largest collections of airworthy warbirds to offer yet […]

Collings Foundation Acquires Two Grumman Fighters

April 11, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Collings Foundation of Stow, Massachusetts has been on a bit of a fighter acquisition spree of late. As we recently reported, the foundation has taken possession of two Focke-Wulf Fw 190s, one is presently […]

Extraordinary Flight Training Opportunity in a Messerschmitt Me 262

April 7, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 4

The Collings Foundation is offering Unusual Attitude / Upset Recovery Training and Type Ratings in one of World War II’s most historically important and iconic jet aircraft – the Messerschmitt Me 262. The Messerschmitt Me […]

Collings Foundation

Collings Foundation – Looking for B-24 Veterans to Interview

Week of Flying Events at Museum of Flight in Seattle

Collings Foundation’s Lockheed T-33 Gets New Paint Scheme

National Wings of Freedom Tour – Flying through California

Collings Foundation – Wings of Freedom Tour Update

The Wings of Freedom Tour Has Started Its 25th Season

Collings Foundation B-17 Bomber Crew Training Camp

Collings Foundation Acquires Two Grumman Fighters

Extraordinary Flight Training Opportunity in a Messerschmitt Me 262

A Caproni Ca.310 Libeccio Takes Shape in Norway

Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group Achieves Major Milestone

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

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