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Capital Wing TBM Avenger

Dorris Mae Takes to the Skies Again: TBM Avenger Rejoins the CAF Capital Wing’s 2024 Tour

August 30, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

CAF Capital Wing TBM Avenger Doris Mae is Back in the Air […]

CAF 12 Planes

Commemorative Air Force Reveals 2024 “12 Planes of Christmas” Fundraising Campaign Lineup

August 29, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

CAF Announces Return of “12 Planes of Christmas” Fundraiser for 2024 […]

Aviation Museum News

Leadership Transition at the Commemorative Air Force

August 14, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 1

Henry “Hank” Coates stepped down as President and CEO of the Commemorative Air Force, Chief Operations Officer David Oliver will assume the role of Interim President/CEO while the search for a permanent successor is conducted. […]

CAF A 26 Invader Flies With Unleaded Aviation Gasoline

CAF A-26 Invader Flies With Unleaded Aviation Gasoline

August 2, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 1

Patrick Mahaffey is among the first pilots to operate a large radial engine airplane using the new unleaded aviation gasoline. This marks a significant step forward in the Federal Aviation Administration’s plan to achieve an unleaded aviation future by 2030. […]

CAF Houston Wing PT 19 Takes to The Skies Again After Six Year Restoration

PT-19 Takes to The Skies Again After Six-Year Restoration

July 3, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 1

After seven years of restoration and an additional fourteen months to replace the engine, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Houston Wing’s Fairchild PT-19 took to the air on June 25, 2024. […]

CAF Loans a Leather Jacket Owned by Ruth Florey to the National WASP WWII Museum

CAF Loans a Leather Jacket Owned by Ruth Florey to the National WASP WWII Museum

May 27, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

At the 2024 Homecoming Event of the National WASP WWII Museum, members of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) WASP Squadron presented the museum with an authentic WASP leather jacket. This jacket, long preserved in the […]

CAF Great Plains Wing Welcomes 1946 Fairchild PT 19 Arrival

CAF Great Plains Wing Welcomes 1946 Fairchild PT-19 Arrival

May 25, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Great Plains Wing (GPW) has recently acquired a 1946 Fairchild PT-19. Purchased in 2023, the aircraft has been officially assigned to the Wing, based in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Known for […]

Commemorative Air Force Ready 4 Duty

CAF R4D Ready 4 Duty Navy to Normandy Update

May 23, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

Oxford, Connecticut, May 23, 2024 – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) embarked upon the journey to fly the C-47 That’s All, Brother and the Navy Version of the C-47, an R4D-6 named Ready 4 Duty, […]

Tampa Bays Commemorative Air Force Wing Welcomes Its Inaugural Aircraft 2

Tampa Bay’s Commemorative Air Force Wing Welcomes Its Inaugural Aircraft

May 23, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Tampa Bay Wing of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) has achieved a significant milestone with the arrival of their first assigned aircraft, a Fairchild PT-19A, bearing the Army Air Corps serial number 42-48004. This […]

D Day Squadron C 47 in Oxford CT

D-Day Squadron Kicks Off 2024 Legacy Tour With Public Day

May 13, 2024 Angela Decker 0

Very soon the aircraft of the D-Day Squadron will again grace the skies over Europe as they endeavor to support events surrounding the commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion and the 75th […]

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