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CAF SoCal Wing Expanding Facilities at Camarillo Airport

July 29, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE – Construction is underway on a new, 32,800 sq. ft. hangar complex, part of a multimillion dollar plan by the Commemorative Air Force Wing to develop a modern WWII aviation museum that will […]

CAF PBY Catalina Restoration Update

July 29, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

Over the years, the Commemorative Air Force has owned and operated five different PBY Catalinas, but unfortunately the type has so far not enjoyed much longevity with the organization with PBY-6A Bu.64000 being written off in […]

CAF’s Corsair Turns 70 Today!

July 19, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 4

Edited from a piece by Mike Schneider The Commemorative Air Force celebrates the 70th ‘birthday’ of their FG-1D Corsair today! FG-1D “530” is one of the original airframes that launched the Confederate Air Force (now […]

Invite a B-17 in Your Community

July 9, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE – The Commemorative Air Force Arizona Airbase announces that applications for Warbird appearances in your community are being accepted now for the 2016 summer tour season..Good clean fun with an experiential and educational […]

CAF AirPower History Tour Announces Midwest Summer Tour.

July 1, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE-The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) AirPower History Tour is bringing an unprecedented collection of World War II aircraft to their Midwest summer tour stops. FIFI, the queen of the fleet and the world’s only […]

IMG 0543 Ryne Treatch photo Thats All Brother June 29 2015

That’s All,Brother – Fundraising Update

June 30, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 7

As most WarbirdsNews readers well know, the Commemorative Air Force’s efforts to obtain and restore the lead C-47A Skytrain from the D-Day invasion is progressing very well indeed. The Kickstarter campaign realized its original goal of […]

Atlanta Warbird Weekend Set for Sept 12-13

June 29, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE – A spectacular fleet of P-51 Mustangs and other World War II warbirds will fill the sky for the second Annual Atlanta Warbird Weekend (AWW) Sept. 12-13 in Atlanta, Ga., at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (KPDK). […]

New Director of Operations for the CAF

June 22, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) announces the addition of David Oliver to the headquarters staff as the Director of Operations. In this role, Oliver will develop and oversee the new web based flight activity program, […]

CAF Red Tail Mustang & Tuskegee Airman Col. Charles McGee at Oshkosh 2015

June 19, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Minneapolis, Minn. – June 16, 2015 – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron, America’s tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, will participate in the upcoming EAA AirVenture July 20-26 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The Squadron […]

C8A2694 Richard Mallory Allnutt photo Arsenal of Democracy Flyover Preparations Culpeper VA May 07 2015 Sikorsky R 4 CAF photo May

CAF Red Tail Squadron Receives a Mentor

June 16, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

Fresh off their successful participation in the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover, the Commemorative Air Force’s Red Tail Squadron has some news we thought worth sharing. The Red Tail Squadron’s Darcy Castro and the CAF Florida […]

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