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CAF Red Tail Squadron Releases 2015 Summer and Fall Event Schedule

June 1, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE Minneapolis, Minn. – June 1, 2015 – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron, America’s tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, today announced the summer and fall event schedule for their RISE ABOVE […]

CAF Rocky Mountain Wing TBM Restoration Update

May 26, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 1

Edited from a Report by Rob Duncan, TBM Avenger Maintenance Officer for the CAF Rocky Mountain Wing Have you ever had a poorer relative drop by for a “short visit” that ended staying a full year… […]

P-51 and SBD-5 Rides Offered at Warbirds Over the Beach

May 4, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA., (May 4, 2015) – The Dixie Wing of the Commemorative Air Force will participate in the Military Aviation Museum’s annual Warbirds Over the Beach air show in Pungo, Virginia over the weekend of May […]

AT-19 For The CAF Coyote Squadron

April 22, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Commemorative Air Force’s Coyote Squadron in Corsicana, Texas has recently added a former Royal Navy Stinson Reliant Mk.I to its small fleet, having acquired it from another CAF squadron in North Carolina. The aircraft, bearing its […]

AirShow San Diego

April 21, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – AirShow San Diego is back for its 20th year and the line-up is more exciting than ever! With a P38 and a B25 on the roster and attendance records climbing it is […]

CAF Red Tail Squadron Will Honor Longtime Supporter at SUN ‘n FUN

April 21, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron, America’s tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, will present a special recognition today to Fred Perry, CEO of Paul Kramer’s Learn to Fly Center, today […]

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CAF WWII Heritage Days Draws Crowds Despite Rain

April 20, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 2

PRESS RELEASE – The Dixie Wing of the Commemorative Force hosted one of its most successful World War II Heritage Days events April 18 and 19, despite weekend rain. Guests witnessed the arrival of a […]

The Original CAF Warbird – Old Red Nose…

April 11, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 2

April 11th marks a significant anniversary in the world of warbirds. It is the 70th birthday of one of the most recognizable warbird of them all, the P-51D Mustang known as ‘Old Red Nose’. This iconic […]

Women in Aviation to be Honored April 19 at WWII Heritage Days

April 9, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – The women who worked at the factories to produce warplanes and war materials in the 1940s will be honored Sunday, April 19 with “Rosie the Riveter Day” at World War II Heritage […]

B-29 ‘FIFI’ Announces Summer Tour Stops

April 6, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 2

PRESS RELEASE -DALLAS – April 6, 2015 — The Commemorative Air Force AirPower History Tour, featuring the iconic Boeing B-29 Superfortress FIFI, will visit airports in eastern and Midwest United States this summer. The season […]

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