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Tuskegee Airmen Next Weekend in Pompano Beach

March 3, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – Minneapolis, Minn. – March 3, 2015 – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron, America’s tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, is bringing its RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit mobile theater and WWII […]

CAF Red Tail Squadron to Visit Florida

February 24, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron, America’s tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, is teaming up with the CAF Florida Wing to bring its RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit mobile theater and […]

08 21 2014 1971 zpsfc9bd87b SoCal PBJ The PBJ is nearly ready to fly. Aug.2014 Dan Newcomb photo

CAF SoCal Wing’s PBJ-1 Restoration Update

February 12, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Commemorative Air Force’s SoCal or Southern California Wing in Camarillo, California has been working for roughly two decades to restore the only known example of the North American PBJ-1 Mitchell, a navalized version of the Army Air […]

FIFI to Visit Southern California

February 5, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – Southern California residents and tourists will experience “hands on” history this March when FIFI, the Commemorative Air Force’s iconic Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, flies into Camarillo Airport. FIFI and other World War […]

IMG 8949 R.M.Allnutt photo Georgetown Flyin Georgetown DE September 27 2003

“Not a fighter:” Explaining the TBM-3E Avenger

February 2, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

WarbirdsNews is proud to present the first in our series of articles by noted aviation historian and author, Robert F. Dorr. In this piece Dorr will discuss the Grumman Avenger, and you will find some fascinating details to […]

WWII Heritage Days to Celebrate 70th Anniversary of War’s End

January 28, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – The momentous conclusion to World War II in 1945 will be celebrated 70 years later as the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing hosts the 12th annual “WWII Heritage Days” from 9am-4pm […]

FIFI 2015 Spring Tour Stops Announced

January 12, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE – DALLAS, January 9, 2015 – The Commemorative Air Force Air Power History Tour, featuring the iconic Boeing B-29 Superfortress FIFI, will visit airports in Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas starting this February […]

CAF Red Tail Squadron Received Industry Award for Innovation

December 16, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE – On December 12, 2014 the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron received a Pinnacle Award from the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) at the Council’s convention in Las Vegas. The […]

City of Dallas Approves Incentive Package For the CAF

December 11, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – DALLAS – Dec. 11, 2014 – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) announced today that the Dallas City Council voted unanimously to approve an incentive package for the CAF’s move to Dallas Executive […]

Santa Claus is Flying Into the Commemorative Air Force’s Airbase Arizona

November 19, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – This is a special Santa Alert! Air Traffic Control at Falcon Field Municipal Airport in Mesa reports seeing a blip near the North Pole on its radar screen. It looks like Santa […]

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