Vintage Aviation News

Bombers Go Down to Georgia

March 5, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 3

PRESS RELEASE – In cities across the U.S., vintage military aircraft rest quietly in museums, where school children and tourists admire them, take their pictures, and leave them behind closed doors at the end of […]

CAF Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center

Commemorative Air Force Launches Annual “12 Planes of Christmas” Campaign

December 1, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) announced the launch of its “12 Planes of Christmas” campaign today. This fundraiser helps provide the capital necessary to restore some of the organization’s most important vintage World War II aircraft […]

Commemorative Air Force Rise Above Educational Exhibit at EAA AirVenture 2021

July 21, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – The CAF RISE ABOVE Squadron is honored to have Tuskegee Airmen Brig. Gen. Charles McGee and Lt. Col. George Hardy joining the CAF RISE ABOVE traveling exhibit for EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, […]

Rise Above: WASP Film Finally Touring Nationwide

July 3, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – The new film Rise Above: WASP is finally touring the country, with exhibition dates and locations nationwide. The first stop is at the Kansas City Airshow this weekend (July 3-4, 2021). This new […]

WWII Heritage Days Returns in October 2021, Honoring Rosie the Riveters

May 8, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia is dedicating World War II Heritage Days 2021 in honor of all Rosie the Riveters, American women who worked in the military equipment factories during WWII. […]

CAF Mile High Wing Offers Flight to a Young Fan Battling Rare Illness

May 7, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

We thought our readers might be interested to hear about some of the ways which various warbird operations reach out to help their communities, and this story from the Commemorative Air Force’s Mile High Wing […]

Scenic Night Flights in the CAF Airbase Arizona’s Combat Veteran C-47A Skytrain

May 6, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Commemorative Air Force’s Airbase Arizona Flying Museum in Mesa, Arizona is offering two spectacular scenic night flights on May 7 and 21 at 7:30 p.m., each of which will offer unique and inspiring views of […]

CAF Launches Campaign to Expand by Adding Local Units

April 17, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) – the world’s largest flying museum announced plans to create new CAF Units in selected cities across the country. The organization has identified four locations to focus […]

CAF Lake Superior Squadron PBY Catalina – Restoration Update

April 12, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

In further PBY news, following on from our November 2020 restoration progress report concerning the Commemorative Air Force Lake Superior Squadron’s Consolidated PBY-6A Bu.64097, we bring more news on what has happened in the interim… The […]

WWII Paratrooper Jim “Pee Wee” Martin’s 100th Birthday Jump Fest

April 5, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Most readers will recall the name of Jim “Pee Wee” Martin, the pugnacious WWII 101st Airborne paratrooper veteran who came to prominence in recent years for parachuting – deep into his 90s – from vintage […]

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