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Arsenal of Democracy Flyover Postponed

March 18, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Given the seriousness of the situation we now find ourselves in with the global coronavirus pandemic, it is doubtless that we have all felt the impact of its multifold affects upon every aspect of our […]

Boeing N2S-2 Kaydet – CAF Dixie Wing Restoration Project

January 10, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

The Commemorative Air Force’s Dixie Wing in Peachtree City, Georgia has a sterling reputation for the high quality of their aircraft restorations. The Wing has completed several ambitious projects since their inception in 1987, with […]

CAF P-40N Warhawk Restoration Update

December 18, 2019 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is currently going through refurbishment following a landing mishap earlier this year, but progress in the restoration is gathering pace and should see the aircraft flying again […]

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CAF Preparing For ‘Arsenal of Democracy Flyover’ 2020

December 17, 2019 Moreno Aguiari 0

Nearly five years ago now, in May, 2015, we celebrated the end of the Second World War with a massive flypast of Washington, DC which featured dozens of vintage WWII military aircraft. Dubbed the Arsenal […]

Close Encounters of the TBM Kind

November 18, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

With the passing of the legendary Wilson “Connie” Edwards earlier this year, the remnants of his once vast vintage military aircraft collection have gradually been finding new homes. While readers will be well aware of […]

CAF Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver – Engine Appeal

September 8, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Commemorative Air Force’s SB2C-5 Helldiver is in need of our help following engine problems, and has established a fundraising campaign HERE to provide money to fully overhaul their Wright R-2600 power plant. Further details […]

CAF Dixie Wing Adds Stearman PT-17 Biplane to Its WWII Fleet

August 4, 2019 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing Warbird Museum has acquired the restoration project of a Stearman (Boeing) PT-17 (Model 75) biplane formerly used by the military as a primary trainer aircraft in the 1930s […]

WWII Veterans Fly Aboard CAF Missouri Wing’s B-25J Mitchell ‘Show Me’

June 11, 2019 Moreno Aguiari 0

Edited from an article by Caitlyn Bruszewki for GlobalAir While much of the vintage military aviation world was focused upon Europe during the buildup to the 75th Anniversary Celebrations of the D-Day Invasion in Normandy, […]

D-Day Pathfinder Pilot Returns to British WWII Airbase

June 4, 2019 Moreno Aguiari 0

World War II Pathfinder pilot Lt. Col. David Hamilton (97), from Prescott, Arizona, returned to the same British airfield from which he and fellow pilots launched a pre-invasion strike on June 5, 1944. Hamilton’s visit […]

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U.S. Air Force Museum: D-Day 75th Anniversary Plans

April 1, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

AIR FORCE’S NATIONAL MUSEUM TO COMMEMORATE 75th ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY WITH EVENTS IN MAY AND JUNE Press Release: DAYTON, Ohio – On June 6, 1944, D-Day – the largest amphibious assault in history – took […]

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