Bomber Aircraft
Bomber Aircraft: Consolidated B-24 Liberator
One of the most recognizable aircraft of World War II, the B-24 saw action around the world and produced by the thousands. […]
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Aviation Museum News
Australian Airspeed Oxford – Project Update
Update on the B-24 Liberator Restoration Fund’s Airspeed Oxford Replica Report Collated by Phil Buckley with much thanks to Judy Gilbert and the B-24 Liberator team. Most readers will have heard about the former Royal Australian Air […]
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Navy Divers Support POW/MIA Mission at B-24 Crash Sites
Sailors from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 Company 1-5, embarked USNS Safeguard (T-ARS-50) and began an 80-day mission Jan. 31 to document World War II aircraft crash sites in waters around Papua New […]
Warbirds News
Happy Birthday To The Consolidated B-24 Liberator
By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The Consolidated B-24 Liberator flew for the first time 76 years ago today. Newer, more efficient and more versatile than the B-17 Flying Fortress, more Liberators were built than any other […]
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Two Tidal Waves: One targets Islamic State oil, the other bombed Hitler’s supply in 1943
From an original article by By Tara Copp/Stars and Stripes The pilot in one of the most iconic air battle photographs of World War II wonders whether the Pentagon really thought things through before naming […]
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World War II Airmen Reunited with B-24 Liberator
PRESS RELEASE – On Friday October 16, 2015, five veterans of the World War II-era United States Army Air Forces gathered with their families at the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) National Airbase at Dallas Executive […]
Warbird Restorations
Australian B-24 Liberator Restoration
Honoring the Royal Australian Air Force’s WWII B-24 Liberator Legacy Phil Buckley reports on the “living” B-24 Liberator bomber memorial underway in a south west suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. History of RAAF WWII B-24 Operations: Most aviation […]
Aviation Museum News
Help the Yankee Air Museum Save the Willow Run Bomber Plant!
As many WarbirdsNews readers will know from our previous articles, the Yankee Air Museum is hard at work raising the funds to help save part of the Willow Run Bomber Plant to become their permanent […]
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Crew 713: The Story of a WWII Liberator Crew
Warbirds News, while often focused on the current state of vintage military aircraft, is also keen to share stories concerning the people involved with those aircraft whether in the present, or the past. We have […]
Aviation Museum News
Save the Bomber Plant!
The mission of Warbirds News is to play a role in safeguarding the heritage of aviation history by providing increased awareness and education through the use of internet based digital media. When the Yankee Air […]