Vintage Aviation News

The “Save The Bomber Plant” Campaing

October 5, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

SAVE A PIECE OF HISTORY The Yankee Air Museum and the Michigan Aerospace Foundation are partnering with Ypsilanti Township, the RACER Trust and Wayne County Airport Authority to create a new campus home for the […]

800px B 24Ds fly over Polesti during World War II

Video Interview With B-24 Co-Pilot Ralph Lynn

October 2, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Kara Martinelli, producer of The Restorers. For one of our first stories for “The Restorers” series, we went to Stockton, CA to film with a group of folks at Vintage Aircraft who were putting on […]

WWII B-24 Liberator Hot Stuff – Setting the Record Straight

June 15, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 37

On a recent post here at Warbirds News, we reported on the anniversary of milestones in the history of what is perhaps one of the most famous bombers of all time, the Boeing B-17F Flying […]

B-24 Liberator Under Restoration in Australia Needs a New Home

June 1, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 4

Inside of a vintage WWII hangar on a disused airfield in Werribee, Australia volunteers work away at the restoration of a B-24 Liberator, reputably the last remaining Royal Australian Air Force B-24 Liberator in existence. […]

Yankee Air Museum Kicks Off Campaign to Acquire Historic Willow Run Factory

May 23, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Yankee Air Museum launched a $5 million fundraising drive last week that it hopes will lead to the museum taking over a portion of the sprawling Willow Run manufacturing plant that was built during […]

Yankee Air Museum Tries to Raise $6 Million to Purchase Former B-24 Bomber Factory

May 4, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Yankee Air Museum of Belleville, Michigan has just announced a $6 million campaign to purchase and undertake the necessary renovation costs to move the museum into a portion of the former General Motors Willow […]

Consolidated B 24 Liberator “Diamond Lil

CAF’s FIFI and Diamond Lil to Attend EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh

March 26, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

Examples of two of World War II’s most revered aircraft, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, “FIFI” and the Consolidated B-24 Liberator, “Diamond Lil” have been scheduled to attend EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 as part of the […]

Consolidated B-24 Liberator

The “Save The Bomber Plant” Campaing

Video Interview With B-24 Co-Pilot Ralph Lynn

WWII B-24 Liberator Hot Stuff – Setting the Record Straight

B-24 Liberator Under Restoration in Australia Needs a New Home

Yankee Air Museum Kicks Off Campaign to Acquire Historic Willow Run Factory

Yankee Air Museum Tries to Raise $6 Million to Purchase Former B-24 Bomber Factory

CAF’s FIFI and Diamond Lil to Attend EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh

AirCorps Aviation’s Piper L-4H Restoration Report – Fall 2024 Update

Mid America Flight Museum Releases Update on B-17G ‘Thunderbird’

Matt’s Gnat: A Red Arrows Jet Restoration Downunder

B-17E “Desert Rat” Restoration Update – Winter 2024