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de Havilland Dragon Rapide Takes Flight in New Zealand

February 23, 2023 James Kightly (Commissioning Editor) 1

by Nigel Hitchman & James Kightly The team from Avspecs Ltd. has just flown de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide ZK-AKU following a multi-year rebuild effort at Ardmore Airport in Auckland, New Zealand. Ryan Southam took the vintage aircraft up […]

Classic Air Force Museum in Cornwall, UK Opens Today

March 29, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

As we reported earlier, the Classic Air Force Museum, based at Newquay Airport in Cornwall, United Kingdom opens today, March 29, 2013. In celebration of the grand opening the museum is waiving all admission fees […]

Classic Air Force Museum Opens March 29th

March 25, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

March 29th is the anticipated grand opening date for the Classic Air Force (CAF) museum at Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQI) in Cornwall, United Kingdom. In preparation for the opening, the 1946-built Auster Autocrat , G-JAYI […]

Dragon Rapide Nearing Completion in Belgium

March 17, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Brussels Aircraft Museum Restoration Society is nearing completion on the restoration project of de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide R5922. The aircraft is being returned to the 1947 configuration and mint green livery it wore […]

de Havilland Dragon Rapide

de Havilland Dragon Rapide Takes Flight in New Zealand

Classic Air Force Museum in Cornwall, UK Opens Today

Classic Air Force Museum Opens March 29th

Dragon Rapide Nearing Completion in Belgium

The CAF Razorback Wing Takes on Vultee BT-13 Restoration Project

How America’s Youth is Rebuilding a WWII B-25 Bomber

The National Naval Aviation Museum Birdcage Corsair Goes on Display

A Chat with Vulture’s Row Aviation Owner Chuck Wahl