Warbirds News
Douglas C-53D Skytrooper “The Yacht Club”
A beautifully restored Douglas C-53D Skytrooper with an incredible history debuted at Oshkosh and is destined for a musuem home in Brazil. […]
Douglas C-53 Skytrooper
Aircraft Restoration
Museum of the American G.I. Gets a Douglas C-53 Skytrooper
A former United Airlines DC-3A makes the trip from the Mississippi Machinery Museum to join the collection of Texas-based Museum of the American G.I. […]
Vintage Aviation
C-53 Takes Flight in New Livery as ‘Spirit of Douglas’
The C-53 N8336C, previously known as Spirit of Benovia, has been renamed Spirit of Douglas and a brand new livery was applied by DC-3 restoration experts Aerometal International, Inc. in the U.S. The fully restored […]
Aviation Museum News
F-16 Flyover and Beach City Baby Highlight The Aviation Museum’s 27th Annual AirFest
PRESS RELEASE Get ready for an exhilarating celebration of aviation and history as Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum’s (NASW) popular event AirFest 2023 returns from September 1st to September 4th. […]
Warbird Restorations
C-53 Skytrooper ‘Beach City Baby’ Flies!
As many readers are well aware, we have been following the restoration of combat veteran Douglas C-53 Skytrooper 41-20095, better known as Beach City Baby, for some years now. Jason Capra and his band of […]
Warbird Restorations
C-53 Skytrooper ‘Beach City Baby’ – Fundraiser
As many readers are well aware, we have been following the restoration of combat veteran Douglas C-53 Skytrooper 41-20095, better known as Beach City Baby, for some years now. Jason Capra and his band of […]
Warbird Restorations
C-53 Skytrooper ‘Beach City Baby’ Performs First Taxi Trials
As regular readers will know, we have been following the remarkable efforts of Jason Capra and Vintage Wings Inc. over the past five years as they successfully pursued the resurrection of combat-veteran Douglas C-53 Skytrooper 41-20095. […]
Warbird Restorations
Beach City Baby – Progress Update – September 2021
As regular readers will know, we have been following the remarkable efforts of Jason Capra and Vintage Wings Inc. over the past few years as they have successfully pursued the resurrection of combat-veteran Douglas C-53 […]
Warbirds News
WWII Paratrooper Jim “Pee Wee” Martin’s 100th Birthday Jump Fest
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 […]
Articles
The Anniversary Of The Legend Of The Skies
December 17, 2020 From an original article by Larry Merritt for Boeing Frontiers Online, adapted by Jason Capra of Vintage Wings. and our staff. 85 years ago today, one of aviation’s best-known and most-loved airplanes […]