Vintage Aviation News

Planes of Fame Air Museum to Host Hangar Talk and SBD-5 Dauntless Flying Demo [EVENT CANCELED]

September 4, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 1

This month’s “Hangar Talk” will cover some fascinating topics, followed by a “Flying Demo” featuring one of the museum’s World War II combat veteran aircraft, the SBD Dauntless. […]

Military Aviation Museum SBD-5 Dauntless – Restoration Update – Summer 2023

August 28, 2024 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

The restoration of the Military Aviation Museum’s SBD Dauntless is progressing rapidly, and here are the latest updates. […]

The South Pacific World War II Museum Sbd Dauntless

SBD Dauntless Components Displayed at the South Pacific WWII Museum

July 10, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Adam Estes The subject of a January article, The South Pacific World War II Museum of Vanuatu (known as New Hebrides in World War Two) has announced it has obtained the engine and tail […]

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The Air Zoo’s Dauntless ‘Production Line’

June 20, 2023 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

by Adam Estes The Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan is renowned for not only being one of the finest air museums in the United States, but also for the quality of […]

Military Aviation Museum SBD-5 Dauntless – Restoration Update – January, 2023

January 25, 2023 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Back in early 2021, we reported that the Military Aviation Museum (MAM) had just acquired Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless Bu.36175 from the National Naval Aviation Museum, along with a significant cache of relevant parts from collector/restorer […]

WWII veteran gunner Dick Miralles relives his wartime flying in a restored SBD Dauntless

WWII Veteran Takes to The Air in SBD Dive Bomber 80 Years Later

September 29, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE PEACHTREE CITY, GA (Sept. 28, 2022) – WWII Veteran Dick Miralles slid into the gunner’s seat of the SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber almost as easily as he did 80 years ago in the […]

Air Zoo to Celebrate Completion of SBD-2P Dauntless Restoration

October 14, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Back in June, we reported that the Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan was working hard to complete the static restoration of a unique Douglas SBD-2P Dauntless. They needed to have the aircraft […]

Air Zoo to Complete Unique Douglas SBD-1 Dauntless Restoration

August 2, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Douglas Dauntless SBD-1 BuNo. 1612, the sole surviving example of its variant, was expected to arrive at the Air Zoo’s Flight Discovery Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan today, August 2nd, 2021. The museum’s highly respected restoration team will complete […]

Air Zoo Achieves Major Milestone in SBD-2P & F-117 Nighthawk Restorations

June 18, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Back in April, we reported that the Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan had launched a massive fundraising competition to complete the restorations of Douglas SBD-2P Dauntless Bu.2173 and F-117A Nighthawk Shaba (85-0817) before the […]

Air Zoo Launches Restoration Fundraising Campaign for SBD and F-117 Projects

April 22, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Excitement is building at the Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan, as the museum announces a fundraising competition to complete the restoration of their Douglas SBD-2P Dauntless (Bu.02173) and recently-arrived F-117A Nighthawk (85-0817) […]

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