Vintage Aviation News

Scaled-Down Fantasy of Flight Museum Reopens to the Public

February 2, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 4

Kermit Weeks reopened his Fantasy of Flight museum to the general public this past weekend, although on a much smaller scale. The original incarnation of Fantasy of Flight closed to all but private events last […]

Fantasy of Flight, End of an Era

March 4, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 3

30-minute WEDU Interview With Kermit Weeks

November 7, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Last week WEDU,a PBS member station based in Tampa serving the 16 counties of West Central Florida, aired a very interesting interview of Kermit Weeks.Warbird enthusiasts who followed Kermit’s blog and Facebook page have wondered […]

Fantasy of Flight’s Stinson L-1 Flew Today!

July 18, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 7

After a very long restoration project and recent FAA sign off, a Stinson L-1 Vigilant owned by Kermit Weeks’ Fantasy of Flight Museum of Polk City, Florida took the sky today for the first in […]

Howard Hughes Sikorsky S-43 Lands at Fantasy of Flight

June 30, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Kermit Weeks and his team from Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida, spent about a week in Texas earlier this month disassembling the 1937 Sikorsky S-43 that Howard Hughes commissioned for a record-breaking around […]

UPDATED: First Confirmed Warbird Sales From Jerry Yagen Military Aviation Museum

June 24, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 11

NOTE:The latest news on the dissolution of the MAM collection, including the destination of the Focke Wulf Fw 190 and the B-17 “Chuckie” are added at the bottom of this article. As we recently reported, […]

Howard Hughes Sikorsky S-43 Heading to Fantasy of Flight Collection in Florida

June 13, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 6

This week, Kermit Weeks of Fantasy of Flight of Polk City, Florida will be heading to Texas with a crew of technicians to begin disassembly of Sikorsky S-43 N-440, once owned by Howard Hughes. Hughes […]

Duluth Aviation Institute Recreating a Hundred Year Old Flying Boat From Scratch

May 31, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Duluth Aviation Institute of Duluth, Minnesota is in the process of completing a flying replica of the Benoist XIV flying boat named “Lark of Duluth” which debuted in Duluth in the summer of 1913.

Fantasy of Flight Opens Second Storage Facility to Visitors

March 15, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Polk City, Florida-based aviation attraction Fantasy of Flight opened a storage facility onsite to visitors last year and it proved to be so popular with patrons that they now have opened a second storage hangar […]

Fantasy of Flight Stinson O-49 Vigilant Soon to Fly

March 11, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Soon to be the only flying Stinson O-49 Vigilant in the world, 40-3102/N63230 is completing its restoration at the Fantasy of Flight Museum in Polk City, Florida. The two seat light observation aircraft was damaged […]

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