Vintage Aviation News

Hunter and Harvard Restoration Progress at Newark Air Museum

June 17, 2024 Zac Yates 0

By Zac Yates Two trainer projects are progressing well at the Newark Air Museum (NAM) in Nottinghamshire: the repainting of a former RAF aerobatic team Hawker Hunter and the restoration of a Royal Canadian Air […]

Warbird Digest Magazine – Aircraft Resurrection Report for Issue #76

January 4, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

As a teaser to our readers concerning the coverage they can expect from our sister publication, Warbird Digest Magazine, we thought we would share the details from the current issue’s Resurrection Report. The current issue, […]

Introducing the Hawker Hunter Timepiece

April 25, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

If greatness in a combat airplane equates with outstanding service longevity and extreme operational flexibility the Hawker Hunter is indeed truly great and one of the classic fighter designs of all time. It is aesthetically […]

Cielo Aperto Airshow Report

July 2, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

Report by Giorgio Varisco. From May 20th to June 1st, Locarno airport in Switzerland, just north of Milan, Italy, hosted several events to celebrate its 75th anniversary. The airfield hosts a mixture of general aviation and military […]

Last Hunter Languishes At Swansea

January 21, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 12

** UPDATE ** XL612 was sold to a private owner in France and moved there (La Marsaudiere) on 11 December 2017. Geoff Jones reports. This Hawker Hunter T.7 XL612, which was the last Hunter […]

The Swedish Air Force Historic Flight From Within the Cockpit

September 1, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 4

As we reported yesterday, the Swedish Air Force Historic Flight (SwAFHF), a unique public/private organization that boasts an impressive fleet of airworthy warbirds, and the world’s largest collection of airworthy historic Saab fighter jets, has […]

Swedish Air Force Historic Flight Preserves Sweden’s Unique Military Aviation Heritage

August 31, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

In a relatively short time, the Swedish Air Force Historic Flight (SwAFHF) has built an impressive collection of airworthy warbirds, documenting the proud history of Flygvapnet, the Swedish Air Force. Though a relatively small country […]

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 […]

Black Arrow Hawker Hunter Completes Restoration

March 4, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Hawker Hunter which was the lead plane for the 111th Squadron’s Black Arrow aerobatic display team’s world-record 22 plane formation loop-de-loop at the Farnborough Air Show in 1958, was recently restored to the gloss […]

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