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Restoration of F/A-18 Fighter Jet for NMMC in the works

May 29, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The U.S. Marine Corps is soliciting proposals for the complete restoration of a McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet for the National Museum of the Marine Corps (NMMC) in Quantico, Virginia.

Aero Vodochody Finds Cheaper Lodgings

May 28, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

High hangar fees have sent Jon Sokolof in search of less expensive accommodations for his Aero Vodochody L-29 Delphin (Dolphin). He’s found hangar rental to be significantly less expensive in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains compared to […]

Classic Air Force Museum Adds Two Flying Jets

May 25, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The newly opened Classic Air Force Museum located at Newquay Cornwall Airport in Newquay, United Kingdom landed two new jets at its facility last week, a BAC Jet Provost T.5A followed the next day by […]

Air Show Report: Warbirds Over the Beach 2013

May 23, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 7

The aerial display portion of Warbirds Over the Beach 2013 was severely hampered by bad weather. While we surely would have liked to be able to see the full program, having travelled a fair distance […]

Starfighter Lands At Pacific Aviation Museum in Pearl Harbor

May 16, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Lockheed F-104A Starfighter, Serial No. 56-817, arrived at Pacific Aviation Museum in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii last Thursday, joining the Museum’s impressive and ever-expanding collection of warbird aircraft. The Starfighter, which is on long-term loan from […]

Gloster Meteor Flys to New Home at Jet Age Museum

May 15, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

An example of Britain’s first operational jet fighter, a Gloster Meteor T.7 was flown, albeit attached to an RAF Chinook, from Imjin Barracks, Innsworth where it had served as a gate guardian from 1994 to […]

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Castle Air Museum Skywarrior Set to Make its Open Cockpit Debut

May 14, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

After about three years of hard work, the Castle Air Museum of Atwater, California’s 56th display plane was rolled into position last week. The Douglas RA-3B Skywarrior BuNo 144843 was shipped the the museum from […]

Smithsonian Air and Space Giving Away Part of its Collection

May 12, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

Lest there be an uproar, we’ll state it upfront: The popular items the public loves to visit at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, in Washington D.C. are not being given away. So there’s no […]

Yanks Air Museum Takes Delivery of F-104 Starfighter

May 9, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

Planes often have to be shipped from the other side of the earth to join a collection. Imagine how exciting it must have been for the Yanks Air Museum of Chino, California to locate an […]

F-111 arrives at Fighter World

May 6, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

A retired Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) General Dynamics F-111C Aardvark made the overland trip from Base Amberley In Queensland to Fighter World in Williamtown, New South Wales over this past weekend. In preparation for […]

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