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The Last Piston Fighters of The Italian Air Force

December 28, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

The end of the World War Two, saw the Regia Aeronautica ranks practically destroyed and the once powerful air force had to be completely rebuilt from technical, human and moral aspects. In his latest book […]

Italian F-104 Starfighter Repainted in Commemorative Centennial Markings

June 2, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

As we reported, May 31st, 2020 marked the centenary for the successful conclusion of Arturo Ferrarin and Guido Masiero’s epic 19,000 km Rome-to-Tokyo long distance flight. As we noted in our earlier story, only two […]

100th Anniversary of the Epic Rome-Tokyo Flight

June 2, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 1

by Luigino Caliaro Over the course of 2020, celebrations will take place commemorating the centenary for an aviation event of exceptional magnitude in its day, and a noteworthy moment in Italian aeronautical history. In 1920, […]

An Interview With Apollo 15’s Al Worden

April 13, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

As many of our readers will know, Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden passed away on March 20th. While Apollo 15 marked NASA’s fourth successful journey to the moon, it marked several significant scientific achievements, including […]

Flying Legends 2017 – Air Show Report

July 17, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

Flying Legends 2017 – Air Show Report Story and Photography by Luigino Caliaro This year saw the twenty fifth anniversary edition of the annual Flying Legends air show at former RAF Duxford, the Imperial War Museum’s facility near Cambridge, […]

Duxford’s Flying Legends 2016

July 19, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 2

Article by Andreas Zeitler Photos by Andreas Zeitler and Luigino Caliaro It was a very ‘British experience’ at this year’s Flying Legends air show in the skies over Duxford, England. Even the hard-bitten local enthusiasts complained about the […]

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Historical Aircraft Group’s Fly Party 2016 – Italian Air Show Report

July 5, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 2

The HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT GROUP (HAG) held their 6th annual FLY PARTY at Montagnana airfield in the province of Padua, Italy over the weekend of June 25th/26th. Almost two hundred aircraft and pilots gathered in this little […]

Today in Aviation History -Macchi Castoldi M.C. 72, The World’s Fastest Piston-Powered Seaplane

October 23, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 8

By Luigino Caliaro. On October 23rd eighty years ago, Francesco Agello and the Macchi Castoldi M.C. 72 achieved the absolute world speed record for a piston-powered seaplane; a record which still stands to this day. “To […]

TORA! TORA! TORA!

August 5, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

By Luigino Caliaro, translated by Frank McMeicken and edited by WarbirdsNews Hawaii – Sunday December 7th, 1941 – the sky was clear, the temperature mild, and a light sea breeze was blowing. Breakfast was on the tables in many […]

In the Air With the CAF Houston Wing’s Lockheed C-60 Lodestar

September 18, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

Recently, noted aviation photographer and journalist, Luigino Caliaro had the opportunity to photograph the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Houston Wing‘s beautifully restored Lockheed C-60A Lodestar With the growth of the commercial aviation industries in the […]

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