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Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Messerschmitt Me 262A-1c W.Nr. 50124

October 30, 2024 Zac Yates 0

By Randy Malmstrom Since his childhood, Randy Malmstrom has had a passion for aviation history and historic military aircraft in particular. He has a particular penchant for documenting specific airframes with a highly detailed series […]

Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Messerschmitt Me 262A-1 White 25

October 25, 2024 Zac Yates 3

Messerschmitt Me 262 Replica For Sale

May 30, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 42

A rare opportunity has arisen to purchase a full-scale replica of the Messerschmitt Me 262, the first operational jet-powered fighter. The aircraft in question was built in Germany by Manfred Pflumm, the owner of the […]

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Sneak Peak Event for FHCAM’s Me 262 on August 31st

August 15, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

We have been covering the restoration of the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum’s Messerschmitt Me 262 for some time now, and the project is coming very close to completion at Morgan Aircraft Ltd. in Arlington, […]

FHCAM’s Me 262 Warpaint Unveiled

May 8, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

Today, in an exclusive for Warbird Digest Magazine, we can reveal the paint scheme and new photographs of the the Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum’s Messerschmitt Me 262 (wk.nr. 500453), which is moving ever-closer […]

Paul G. Allen’s Messerschmitt Me 262 – Progress Report

September 21, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

As most readers are well aware, Paul G. Allen’s Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum (FHCAM) has one of the finest collections of vintage military aircraft and armament in the world. One of their most significant artifacts […]

Me 262 Rejoins Cosford’s German Aircraft Collection

June 1, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

The most advanced fighter aircraft of the Second World War, the Messerschmitt Me 262, has been transported by road to its new home at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford. This particular aircraft, Messerschmitt Me […]

Lockheed Skunk Works Celebrates its 70th Anniversary

June 24, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 3

By Lockheed Martin‘s count, this year marks the 70th anniversary of its secretive yet famous Skunk Works division, though some credibly argue that its genesis began with the 1938 development of the XP-38 that led […]

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 […]

Extraordinary Flight Training Opportunity in a Messerschmitt Me 262

April 7, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 4

The Collings Foundation is offering Unusual Attitude / Upset Recovery Training and Type Ratings in one of World War II’s most historically important and iconic jet aircraft – the Messerschmitt Me 262. The Messerschmitt Me […]

Warbird Restorations

Scott Thompson’s B-17 Updates From Madras

Scott Thompson of AeroVintage recently shared an update on the AeroVintage website about two of the three B-17s currently at Madras, Oregon, with the Erickson Aircraft Collection. The post highlights ongoing wing restoration work on one aircraft and the start of disassembly on another. […]

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