Vintage Aviation News

Ala Doble’s Vintage Aviation Invitational, 2023

October 22, 2023 James Kightly (Commissioning Editor) 0

Ala Doble Ranch invitation fly-in, Marginal Aviation ‘Last Ditch’ 29 – 30 September 2023 By Nigel Hitchman Walt Bowe again invited people to come to his airstrip in northern California for his fabulous flying event […]

Rangsdorf Bücker Fly-In

August 27, 2023 James Kightly (Commissioning Editor) 2

By Nigel Hitchman On June 24-25, there was a great Bücker Fly-in at the original factory airfield at Rangsdorf, just south of Berlin. It was organized by the Friends of the Bücker Museum, following previous […]

Just a Normal Day at Duxford

June 28, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 2

by Nigel Hitchman Just a normal day at Duxford: a friend told me that The Fighter Collection’s Gloster Gladiator was outside and there was talk it was going to fly! This would be the biplane […]

Ala Doble Flying Days and Invitational Fly-In

June 8, 2023 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

by Nigel Hitchman Ala Doble, California 14-16 Oct. Flying Days & Invitation Fly-In Walt Bowe and Carlene Mendieta opened up their collection last October and hosted an invitational fly-in in conjunction with Marginal Aviation who […]

Shuttleworth Collection’s 2023 Season Premier Airshow

May 9, 2023 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

by Nigel Hitchman Celebrating the coronation of King Charles III from the previous day, the Shuttleworth Collection held their Season Premier Airshow, with the theme of King and Country, at their home field in Old […]

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de Havilland Dragon Rapide Takes Flight in New Zealand

February 23, 2023 James Kightly (Commissioning Editor) 1

by Nigel Hitchman & James Kightly The team from Avspecs Ltd. has just flown de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide ZK-AKU following a multi-year rebuild effort at Ardmore Airport in Auckland, New Zealand. Ryan Southam took the vintage aircraft up […]

de Havilland Moth Club Fly-in at Bicester, UK

September 2, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

by Nigel Hitchman The de Havilland Moth Club held a fly-in event at a historic airfield in Bicester on Thursday August 18th, 2022. It was a great success with around fifty aircraft, mostly de Havilland in […]

2022 International Old Timer Fly-In at Schaffen-Diest Airfield

August 19, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Nigel Hitchman About forty miles east of Brussels in Belgium, Schaffen-Diest airfield serves primarily as a military parachute training facility on week days however, at the weekend, the Diest Aeroclub holds the reigns, flying […]

Paris-Villaroche Air Legend – Air Show Report

September 24, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Paris-Villaroche Air Legend Air Show by Nigel Hitchman The Paris-Villaroche Air Legend air show has been running since 2018, and the third iteration of this superb event took place over the weekend of September 11th/12th, 2021 […]

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Ala Doble’s Vintage Aviation Invitational, 2023

Rangsdorf Bücker Fly-In

Just a Normal Day at Duxford

Ala Doble Flying Days and Invitational Fly-In

Shuttleworth Collection’s 2023 Season Premier Airshow

de Havilland Dragon Rapide Takes Flight in New Zealand

de Havilland Moth Club Fly-in at Bicester, UK

2022 International Old Timer Fly-In at Schaffen-Diest Airfield

Paris-Villaroche Air Legend – Air Show Report

A Caproni Ca.310 Libeccio Takes Shape in Norway

Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group Achieves Major Milestone

AirCorps Aviation’s Piper L-4H Restoration Report – Fall 2024 Update

Mid America Flight Museum Releases Update on B-17G ‘Thunderbird’