Vintage Aviation News

Thunder Over Michigan 2021 Air Show Report

August 16, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 1

by Aaron Haase The Yankee Air Museum’s Thunder Over Michigan air show took place in Ypsilanti, Michigan over the weekend of August 7th/8th 2021. Due to infrastructure construction on the East side of the airport and […]

B9A7068 Richard Mallory Allnutt photo Vintage Wings of Canada Gatineau Executive Airport Gatineau QUE August 06 2018

Maid In The Shade – Ride A Combat Veteran B-25

August 8, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

It was sweltering on Monday morning even standing in the shade outside Vintage Wings of Canada’s hangar in Gatineau, Quebec. A small crowd of local media members were huddled together alongside the flying collection’s dedicated band […]

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NASM’s “Great British Fly-in” Adds a Lancaster!

April 1, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Royal Air Force celebrates their centenary as an independent air arm today, April 1st, 2018. There are many events taking place around the world in honor of this auspicious anniversary, including a special gathering […]

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Reevers Rescues a Combat Veteran B-25D Downunder

November 28, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Reevers Warbirds has done it again; they have successfully rescued a North American B-25 Mitchell from an uncertain fate, where many had previously tried and failed. This time, after significant effort, they have recovered the […]

Two Missing World War II B 25 Bombers Documented by Project Recover Off Papua New Guinea

Two Missing World War II B-25 Bombers Documented in Papua New Guinea

May 24, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 1

Provided by: University of California – San Diego Two B-25 bombers associated with American servicemen missing in action from World War II were recently documented in the waters off Papua New Guinea by Project Recover […]

Doolittle Raider Honored

June 28, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 2

Story by 2nd Lt. Annabel Monroe Seventy-four years after the historical Doolittle Tokyo Raid, Staff Sgt. David J. Thatcher, the second to last remaining Doolittle Raider, was laid to rest at the age of 94 […]

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“Skunkie” Seeks New SC Home

December 17, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 1

Restoration continues on the B-25C once known as “Skunkie” that was pulled up from Lake Greenwood in 1983. Volunteers with the South Carolina Historic Aviation Foundation spend three days a week at the Jim Hamilton-LB […]

12 Planes of Christmas – North American B-25 (PBJ) “Devil Dog”

December 11, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

As part of WarbirdsNews support for the Commemorative Air Force’s fund-raising campaign ’12 Planes of Christmas’ we will be highlighting each of the aircraft on their list. The fifth of these is the North American B-25J […]

B-25 Sandbar Mitchell – August, 2014 Update

September 14, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 2

While some of this news has been covered in an earlier piece, WarbirdsNews felt our readers would enjoy a recap of what the Sandbar Mitchell restoration team has accomplished this past August. Here is a […]

Alfred T. Palmer Assembling the North American B 25 Mitchell at Kansas City Kansas USA

Happy Birthday To The North American B-25 Mitchell

August 19, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The North American B-25 Mitchell flew for the first time seventy-four years ago today. The twin-engine Mitchell was one of the most fearsome sights of World War II. Bombing from high […]

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