Vintage Aviation News

A ‘Supermarine Spitfire Super Saturday’ at North Weald

June 16, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 1

by George Land June 12th, 2021 unexpectedly became a ‘Supermarine Spitfire Super Saturday’ at North Weald’s historic aerodrome thanks to the participation of Aero Legends’ beautiful Spitfire Mk.IX (TD314) and Tr.9 (NH341) and Peter […]

American Airpower Museum Joins Bethpage Air Show Over Jones Beach

May 17, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Memorial Day Weekend, at the end of May, is when we honor our fallen Veterans, the sacrifices made by active duty military and those retired from service. In observance of Memorial Day, the American Airpower […]

F-51s vs UFOs

May 4, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 2

by Stephen Chapis In the early months of modern Ufology, a pair of Air National Guard F-51 Mustangs engaged UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) in two separate incidents that became known as “The Mantell Incident” and […]

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AirCorps Aviation – North American Aviation Drawings Cache – Progress Update

February 1, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

It has been about a year since we reported on the major revelation that many thousand original North American Aviation manufacturing drawings survived destruction during the 1980s because one of their employees, Ken Jungeberg, saved […]

Thunderbird: Resurrection of a Legendary Racing Mustang

January 26, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Over the past several years, aviation historian Chuck Cravens has brought us regular updates regarding ongoing restoration projects at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota. Many of the aircraft involved have been for Warren Pietsch’s fabulous […]

Mustang Flight Experiences Over Pearl Harbor Coming Soon!

February 19, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Erickson Aircraft Collection has just announced that they will be transporting their beautifully restored ‘P-51 Mustang’ to Oahu, Hawaii. They will be offering flight experiences in this magnificent WWII fighter aircraft over the island paradise beginning […]