Vintage Aviation News

Early Mustang Bundle

March 22, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

Lopes Hope is the latest early model Mustang to take to the air following a spectacular restoration…Warbird Digest profiled two other fantastic early model Mustang restorations in the last decade: Warhawk Air Museum’s P-51C Boise […]

Texas Flying Legends Museum’s P-51C Mustang ‘Lopes Hope 3rd’ Flies!

October 25, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 17

As many of our readers will be well be aware, we have been following the restoration of Texas Flying Legends Museum’s North American P-51C Mustang at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota for some time now. […]

XP-82 Twin Mustang – June, 2017 – Restoration Update

July 4, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 5

WarbirdsNews has received the latest XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration update from Tom Reilly at his workshop in Douglas, Georgia, and we thought you would all be pleased to see the latest progress! Since the project […]

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CAF Fighters & Bombers Tour to Visit Greenville, S.C

April 30, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 2

Three iconic World War II aircraft will bring history alive May 6-7 at the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU), Airport Rd Ext., Greenville, S.C. The Minnesota Wing and the Dixie Wing of the Commemorative Air Force […]

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Texas Flying Legends P-51C Restoration Report

April 23, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

by Richard Mallory Allnutt Over the past few years, AirCorps Aviation, based in Bemidji, Minnesota has developed an enviable reputation for world-class warbird restorations. This includes combat veteran P-51D Mustangs 44-63675 Sierra Sue II and 44-63864 Twilight […]

Sun ‘n Fun 2017, The Report

April 11, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 2

By Mike Deep To say the scale of Sun ‘n Fun is staggering doesn’t quite do the annual fly-in and airshow justice. For one week in April, over one thousand aircraft—and hundreds of thousands of […]

XP-82 Twin Mustang – February/March 2017 – Restoration Update

March 16, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 4

WarbirdsNews has received the latest XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration update from Tom Reilly at his workshop in Douglas, Georgia. This update is a couple of weeks later than usual, as they’ve had a lot on […]

Aussie Mustang Flies Again

December 23, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 1

Photography & Words by Matt Savage Shortly after 2.30pm on Friday December 16th, 2016 in Tyabb, Victoria, a crowd of over 100 people watched as Commonwealth CA-18 Mustang PR.22 A68-199 took to the skies on her […]

P-51 Mustang, SB2C Helldiver Rides Available at EAA AirVenture

July 13, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) will fly its P-51 Mustang, “Red Nose,” and SB2C-5 Helldiver, “The Beast,” to Fond du Lac airport (KFLD) as part of the 2016 Experimental Aviation Association (EAA) AirVenture at Oshkosh, […]

XP-82 Twin Mustang – April 2016 – Restoration Update

May 5, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

WarbirdsNews has received the latest XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration update from Tom Reilly at his workshop in Douglas, Georgia. Here’s what they’ve been up to this month! The XP-82 is now on the final leg […]

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