Vintage Aviation News

Aviation Preservation Society of Scotland Building a Flying Sopwith 1½ Strutter Replica

August 25, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 3

Allied with the National Museum of Flight in East Fortune, part of the National Museums of Scotland, the Aviation Preservation Society of Scotland (APSS) is a group of aviation enthusiasts that are actively involved in […]

Movie Replica Mitsubishi Zero Goes on Display in Japan

July 16, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 3

We were contacted recently by reader of ours in Japan, Fumio Suga, about a Mitsubishi Model 21 Zero that has gone on display and is intended to be the cornerstone exhibit of a new museum […]

Jonathan Collection Caproni Ca.3 Airworthy Replica Project Well Underway

June 27, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

In a project that began in 2009, Giancarlo Zanardo’s Jonathan Collection has taken on its most ambitious project to date, the recreation of an airworthy Caproni Ca.3. Already boasting a collection of notable warbirds with […]

Duluth Aviation Institute Recreating a Hundred Year Old Flying Boat From Scratch

May 31, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Duluth Aviation Institute of Duluth, Minnesota is in the process of completing a flying replica of the Benoist XIV flying boat named “Lark of Duluth” which debuted in Duluth in the summer of 1913.

Trio of WWI Fokker Reproductions Head Down Under

April 29, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

With the Centenary of the First World War fast approaching, the Australian Vintage Aviation Society (TAVAS) has announced that in addition to their recently acquired Fokker Dr.1 which is almost ready to fly, they have […]

Birthplace of British Motorsport and Aviation Plans a Significant Upgrade

April 23, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 3

Brooklands, the world’s first purpose built motor speedway, located in Surrey, UK, opened in June 1907. Built at a time when the national speed limit on public roads was 20 MPH and nearly 50% of […]

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 […]

Old Rhinebeck’s Spirit of St Louis Resumes Construction

March 22, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

After an extended period of inactivity, work on the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum’s reproduction of the Spirit of St. Louis has resumed. The reproduction aircraft project was begun by the aerodrome’s founder Cole Palen who […]

Australian Aviation Museum One Step Closer to Expansion

March 14, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Narromine Aviation Museum, located in Narromine, New South Wales, Australia is one step closer to a significant expansion of its facilities. Regional Development Australia (RDA) recently made the announcement that this project will proceed to […]

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RAFM Trades Vintage for Reproduction Aircraft

March 3, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The RAF Museum (RAFM) has recently traded a pair of their vintage aircraft, a Hanriot H.D.1 and a Farman F.40 for Vintage Aviator Ltd. reproductions of the Sopwith Snipe, Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 and an […]

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