Tag: Royal Air Force

Avro Lancaster “Just Jane” Continues Progress Toward Flight

Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre in East Kirby, UK has recently had the number 2 fuel…

AT-6C Texan Returns to the Sky in France

Emerging after a 15-year restoration, a North American AT-6C Texan has just recently successfully completed…

Birthplace of British Motorsport and Aviation Plans a Significant Upgrade

Brooklands, the world's first purpose built motor speedway, located in Surrey, UK, opened in June…

Race-Winning Harrier Acquired by Tangmere Military Aviation Museum

Hawker Siddeley Harrier XV744, the plane that won the London to New York contest of…

RAFM-Cosford Shows Progress on Hampden Restoration

The Michael Beetham Conservation Centre at the RAF Museum-Cosford held the latest of its popular…

Search for buried treasure comes up empty-handed

After World War II, the RAF allegedly buried several Supermarine Spitfires in crates in the…

Classic Air Force Museum in Cornwall, UK Opens Today

As we reported earlier, the Classic Air Force Museum, based at Newquay Airport in Cornwall,…

Spitfire with a Racing History Makes Progress in Restoration

Supermarine Spitfire PR.XI P1983, registration G-PRXI, has recently emerged from the paint shop of Historic…

Classic Air Force Museum Opens March 29th

March 29th is the anticipated grand opening date for the Classic Air Force (CAF) museum…

March 23rd of 1948: New Flight Record In a de Havilland Vampire

On March 23rd of 1948, John Cunningham set a new flight record in a de…