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Ex-Soviet Aircraft Disintegrating as Moscow’s Oldest Airfield Dwindles

June 21, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 6

At the former Khodynka Aerodrome, birthplace of Russian aviation, center of Soviet-era aircraft design and manufacturing, and the former location of the Russian National Aviation Museum, historic warbirds have been left to rot.

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Veteran Grumman Albatross Senselessly Destroyed in Italy

June 7, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 52

On May 17, 2013, a Grumman HU-16 Albatross displayed by the Museo dell’Aria del Castello di San Pelagio (Air Museum of San Pelagio Castle) in Padua, Italy was wrecked and turned into a heap of […]

Yankee Air Museum Makes Tough Decisions

March 29, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

Three vintage aircraft are scheduled to be scrapped by the Yankee Air Museum of Belleville, Michigan: A Douglas DC-6B, a Grumman A-6A Intruder and an Armstrong Whitworth Argosy AW.650. The museum, founded in 1981 suffered […]

Warner Robins’ Museum of Aviation Unburdens Itself of 32 Deteriorating Aircraft

March 26, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Warner Robins’ Museum of Aviation is contracting for the first time in its 29 year history, getting rid of a third of its collection. Among those things getting the axe are three missiles and 29 […]

Sabre F-86 Mk5 Escorted by Sarnia Police

February 26, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Sabre F-86 Mk5 owned by the Sarnia 403 Wing RCAFA was transported today to the hanagar of COPA Flight 7 with Sarnia Police escorting the Jet through the city. This aircraft is one of […]

The Fate of Nigeria’s Abandoned Aircraft

February 6, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Faced with 65 major commercial jetliners that were abandoned in place at its Airports, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) after years of litigation with the owners of the craft issued an ultimatum stating […]

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Ex-Soviet Aircraft Disintegrating as Moscow’s Oldest Airfield Dwindles

Veteran Grumman Albatross Senselessly Destroyed in Italy

Yankee Air Museum Makes Tough Decisions

Warner Robins’ Museum of Aviation Unburdens Itself of 32 Deteriorating Aircraft

Sabre F-86 Mk5 Escorted by Sarnia Police

The Fate of Nigeria’s Abandoned Aircraft

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