Vintage Aviation News

Operation Spitfire Aims to Restore Stoke City Icon

April 22, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

Reflecting the new paradigm of crowd-sourcing, Operation Spitfire is enlisting the public for assistance in restoring Supermarine Spitfire Mk. XVI RW388 and the updating of its exhibits. The 1945-built plane was donated to the City […]

RAFM Spitfire Journeys to Kuwait

April 21, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The British Royal Air Force Museum has sent their Supermarine Spitfire XIX PM651 to Kuwait as as part of the agreement inked between the RAF Museum and the Kuwait House of National Works in 2011 […]

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Royal Air Force Museum-Cosford Hosts Model Air Show

April 10, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Last Sunday, April 7th 2013 the Royal Air Force Museum hosted the annual Shropshire Model Show at their Cosford facility. Nestled amongst their world-class collection of aircraft and military vehicles, thousands of intricately detailed models […]

Search for buried treasure comes up empty-handed

April 2, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 3

After World War II, the RAF allegedly buried several Supermarine Spitfires in crates in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar. As of January 19, archaeological efforts have proven fruitless. The research team spearheading the effort […]

Hawker Hurricane Makes Long Journey Home to Europe

April 1, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

Platinum Fighter Sales, a Redondo Beach, CA brokerage firm specializing in warbirds, have negotiated the sale of the historic Mk IIa P3351 Hurricane. The purchase means a long trek for the Hurricane, from its current […]

Spitfire with a Racing History Makes Progress in Restoration

March 28, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

Supermarine Spitfire PR.XI P1983, registration G-PRXI, has recently emerged from the paint shop of Historic Flying Ltd. in Duxford, United Kingdom. Sporting a new paint scheme, the Spitfire now wears the wartime photo reconnaissance blue […]

Spitfire Damaged Upon Landing

March 20, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Supermarine Spitfire PR.XIX PS853, registered as G-RRGN, which we recently reported as having completed a meticulous, rivet by rivet restoration, was damaged when its landing gear collapsed during a landing at East Midlands Airport. The […]

Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar Fields Yet Another Flying Spitfire

March 2, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar in England has a newly-restored Supermarine Spitfire that is about to take its first flight after being involved in a tragic crash in Blue Canyon, California in June of 1998 that took […]

Historic Plane Shuffle Accompanies Renovation of the Imperial War Museum-London

February 22, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

An exodus of exhibits from the Imperial War Museum’s (IWM) London Branch is making way for the construction of the First World War Centenary exhibits which are a part of the museum’s substantial renovation of […]

RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfire Completes 12-Year Restoration

February 22, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Over 58 years since its last flight, Supermarine Spitfire XVI TE311 recently returned to the air at the Royal Air Force Station-Coningsby in Lincolnshire, England following an exhaustive 12-year restoration project untaken by the RAF […]

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