Vintage Aviation News

The United States Army Air Forces are Reorganized.

March 9, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

It was March 9th 1942 when The United States Army Air Forces were reorganized with the separate Air Force Combat Command (the combat element) and United States Army Air Corps (the logistics and training element) […]

The Grumman F11 Tiger Entered In Service

March 8, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

It was March 8th 1957, 56 years ago, when the Grumman F11 Tiger entered service with the United States Navy Attack Squadron 156 (VA-156). The world’s first carrier-based supersonic fighter, this single-seat fighter aircraft was […]

First Flight of the Junkers Ju 52/3m

March 7, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 4

Today, 81 years ago , the first flight of the Junkers Ju 52/3m took place. Nicknamed “Tante Ju” (Auntie Ju) and “Iron Annie” by Axis and Allied troops, the Junkers Ju-52 was the most famous […]

British Attack Over German Territory

March 6, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

On March 6th 1944 the Lancasters and Halifax’s of Bomber Command began an offensive against the German transport network in occupied Europe, attacking railway yards in France. The Avro Lancaster became the most effective heavy […]

90 Years Ago Today Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corp. Was Estabilished

March 5, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

It was March 5th 1923 when The great aeronautical pioneer Igor Sikorsky set up the Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corp. in the United States with the financial help of several important leading figures, including Sergey Rachmaninoff. […]

General Chuck Yeager’s First Kill

March 4, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

It was March 4, 1944 during the first daylight raid escorting bombers over Berlin that Chuck Yeager, flying his P-51 ‘Glamorous Glenn’ shot down his first enemy aircraft. Chuck Yeager shot down a Messerschmidt Me […]

Warbird Restorations

CAF P-47N Thunderbolt – Restoration Update – Summer 2024

Since the arrival of this Thunderbolt, the skilled restoration team at CAF Airbase Georgia, based at Falcon Field in Peachtree City, has been hard at work on the airframe. Below are some of the significant milestones they have already achieved in their mission to restore the WWII fighter to airworthy condition. […]

Today in Aviation History

The United States Army Air Forces are Reorganized.

The Grumman F11 Tiger Entered In Service

First Flight of the Junkers Ju 52/3m

British Attack Over German Territory

90 Years Ago Today Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corp. Was Estabilished

General Chuck Yeager’s First Kill

Update on the Restoration of Vultee BT-13 “Annie”

Cadet Air Corps Museum AT-10 Restoration Report – Winter 2024

CAF Jayhawk Wing UC-78 Bobcat Restoration Begins After Storm Damage

Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 226