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Renowned Author Robert Dorr Donates Book Proceeds to the CAF

January 13, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

Article originally published on the Commemorative Air Force’s website. CAF Capital Wing member and military history writer Robert F. Dorr was diagnosed with Glioblastoma Multiforme a few months ago and underwent brain surgery in December. Despite […]

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12 Planes of Christmas – Douglas A-26 Invader

December 9, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

As part of WarbirdsNews support for the Commemorative Air Force’s fund-raising campaign ’12 Planes of Christmas’ we will be highlighting each of the aircraft on their list. The fourth of these is the Sierra Hotel Sponsor […]

New Exhibit at The New York State Military Museum Tells the Story of The New York Air National Guard

November 21, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

Story by Eric Durr The 100-year-old history of the Air National Guard in New York is the subject of a new exhibit at the New York State Military Museum here.The exhibit —“ Ever Upward: The […]

Arsenal of Democracy Flyover Receives Significant FAA Approvals to Proceed

March 19, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – Washington, DC—The Arsenal of Democracy: WWII Victory Capitol Flyover announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued the necessary approvals for the Flyover to take place in restricted airspace over the […]

The CAF Central Texas Wing Receives Grant for Historic Hangar

March 3, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

The CAF’s Central Texas Wing, also called CenTex Wing, based in San Marcos, Texas received a grant of $25,000 from the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA). The grant money will be used to assist the […]

Open Cockpits Events At RAF Museum London

February 17, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

The RAF Museum London offers a unique opportunity to access cockpits of some of its most iconic aircraft. Date: 3rd March 2015 Time: 18:15 to 21:00 Tickets: £15.50/£20.50 (Vulcan ticket) Join us in March for […]

Mega Flyover Over DC on the 70th Anniversary of VE Day Announced

February 4, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 23

PRESS RELEASE – Seventy years ago today, Allied leaders met at the Yalta Conference in Crimea to begin their discussions of the structure of post-World War II Europe. To honor the heroes who fought in […]

First Carrier Landing Anniversary

January 18, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

http://www.dvidshub.net/video/385848/all-hands-update-marking-aviation-milestone?sub_id=30824&utm_campaign=subscriptions&utm_medium=email&utm_source=30824&utm_content=asset_link#.VK6UNCeMAp4 on January 18, 1911, Ely landed his Curtiss pusher airplane on a platform on the armored cruiser USS Pennsylvania anchored in San Francisco Bay.[nb 2] Ely flew from the Tanforan Racetrack in San Bruno, […]

8th Anniversary Gala to Feature Capt. “Sully” Sullenberger At Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor’s Fundraiser

September 19, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

“Miracle on the Hudson” pilot Capt. Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger, who piloted US Airways Flight 1549 to an emergency water landing in New York City’s Hudson River, will be this year’s guest speaker at Pacific […]

Australian B-24 Event

August 19, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

Many of our readers may have seen the story we published on the Consolidated B-24 Liberator under restoration in Werribee, Australia a few weeks back. As it happens, this aircraft turns seventy years old on […]

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