Vintage Aviation News

National Museum of the US Air Force Plans Major Expansion

June 16, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio will be relocating it’s collection of one-of-a-kind experimental aircraft to a new $46 million gallery in 2015, giving […]

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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 […]

Operation Celestial Flight Pays Tribute to WWII WASP Casualties

June 4, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Thirty-eight young women, all volunteers in an experimental Army Air Force WWII program called Women Aviation Air Force Pilots (WASP) were killed in the line of duty. The Women’s Flying Training Detachment (WFTD) and the […]

Starfighter Lands At Pacific Aviation Museum in Pearl Harbor

May 16, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Lockheed F-104A Starfighter, Serial No. 56-817, arrived at Pacific Aviation Museum in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii last Thursday, joining the Museum’s impressive and ever-expanding collection of warbird aircraft. The Starfighter, which is on long-term loan from […]

Yanks Air Museum Takes Delivery of F-104 Starfighter

May 9, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

Planes often have to be shipped from the other side of the earth to join a collection. Imagine how exciting it must have been for the Yanks Air Museum of Chino, California to locate an […]

AT-6C Texan Returns to the Sky in France

April 26, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Emerging after a 15-year restoration, a North American AT-6C Texan has just recently successfully completed its test flights in Angers, France.

39th Annual Sun ‘N Fun Fly-in and Expo Celebrates T-6 Texan Anniversary Day

April 10, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The 39th annual Sun ‘N Fun Fly-In and Expo in Lakeland, Florida has declared today “T-6 Texan Anniversary Day” as this year marks 75 years since this legendary trainer entered service. The North American T-6 […]

North American B-25J Mitchell Finds a New Home

April 1, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

North American B-25J Mitchell 44-86725 (N25NA) has been acquired by US warbird enthusiast Dr. Brent Hisey. The bomber, named Super Rabbit recently arrived at its new home, the Oklahoma Museum of Flying (OMOF) at Wiley […]

Canberra to go on Display in Florida

March 16, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

An English Electric Canberra, TT.18 WJ574 has recently been moved to the Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum in Titusville, Florida and is being prepped for static display. One of the most popular and successful of […]

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March 15th 1960 – Introduction: Convair B-58 Hustler

March 15, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Designed by Robert Widmer for Convair, the B-58 was the first supersonic jet bomber to achieve Mach 2. Intended for flight at high altitudes and capable of carrying a nuclear weapon, it was employed by […]

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