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Shifting Sands Reveal Sunken WWII Treasure

March 12, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

In July 2007 after 65 years under the sands a P-38 was discovered off the coast of northern Wales. Uncovered by tides and shifting sands, the Lockheed P-38 Lightning had spent 65 years in its […]

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) […]

Tom Griffin, veteran of Doolittle’s Raid, dies at the age of 96

March 6, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

Major Thomas C. Griffin (known simply by friends and family as Tom) passed away Tuesday, February 26 in a Kentucky Veterans Affairs nursing home. The 96 year old earned his stripes navigating a B-25 bomber […]

CAF Red Tail Squadrons Rise Above Exhibit Coming to Carolinas Aviation Museum

February 26, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Carolinas Aviation Museum at Charlotte Douglas International Airport will be hosting the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron’s Traveling Exhibit entitled “Rise Above”, honoring the legendary “Tuskegee Airmen.” The Traveling Exhibit, which features […]

Restoration of Thompson Trophy-Winning P-51D Mustang

February 24, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The New England Air Museum’s (NEAM) North American P-51D Mustang, N13Y, has been moved out of storage and into their 11,000 square foot restoration hangar, where crew chief Pete McConnell and his team are now […]

Piper L-4 Grasshopper Takes to the Air Again in Spain

February 18, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

Piper L-4 Grasshopper 12965 (EC-AJY) made its first post-restoration flight recently at Cuatro Vientos, near Madrid, Spain. The plane is operated by the Fundación Infante de Orleans (FIO), and the restoration project was started in […]

WWII Heritage Days at the CAF DIXIE WING

February 11, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

PEACHTREE CITY- The Commemorative Air Force, Dixie Wing will be holding their WWII Heritage Days Saturday and Sunday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM April 27-28 at the Dixie Wing Historical Airpower Facility at Falcon Field […]

US Freedom Pavilion Boeing Center Opens to the Public

January 16, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The National WWII Museum’s stunning modernistic glass and steel “US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center” opened to the public on January 13th to capacity crowds eager to see the new $35 million home of the […]

US Army Air Force

Shifting Sands Reveal Sunken WWII Treasure

The United States Army Air Forces are Reorganized.

Tom Griffin, veteran of Doolittle’s Raid, dies at the age of 96

CAF Red Tail Squadrons Rise Above Exhibit Coming to Carolinas Aviation Museum

Restoration of Thompson Trophy-Winning P-51D Mustang

Piper L-4 Grasshopper Takes to the Air Again in Spain

WWII Heritage Days at the CAF DIXIE WING

US Freedom Pavilion Boeing Center Opens to the Public

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