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Jets and Helicopters Highlight Modern Military at AirVenture 2023

July 6, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (July 6, 2023) — The U.S. military will be represented in full force at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023, as every branch is set to display notable aircraft […]

The Fighting Lady Turns 80: New Exhibit & Birthday Celebration At Patriots Point

March 27, 2023 Angela Decker 1

On April 15th, 1943, the Essex-class aircraft carrier, USS Yorktown (CV 10), was commissioned in Portsmouth, Virginia. Dubbed The Fighting Lady, the carrier will celebrate its 80th anniversary this year at her present home with […]

Last Cruise For The USS Kitty Hawk

January 29, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

The USS Kitty Hawk, the nation’s last oil-fired aircraft carrier, departed Bremerton on Saturday for a 16,000-mile journey around South America for its ultimate fate: scrapping at a Texas shipyard. Navy tug boats supported the […]

Final Farewell to USS Enterprise

January 27, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 7

The US Navy will decommission the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier next week. The USS Enterprise played a major role in world events that included the Cuban Missile Crisis to the wars in Iraq and […]

Kahului: Maui’s Naval Air Station Turned Airline Gateway

August 30, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Kahului: Maui’s Naval Air Station Turned Airline Gateway By: Matthew McDaniel On December 7th, 1941, the Empire of Japan launched its sneak attached on Pearl Harbor, grievously wounding the United States’ Pacific naval fleet. Yet, less […]

Legendary Ace Flies His 100th Aircraft in “the Birthplace of Naval Aviation”

July 11, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 1

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Paolo Bayas, CNAF Public Affairs A 95-year-old, 29 1/2-year veteran famous for being the single-known ace to achieve victories against both German and Japanese aircraft during WWII and later […]

T-2C Buckeye Ends 56-Year Navy Career

October 8, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Navy’s last flying T-2C Buckeye made its final flight at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland, Sept. 25, capping 56 years of the aircraft type’s service to the fleet. Although T-2s were officially […]

USS Ranger Moving to Texas

March 9, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 3

As WarbirdsNews reported in December last year, the former US Navy Forrestal-class aircraft carrier, CV 61 ex-USS Ranger failed to find a satisfactory home as a museum ship, thus ending any chance that she might […]

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USS Ranger To Be Dismantled

December 28, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 18

PRESS RELEASE – The Navy awarded a contract, Dec. 22, for the towing and dismantling of the decommissioned aircraft carrier Ranger (CV 61) to International Shipbreaking, Ltd. Under the contract, the company will be paid […]

Naval Air Station Pensacola – A Pictorial History

February 22, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Warbirds News likes to support authors with new books which might appeal to our aviation-minded audience. One such book which crossed our desk recently is “Naval Air Station Pensacola”, by mother and son team Maureen […]

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