Vintage Aviation News

Passing the Torch: Michael Potter’s Legacy and the Future of Vintage Wings of Canada

November 14, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 3

Founder Michael Potter steps back from his iconic warbird collection, while Vintage Wings of Canada continues to honor his mission of preserving aviation history and inspiring future generations. […]

Vintage Wings of Canada’s Victory Flight Announces 2024 Schedule

March 16, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 1

Vintage Wings of Canada is the creation of Michael Potter, who founded the Vintage Wings of Canada Foundation and has been collecting and flying vintage aircraft since the mid-1990s. The aircraft of his collection are […]

Vintage Wings of Canada’s “Victory Flight” to Soar at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024

March 9, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE Three iconic World War II-era warbirds – the Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, and North American P-51 Mustang – will represent Canadian wartime aviation at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, as Vintage Wings of Canada […]

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Vintage Wings of Canada Corsair Sold

March 16, 2023 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

by Richard Mallory Allnutt Platinum Fighter Sales has just negotiated the sale of FG-1D Corsair BuNo.92106, a longtime and much-beloved resident with Vintage Wings of Canada in Gatineau, Quebec. This aircraft will require a substantial […]

FG-1D Corsair Project at Platinum Fighter Sales

August 18, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As many readers may have noticed, Platinum Fighter Sales recently added a significant airframe to the already notable list of warbirds which they presently have on offer, this being Goodyear-built FG-1D Corsair BuNo.92106. This Oshkosh award-winning […]

Death Came Knocking – The Price WWII Demanded From One City Neighborhood

November 28, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

With the Centenary for the end of the Great War, the war supposedly to end all wars, having just passed two weeks ago on November 11th, and with that same date 100 years ago chiseled […]

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Maid In The Shade – Ride A Combat Veteran B-25

August 8, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

It was sweltering on Monday morning even standing in the shade outside Vintage Wings of Canada’s hangar in Gatineau, Quebec. A small crowd of local media members were huddled together alongside the flying collection’s dedicated band […]

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A sunset Mission to Honor the Canadians in The Battle of Britain

September 14, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 1

By Dave O’Malley On September 15, 1940, the future of Great Britain was unknown. The Luftwaffe’s Heinkel and Dornier bombers, accompanied by hordes of Messerschmitt fighters, had been hammering cities and airbases on an almost […]

Vintage Wings’ Boss Flies the ‘Roseland’ Spitfire for the First Time

July 1, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As Canada prepares to celebrate its sesquicentennial today, the 150th anniversary of confederation, there will be massive celebrations across the country, and especially in the nation’s capital of Ottawa, Ontario. Amongst the many events will […]

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The First Flight of the Roseland Spitfire

June 18, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Dave O’Malley Arnold Roseland was just 28 years old when he died in an aerial gunfight over Normandy in the summer of 1944. He had fought both the Japanese in the Aleutians and the […]

Warbird Restorations

Scott Thompson’s B-17 Updates From Madras

Scott Thompson of AeroVintage recently shared an update on the AeroVintage website about two of the three B-17s currently at Madras, Oregon, with the Erickson Aircraft Collection. The post highlights ongoing wing restoration work on one aircraft and the start of disassembly on another. […]

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