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CAF Red Tail Squadron to Visit Florida

February 24, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron, America’s tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, is teaming up with the CAF Florida Wing to bring its RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit mobile theater and […]

FIFI to Visit Southern California

February 5, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – Southern California residents and tourists will experience “hands on” history this March when FIFI, the Commemorative Air Force’s iconic Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, flies into Camarillo Airport. FIFI and other World War […]

Scaled-Down Fantasy of Flight Museum Reopens to the Public

February 2, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 4

Kermit Weeks reopened his Fantasy of Flight museum to the general public this past weekend, although on a much smaller scale. The original incarnation of Fantasy of Flight closed to all but private events last […]

FIFI 2015 Spring Tour Stops Announced

January 12, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE – DALLAS, January 9, 2015 – The Commemorative Air Force Air Power History Tour, featuring the iconic Boeing B-29 Superfortress FIFI, will visit airports in Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas starting this February […]

Tour With FIFI

January 4, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

Press Release: Have you ever wondered what it is like to tour with one of the Commemorative Air Force’s biggest and most interesting bombers? The CAF AirPower History Tour has select crewmember positions open for […]

Aviation In The Movies at Planes Of Fame

January 1, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California will be presenting its initial monthly Living History Event of 2015 on Saturday, January 3rd. The event is open to the public of course. This month’s feature […]

CAF SLOCUM April 2014 Dallas Executive Airport

The Commemorative Air Force In Numbers

December 30, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 7

The Commemorative Air Force has published some interesting details on their blog recently regarding their operations in 2014. The article is an overview of the organization’s efforts put into numbers. As of 2014, The CAF is composed […]

CAF Red Tail Squadron Received Industry Award for Innovation

December 16, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE – On December 12, 2014 the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron received a Pinnacle Award from the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) at the Council’s convention in Las Vegas. The […]

City of Dallas Approves Incentive Package For the CAF

December 11, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – DALLAS – Dec. 11, 2014 – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) announced today that the Dallas City Council voted unanimously to approve an incentive package for the CAF’s move to Dallas Executive […]

UPF-7 Waco joins the Collings Foundation

December 6, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Collings Foundation seems to be on a real tear these days, adding new aircraft to the collection seemingly every other month over the past year. They have just acquired a beautifully restored example of […]

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