Vintage Aviation News

Two WWII P-38 Pilots to Speak at Planes of Fame Air Musuem

September 4, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California will be presenting its monthly Living History Event on September 6th. The event is open to the public of course. This month’s feature is titled the ‘Fork-Tailed […]

CAF Takes Action Regarding Proposed FAA Rule

August 29, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 3

PRESS RELEASE -The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed a new policy on July 22, 2014, to address the non-aeronautical use of airport hangars. A summary of the proposed Non-aeronautical Use of Airport Hangars rule stated […]

Wilson ‘Connie’ Edwards and His Hangars Full of History

August 27, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 34

The marvelous Wilson “Connie” Edwards has been in the news a fair bit of late following the announcement of him placing his unique collection of a half dozen Hispano Buchon fighters on the market. With the […]

Collings Foundation Needs Our Help to Sway Planning Board Decision

August 20, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 9

The Collings Foundation needs our help to gain planning permission for a new museum building they wish to construct for housing a major military vehicle collection they just acquired. What follows is their press release, but […]

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Commemorative Air Force Announces World War II Air Expo at Dallas Executive Airport

August 19, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 2

PRESS RELEASE – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) is bringing “hands on” history to Dallas this October 3 through 5 when the world’s only flying B-29 Superfortress, FIFI, the famous P-51C Tuskegee Airmen and over a dozen other […]

Collings Foundation – Looking for B-24 Veterans to Interview

August 18, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 3

Two years ago, the Collings Foundation and Tom Harrison (who wrote the book Kassel) tried to produce a documentary film called The Last Liberator. The film would have centered around the flying collection’s B-24J Liberator […]

FIFI Helps Win Prestigious Video/TV Awards

August 8, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – Two video productions featuring the iconic Boeing B-29 Superfortress, FIFI, and other aircraft maintained and operated by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), recently won big video awards for 2013. “If These Planes Could […]

Douglas A-26 Invader ‘Lady Liberty’ is In Distress

July 15, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 9

The Commemorative Air Force’s Douglas A-26 Invader known as Lady Liberty is stranded at an airfield in Kansas after blowing out an engine. They need our help to get her flying again. The estimated cost to […]

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Vulcan XH558 Has Returned to the Air Following a £400,000 Wing Modification

July 13, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE- The last flying Avro Vulcan has returned to the air following a remarkable modification to her wings that was funded entirely by her supporters. More than £400,000 was raised to give the iconic […]

CAF and EAA Joins Forces for “Heavy Bombers Weekend” in July

July 2, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

In a second annual rare gathering of World War II-era aircraft the CAF and EAA are joining forces for a “Heavy Bombers Weekend” in Madison, Wisconsin the weekend before EAA AirVenture. The 3-day event starts […]

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