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Dakota Territory Air Museum – P-47D Restoration Update – October/November 2022

December 6, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Vintage Aviation News has received the October/November, 2022 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration of the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609 at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota. We thought our readers would be very interested to […]

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CAF PBY Catalina Restoration Update – December 2022

December 5, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 3

As many will know, the Commemorative Air Force Lake Superior Squadron has spent the last several years working diligently on the ambitious airworthy restoration of Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina BuNo.64097. As an update to our last report in November […]

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Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 180

November 30, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As most of our readers will know, Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 Just Jane is under restoration to airworthy condition with the Lincoln Aviation Heritage Center at former RAF East Kirkby in Lincolnshire, England. The group continues to made magnificent […]

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Warbirds of Glory Museum Move & Sandbar Mitchell Update

November 24, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

In mid-October, the Warbirds of Glory Museum moved in to their new premises at Oakland Southwest Airport near New Hudson, Michigan. As most readers will be well aware, this museum is responsible for rescuing the battered remains […]

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Freshly Restored Douglas A-1H Skyraider Unveiled at NMUSAF

November 22, 2022 Adam Estes 0

by Richard Mallory Allnutt (Editor) Back in June, we published Adam Estes’ marvelous article detailing the history and preservation status of Douglas A-1H Skyraider BuNo.134600, a former U.S. Navy example which went on to serve […]

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B-17E “Desert Rat” Restoration Update – November 2022

November 7, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 5

As many readers will be well aware, there are a number of Boeing B-17s under restoration to fly right now. Perhaps the boldest of these projects is Mike Kellner’s effort in Marengo, Illinois. He and […]

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Wings of the North Air Museum’s P-51B Mustang Restoration – Update 2

November 7, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

As regular readers will know, at time of writing, AirCorps Aviation is in the final stages of completing a magnificent restoration of a rare razorback Republic P-47D Thunderbolt for the Dakota Territory Air Museum. It […]

Wings of the North Air Museum’s P-51B Mustang Restoration – Update 1

November 2, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As regular readers will know, at time of writing, AirCorps Aviation is in the final stages of completing a magnificent restoration of a rare razorback Republic P-47D Thunderbolt for the Dakota Territory Air Museum. It […]

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The City of Irvine’s Lockheed PV-1 Ventura

October 31, 2022 Adam Estes 17

by Adam Estes With the Flying Leathernecks Aviation Museum edging closer to reopening at its original home within the grounds of former Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) El Toro in Irvine, California, it is interesting […]

The Razorback P 47D Thunderbolt Comes to Life

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt Comes to Life!

October 27, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 5

On Wednesday, under a beautifully sunny Minnesota sky, the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609 performed its first engine run under the experienced supervision of veteran warbird pilot Bernie Vasquez. As our regular readers […]

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