Vintage Aviation News

Carrier Battles of the Pacific

March 19, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, CA presents Carrier Battles of the Pacific on Saturday, June 1. One of their monthly Living History Flying Days, the event features a discussion panel of connoisseurs: historians, […]

Pearl Harbor Waco UIC Offered for Sale

March 16, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The 1933 Waco UIC, registration number NC13408 that was a witness to history is being spruced up and offered for sale by Vintage Aeroplane Europe. The plane was originally completed on June 9th, 1933, and […]

American Aviator Edward O’Hare Was Born On This Day In 1914

March 13, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

American aviator Edward O’Hare was born on this day in 1914. O’Hare earned his stripes in the Navy, being awarded that division’s first ever title of flying ace and garnering the prestigious Medal of Honor […]

Shifting Sands Reveal Sunken WWII Treasure

March 12, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

In July 2007 after 65 years under the sands a P-38 was discovered off the coast of northern Wales. Uncovered by tides and shifting sands, the Lockheed P-38 Lightning had spent 65 years in its […]

Female WWII ATA Pilots Honored at Aces High Aviation Gallery

March 10, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

During World War Two, a group of heroic female pilots played a key role in defeating the German war machine’s attempts to conquer the United Kingdom. The women were pilots for the Air Transport Auxiliary […]

Swedish Restoration of Heinkel He 111H-6 Proceeding

March 9, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

In a workshop in Falkenberg, Sweden, restoration of a Heinkel He 111H-6 is proceeding, with the nose section currently being fitted-out. This rare machine was recovered from the shores of Lake Sitasjaure in the far […]

SM 79 ‘Sparviero’ “Sparrowhawk”

March 7, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Unlike many pre-war German bomber types which started their career pretending to be airliners or fast mail aircraft, the Savoia Marchetti SM.79 tri-motor was a bona fide airliner which ended up as Italy’s best (and […]

First Flight of the Junkers Ju 52/3m

March 7, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 4

Today, 81 years ago , the first flight of the Junkers Ju 52/3m took place. Nicknamed “Tante Ju” (Auntie Ju) and “Iron Annie” by Axis and Allied troops, the Junkers Ju-52 was the most famous […]

Tom Griffin, veteran of Doolittle’s Raid, dies at the age of 96

March 6, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

Major Thomas C. Griffin (known simply by friends and family as Tom) passed away Tuesday, February 26 in a Kentucky Veterans Affairs nursing home. The 96 year old earned his stripes navigating a B-25 bomber […]

British Attack Over German Territory

March 6, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

On March 6th 1944 the Lancasters and Halifax’s of Bomber Command began an offensive against the German transport network in occupied Europe, attacking railway yards in France. The Avro Lancaster became the most effective heavy […]

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