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RAF Museum Pays Respects at the Gravesite of Dornier 17 Bombardier

June 11, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

On the same day that the plane that carried him for his final flight was raised from it’s watery grave, the gravesite of Luftwaffe Corporal Heinz Huhn was visited by Alex Medhurst, the General Manager […]

2013 Lappeenranta International Airshow Celebrates Finnish Air Force 95th Anniversary

June 11, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

Finland’s premiere air show, the Lappeenranta International Airshow (LIAS), will be held at Lappeenranta International Airport June 14-16. This year’s event celebrates the 95th Anniversary of the founding of the Finnish Air Force which was […]

Despite Obstacles, RAF Museum Salvage of Dornier Do 17 a Complete Success

June 10, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

With salvage consistently hampered by poor weather and seabed geology that prevented the fitment of their carefully-engineered lifting frame, the Royal Air Force Museum nonetheless successfully managed to wrest a Dornier Do 17 from the […]

Old Guys & Their Airplanes: Claude Hone

June 10, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

Historian and artist John Mollison presents an interview with WW2 Corsair pilot, Claude Hone. Claude describes his service, fighting the Japanese and the lessons in life learned from 93 years. Check out John’s work at: […]

Ex-RNZAF Avenger Gifted to Gisborne Aviation Preservation Society

June 10, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

An ex-Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Grumman TBF-1 Avenger aircraft that the Gisborne Aviation Preservation Society (GAPS) of Gisborne, New Zealand been looking after for the past 14 years has just been officially gifted […]

Newsreel Collection Possible Foundation for New South Carolina WWII Museum

June 10, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Former public relations executive and force behind the Doolittle Raiders 50th reunion held in Columbia, South Carolina, Marvin Chernoff proposes to open a WWII museum building upon the Movietone News Library collection already in the […]

Hangar 11 Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk Finally Breaks Cover With New Paint Scheme

June 4, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 5

As we’ve been following here at Warbirds News, The Hangar 11 Collection in North Weald, UK has been in the process of stripping their Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk G-KITT back to bare metal for a new […]

Operation Celestial Flight Pays Tribute to WWII WASP Casualties

June 4, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Thirty-eight young women, all volunteers in an experimental Army Air Force WWII program called Women Aviation Air Force Pilots (WASP) were killed in the line of duty. The Women’s Flying Training Detachment (WFTD) and the […]

Imperial War Museum Spring Air Show 2013

June 3, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Record crowds attended the the Imperial War Museums’ 2013 Spring Air Show at RAF Duxford in the UK last week. Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the arrival of American forces during the Second World War.

Canadians Band Together to Save and Restore a Consolidated PBY Canso

June 2, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 4

What started out as six farmers from Fairview, Alberta looking to save a piece of aviation history has snowballed into a nationwide effort to get a downed Consolidated PBY 5A Canso retrieved from the wilderness […]

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