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Happy Birthday To The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito

November 25, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC – Originally Published on November 25, 2015. Seventy-five years ago today, the de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito took flight for the first time. One of the most useful Allied aircraft of World […]

Capt Valmore J Beaudrault P 47D 20 RE 44 19713 Priscilla Beaudrault

First For The Ninth, The Story of The First Aerial Victory Over a Me 262

November 25, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 1

From an original article by Stephen Chapis. On October 2, 1944, 21-year-old Captain Valmore Jay Beaudrault of Milford, New Hampshire became the first Ninth Air Force pilot to score an aerial victory over a […]

Thousands Enjoy Atlanta Warbird Weekend at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport

September 23, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

More than 12,000 aviation fans and family members filled the tarmac at the Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing’s second annual Atlanta Warbird Weekend, Sept. 12-13 at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport. Guests toured A DC-3, a B-17, “Memphis […]

B-17 “Memphis Belle” Joins CAF Atlanta Warbird Weekend

August 27, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 3

PRESS RELEASE – The mighty B-17, “Memphis Belle,” will join dozens of WWII warbirds on the tarmac at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport Sept. 12-13 for the Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing 2015 Atlanta Warbird Weekend. The B-17 […]

D-Day Conneaut 2015

August 27, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Tom Pawlesh D-Day Conneaut in Conneaut, Ohio is the largest D-Day reenactment in the world and is getting bigger and better every year. Totally funded by sponsors and donations, this huge event is free to […]

Warbirds Over Pearl Harbor

August 20, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

If all goes according to plan this October, three precious WWII warbirds will head out to California, where they will be loaded aboard a USAF cargo plane and flown out to Hawaii. The TBM Avenger, FM-2 […]

Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXe Photo By Richard Allnutt

Bud Anderson, Spitfire, FW-190 to Highlight Atlanta Warbird Weekend

August 5, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE — WWII pilot Bud Anderson will captivate the audience as guest speaker for the Atlanta Warbird Weekend’s “Dinner with an Ace,” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 at the 57th Fighter Group restaurant, Dekalb-Peachtree […]

New EAA Exhibit Honors 345th BG ‘Air Apaches’ of World War II

July 18, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

by Jim Bina July 15, 2015 – A new museum exhibit will debut during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 highlighting the history of the 345th Bombardment Group, one of the most distinguished bomber units of World War II. […]

Flying Heritage Collection – SkyFair Display July 25th

July 15, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

On July 25th, between 10am and 4pm, Paul Allen’s Flying Heritage Collection at Paine Field near Seattle, Washington will be roaring to life before the public at their second annual SkyFair Air & Ground Show. It […]

Battle of Britain: 75th Anniversary

July 10, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

On July 10th, 1940, the greatest air battle in human history began, as aircraft of the German Luftwaffe streamed over the United Kingdom with the intent of bombing the nation into quick submission, as they had done with all […]

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