Vintage Aviation News

World Tour for Pearl Harbor Documentary Lands at Palm Springs Air Museum

March 12, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

On Sunday, March 16, 2014 at 1 PM, visitors to the Palm Springs Air Museum will have a chance to see the new documentary, Pearl Harbor: One Last Goodbye”. Executive Producer Liz Watkins will be […]

WWII Heritage Days to Honor the Women of The Greatest Generation

March 9, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 6

The sights and sounds of The Greatest Generation will come alive when the Commemorative Air Force’s Dixie Wing hosts its eleventh annual “WWII Heritage Days” event over the weekend of April 26th/27th. The history festival will take place […]

Uncovering a P-47 Thunderbolt Crashed in Germany During WWII

January 22, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

STARS and STRIPES reported that on Saturday January18th, 2014 a group of 22 volunteers and WWII hobbyists excavated the wreck of an american P-47 Thunderbolt. Alexander Schneider, an amateur historian and metal detecting enthusiast, said he […]

Event Exit exit.. Paratroopers exit a Douglas DC 3 C 47 Dakota Skytrain for a commorative jump over the D day invasion landing zones in Normandy France

UPDATE Dakotas Over Normandy Well Underway

January 20, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 3

For the 70th commemoration of the renowned D-day Invasion, which is to take place in June 2014, a group of parachutists called the Round Canopy Parachuting Team, has set its goals at assembling as many […]

Orlando Center Unveiled Tuskegee Airmen Monument

November 17, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Orlando Science Center organized an event on Veteran’s Day to unveil a new monument to the Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen is the popular name of a group of African-American pilots who fought in World […]

Douglas C-47 ‘Whiskey 7 ‘ Back To Normandy France In June Of 2014

November 15, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 8

For the 70th commemoration of the renowned D-day Invasion, which is to take place in June 2014,the Douglas C-47 ‘Whiskey 7 ‘ owned by National Warplane Museum in Geneseo,NY and featured every year at the […]

World War II’s Doolittle Raiders Making Final Toast

November 12, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

Thousands of visitors streamed to the national Air Force museum Saturday to pay a Veterans Day weekend tribute to the few surviving members of the Doolittle Raiders, airmen whose daring raid on Japan helped boost […]

DakotaAir Will Bring Passenger Flights Back To The UK Honoring The RAF Transport Command

November 8, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

Established on 25 March 1943 by the renaming of the RAF Ferry Command, RAF Transport Command was the logistical arm of the RAF. During World War II, it at first ferried aircraft from factories to […]

Project Two restored Douglas DC 3 C 47 Dakota Skytrains in formation during an airshow

Dakotas Over Normandy, With Your Help It Could Happen!

October 29, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

F-35 Hangar Dedicated to WWII Pilots Who Flew The P-38

October 8, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 3

Officials from Lockheed Martin dedicated a hangar to the people who built, flew and maintained the aircraft. The hangar is now home to the F-35 Lightning II, which is nicknamed after the P-38 and is […]

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