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B-1 Bomber Flyover to Commemorate Doolittle Tokyo Raid

April 11, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

Two B-1 bombers from the 34th and 37th Bomb Squadrons at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, will participate in a high-speed flyover at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force exactly 75 years […]

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CAF Dixie Wing Features Unique Veteran Locating Service at WWII Heritage Days

April 6, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

Most Americans have relatives who served in World War II in some capacity, yet they may have little understanding of where those relatives served or what historic events they may have experienced. WWII veterans themselves […]

Bomber Camp 2017 – Battle of the Bombers!

March 28, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 2

Stockton, CA – The Stockton Field Aviation Museum will once again host their Annual “Bomber Camp” this year, with support from the Collings Foundation. This year, there is an exciting new twist on the event, […]

Red Tail Legacy Comes Full Circle

February 21, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

Airmen assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing take great pride in the heritage created for them by the Tuskegee Airmen. Today a key piece of the wing’s history has once again returned to its […]

A VETERAN’S STORY: The wickedest Flying Witches

February 13, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 1

By Pete Mecca. To call a female pilot a “flying witch” in 2017 could bring condemnation, censorship, and protesters trampling down the weeds in my front yard. So, stick with me on this: The flying […]

P-47 Thunderbolt Mystery

February 7, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

Who are Eva and Edith? AirCorps Aviation, the warbird restoration shop based in Bemidji, Minnesota, has found an interesting artifact within the wing of the 1944 Republic P-47D-23RA they currently have under restoration. This particular […]

Minnesota and Dixie Wings Collaborate on New Tour of Southeast

January 9, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Minnesota Wing and the Dixie Wing are teaming up for a unique tour in several southeast states to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid over Japan. The tour will include five stops with […]

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WWII Heritage Days Salutes Doolittle Raid, Battle of Midway

January 9, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – America was losing the Second World War in the Pacific until an unprecedented one-way mission by Army bombers launched from a Navy aircraft carrier prompted an air-sea battle that changed the course […]

Ghosts of Pearl Harbor: Saving the Crossroads to Marine Aviation in the Pacific Theater

December 7, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

On this day, the 75th anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor, we at WarbirdsNews thought our readers would be interested in learning more about a largely forgotten target of the Japanese forces that infamous […]

2017 WWII Heritage Days Celebrates 75th Anniversary of Several World War II Events

November 9, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 6

PRESS RELEASE – Salute the Greatest Generation and celebrate all things 1940s during the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing 14th annual “WWII Heritage Days”, April 22-23, 2017. The festivities will take place at the […]

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