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Open Cockpit Day at The Palm Springs Air Museum: P-47 Thunderbolt

This Saturday, May 4, 2024, from 1o:00 AM to 12:00 PM, sit in the cockpit of the P-47 Thunderbolt at the Palm Springs Air Museum. Considered by many the most significant fighter aircraft of World [...]
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A Small Step Toward Positive Future For Binbrook Lighting XR724

By Chris Frear After a winter of hard work in their new hangar, Saturday April 28th marked a milestone for members of the Lightning Association when their English Electric Lightning F.6 XR724 was rolled outside [...]
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D-DAY80 PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIENCES

COAP Wings is delighted to announce an exclusive program of flight & photography experiences, in partnership with Aero Legends in the UK and France, during the “D-Day80 Heroes Remembered” celebrations. UK GROUND SHOOTS Three exclusive, [...]
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USS Lexington: An Inside Look at the Effort to Rescue Historic aircraft in the Pacific

On Wednesday, May 1st, the Military Aviation Museum will host a webinar with team members of the U.S.S Lexington (CV 2) Aircraft Recovery Project. A presentation of the significance of the Douglas TBD-1 Devastator torpedo [...]
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National Museum of the USAF Erects Atlas Missile

By Adam Estes There have been a lot of new developments with the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force (NMUSAF) at Wright Patterson AFB near Dayton, Ohio from the recent arrival of the McDonnell-Douglas [...]

April 2024 Update from Vulcan to the Sky Trust

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April 30, 2024 0

PRESS RELEASE Last month the Vulcan to the Sky Trust (VTST) shared the news that the City of Doncaster Council (CDC) announced they had signed a lease for the former Doncaster Sheffield Airport, where VTST’s […]

EAA’s B-25 Tour Brings Living History to The Skies in 2024

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April 30, 2024 0

History enthusiasts can take flight in a piece of World War II history this summer, as EAA’s North American B-25 Berlin Express will tour the country beginning on May 16-19 at the TBM Avenger Reunion […]

D-Day 80: Myrthe Pas and The Ghost of Arnhem

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April 29, 2024 1

Since 1945, it has been a tradition for all primary school children to lay flowers on the graves of the fallen brave soldiers at the Airborne Cemetery in Oosterbeek, The Netherlands in the first weekend […]

D-Day to Space Travel Among Evening Programs at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024

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April 28, 2024 0

The Royal Canadian Air Force’s centennial, renowned aerospace designer Burt Rutan, and the future of spaceflight are all part of the schedule this July as EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024 hosts its memorable evening programs at […]

D-Day Squadron Returns to Germany to Celebrate the Berlin Airlift 75th Anniversary

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April 26, 2024 0

U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden, together with the German state of Hesse, will host a public commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of the Berlin Airlift on June 16th. After the conclusion of the […]

A Small Step Toward Positive Future For Binbrook Lighting XR724

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May 2, 2024 0

By Chris Frear After a winter of hard work in their new hangar, Saturday April 28th marked a milestone for members of the Lightning Association when their English Electric Lightning F.6 XR724 was rolled outside […]

Nothing By Chance: The Return of Parks Biplane N499H

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April 26, 2024 5

By Zac Yates “I only know that I want that biplane. I want it because I want to travel through time and I want to fly a difficult airplane and I want to feel the […]

Air Mobility Command Museum Restoring C-46

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April 25, 2024 4

By Noah Stegman Rechtin Almost a year after the Air Mobility Command Museum (AMCM) at Dover AFB, DE added a Curtiss C-46 Commando to its collection the museum is making good progress on the World […]

Preserving Jaguar XX764

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April 24, 2024 0

By Stephen Chapis The SEPECAT (Société Européenne de Production de l’avion Ecole de Combat et d’Appui Tactique) Jaguar was a collaboration between the British Aircraft Corporation and Breguet born in 1965 out of a British […]

Flying EE Lightning Project Leaves U.S., Focuses on New Jet

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April 22, 2024 2

PRESS RELEASE In 1997, the Anglo American Lightning Organisation (AALO) was founded by Andrew Brodie, Jon Roth, Phil Wallis and Max Waldron. The group acquired English Electric Lightning T.5 XS422 in the UK and relocated […]

Open Cockpit Day at The Palm Springs Air Museum: P-47 Thunderbolt

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May 2, 2024 1

This Saturday, May 4, 2024, from 1o:00 AM to 12:00 PM, sit in the cockpit of the P-47 Thunderbolt at the Palm Springs Air Museum. Considered by many the most significant fighter aircraft of World […]

USS Lexington: An Inside Look at the Effort to Rescue Historic aircraft in the Pacific

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May 1, 2024 13

On Wednesday, May 1st, the Military Aviation Museum will host a webinar with team members of the U.S.S Lexington (CV 2) Aircraft Recovery Project. A presentation of the significance of the Douglas TBD-1 Devastator torpedo […]

National Museum of the USAF Erects Atlas Missile

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May 1, 2024 0

By Adam Estes There have been a lot of new developments with the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force (NMUSAF) at Wright Patterson AFB near Dayton, Ohio from the recent arrival of the McDonnell-Douglas […]

Intrepid Museum’s Fleet Week

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April 30, 2024 0

Save the date for the Intrepid Museum’s Fleet Week celebration! In recognition of our men and women in uniform, the Intrepid Museum celebrates Fleet Week from May 24 – 27, 2024! Fleet Week activities will […]

Discover History in Motion: May Events Unveiled at Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum

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April 29, 2024 0

PRESS RELEASE Explore history at the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum (FHCAM) this May. Its world-renowned collection and immersive programs provide educational experiences for all ages. Visitors can join a variety of events that […]

Aussie Antiquers 50th Fly-In

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April 29, 2024 0

By Commissioning Editor James Kightly On the extended weekend of the April 18th – 21st 2024, the Antique Aeroplane Association of Australia (AAAA, or generally known to the aficionados as the ‘Antiquers’) celebrated the organization’s […]

Nothing By Chance: The Return of Parks Biplane N499H

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April 26, 2024 5

By Zac Yates “I only know that I want that biplane. I want it because I want to travel through time and I want to fly a difficult airplane and I want to feel the […]

NASA Retires Its DC-8

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April 16, 2024 2

By Adam Estes When the Douglas DC-8 was first flown in 1958, it was just the second American jetliner produced, second only to the Boeing 707, and was among the first narrow-body, four-engine jetliners that […]

The Rebirth of an Iconic British Propeller Brand…in Italy!

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April 13, 2024 1

PRESS RELEASE The Fairey-Reed propeller for the de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk, which is now getting very difficult to acquire, is undergoing new production engineering by GT-Propellers of Italy with different features. The original all-metal […]

Eclipse Chasing Concorde 1973

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April 6, 2024 6

By Commissioning Editor James Kightly As covered in our article ‘NASA WB-57 to chase the 2024 total solar eclipse‘, the high altitude capabilities of a rare, specialist aircraft is being used to undertake stratospheric astronomy. […]

D-DAY80 PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIENCES

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May 1, 2024 0

COAP Wings is delighted to announce an exclusive program of flight & photography experiences, in partnership with Aero Legends in the UK and France, during the “D-Day80 Heroes Remembered” celebrations. UK GROUND SHOOTS Three exclusive, […]

Air America: Anything, Anywhere, Anytime, Professionally

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April 29, 2024 7

By Chris Henry During the war in Vietnam, there was an airline that flew some of the most harrowing missions ever taken on by a group of this type, and over hostile territory. Because of […]

Centennial Reenactment of First Aerial Circumnavigation of Australia

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April 21, 2024 2

By James Kightly, Commissioning Editor On April 12th, 2024 adventurer Michael Smith set off to recreate the first aerial circumnavigation of Australia by seaplane, starting exactly 100 years after two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) […]

The Story of Delta’s Hercules Aircraft

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April 19, 2024 0

Delta Air Lines, renowned as one of the world’s largest and most iconic airlines, boasts a rich history marked by innovation, expansion, and adaptability. While primarily recognized for its fleet of commercial airliners, Delta’s journey […]

Eglin Airfields, Home of the Doolittle Raiders

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April 18, 2024 0

In the annals of military history, few acts of valor and audacity shine as brightly as the Doolittle Raid of April 18, 1942. This daring bombing mission, led by Lieutenant Colonel James “Jimmy” Doolittle, struck […]

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