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Shuttleworth “Best Of British” Airshow

By Nigel Hitchman The UK airshow season got off to a fantastic start at The Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden on Sunday, May 12. With warm sunny weather and a fantastic line-up of aircraft, we [...]
Aviation Museum News

New Gallery Opens At Hill Aerospace Museum

by Nick Veronico The Hill Aerospace Museum, located outside Hill AFB, Ogden, Utah, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new L.S. Skaggs Gallery on April 29, 2024, and opened the gallery to the public on [...]
Warbirds News

Viper Demo Team Covertly Adorns Jet in YF-16 Scheme for 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Type

Amidst the celebratory atmosphere surrounding the F-16, a pivotal year unfolds for the renowned fighter jet. Having amassed nearly 5,000 aircraft since its inception, the F-16 marks its 50th anniversary since its maiden flight. Demand [...]
Aviation Museum News

Dive Into The World Of A Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer

This week The Museum of Flight will host a unique learning opportunity for the visitors. Orange and white Coast Guard helicopters are a familiar sight to many living near the waters of the Northwest, and [...]
Aviation Museum News

San Diego Air and Space Museum Begins Refurbishment of Hungarian MiG-21

By Adam Estes The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 is arguably one of the most versatile aircraft of the former Soviet Union. First flown in 1955, the aircraft coded by NATO as the Fishbed carries many additional nicknames, [...]

Shuttleworth “Best Of British” Airshow

Warbirds News

May 16, 2024 0

By Nigel Hitchman The UK airshow season got off to a fantastic start at The Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden on Sunday, May 12. With warm sunny weather and a fantastic line-up of aircraft, we […]

Viper Demo Team Covertly Adorns Jet in YF-16 Scheme for 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Type

Warbirds News

May 15, 2024 0

Amidst the celebratory atmosphere surrounding the F-16, a pivotal year unfolds for the renowned fighter jet. Having amassed nearly 5,000 aircraft since its inception, the F-16 marks its 50th anniversary since its maiden flight. Demand […]

End of an Era: South Africa Bids Farewell to The C-47 Dakota After 81 Years of Service

Warbirds News

May 14, 2024 0

After serving for 81 years in the South African Air Force (SAAF), the C-47 Dakota is bidding farewell as it is being phased out of service. The 35 Squadron, stationed at Air Force Base Ysterplaat, […]

AirCorps Depot Acquires Dusters & Sprayers Stearman Inventory

Warbirds News

May 13, 2024 0

PRESS RELEASE Dusters & Sprayers Supply Inc., the world’s largest inventory of Stearman parts, has been acquired by AirCorps Depot, under the management of AirCorps Aviation. The goal of AirCorps Depot is simple: preserve and […]

D-Day Squadron Kicks Off 2024 Legacy Tour With Public Day

Warbirds News

May 13, 2024 0

Very soon the aircraft of the D-Day Squadron will again grace the skies over Europe as they endeavor to support events surrounding the commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion and the 75th […]

B-17 Liberty Belle Restoration – Don Brooks Interview

Warbird Restorations

May 6, 2024 1

by Adam Estes and Moreno Aguiari Over the past few decades, there have been numerous occasions where a wrecked warbird once considered a total loss was eventually resurrected into airworthy condition. The B-17G known around […]

Kiwi P-51D Reborn: The Restoration of Mustang Two Three

Warbird Restorations

May 3, 2024 5

One of the stars of Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow 2024 was North American P-51D Mustang NZ2423, owned by The Biggin Hill Trust and flown from Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Base Ohakea. A […]

Aero Legends’ Spitfire MJ444 Restoration – April Update

Warbird Restorations

May 3, 2024 0

In 2021 Aero Legends based at Headcorn in the UK announced that they had commissioned the rebuild of another Supermarine Spitfire in a two-seat configuration to join their stable, this being Mk.IX MJ444, a WWII […]

A Small Step Toward Positive Future For Binbrook Lighting XR724

Warbird Restorations

May 2, 2024 9

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

Vintage Aviation

April 26, 2024 9

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 […]

New Gallery Opens At Hill Aerospace Museum

Aviation Museum News

May 16, 2024 0

by Nick Veronico The Hill Aerospace Museum, located outside Hill AFB, Ogden, Utah, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new L.S. Skaggs Gallery on April 29, 2024, and opened the gallery to the public on […]

Dive Into The World Of A Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer

Aviation Museum News

May 15, 2024 0

This week The Museum of Flight will host a unique learning opportunity for the visitors. Orange and white Coast Guard helicopters are a familiar sight to many living near the waters of the Northwest, and […]

San Diego Air and Space Museum Begins Refurbishment of Hungarian MiG-21

Aviation Museum News

May 15, 2024 0

By Adam Estes The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 is arguably one of the most versatile aircraft of the former Soviet Union. First flown in 1955, the aircraft coded by NATO as the Fishbed carries many additional nicknames, […]

Michigan Flight Museum, Interview With President Kevin Walsh

Aviation Museum News

May 14, 2024 0

Whenever a storied aviation museum renames itself or even modifies its logo, there is inevitably a period of hair-pulling and ALL-CAPS RANTING on social media; usually by a minority of commentators, albeit a very vocal […]

Walt Disney Studios and WWII Exhibition Opens at Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum

Aviation Museum News

May 8, 2024 0

During World War II, the esteemed generation of Americans, often dubbed the Greatest Generation, wholeheartedly contributed to the war efforts, a feat that included the involvement of Walt Disney and his eponymous studio. In the […]

Aussie Antiquers 50th Fly-In

Vintage Aviation

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

Vintage Aviation

April 26, 2024 9

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

Vintage Aviation

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!

Vintage Aviation

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

Aviation Museum News

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. […]

US Airways Flight 1549, Left Engine

Articles

May 9, 2024 0

In the aftermath of a birdstrike above New York City, Captain C.B. ‘Sully’ Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles demonstrated extraordinary skill as they safely guided US Airways Flight 1549 to land on the Hudson […]

Digitization and Aviation Museums

Articles

May 3, 2024 0

By Noah Stegman Rechtin Why digitize? Why digitize documents in the first place? To some this may seem like an obvious question, but to others used to paper documents, it may seem like a downgrade. […]

D-DAY80 PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIENCES

Articles

May 1, 2024 1

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

Articles

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

Articles

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) […]

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