2024 has been another great year for vintage aviation, with many significant events and first flights. We at Vintage Aviation News have endeavored to keep our readers informed of as many developments as possible, with exclusive reports of significant milestones in the warbird, vintage, and aviation museum community. Although we couldn’t cover everything, it has been a remarkable year of growth for us here, too, culminating with a record 5.1 million unique visitors to our website from all over the world. We always seek new leads and writers/photographers who can provide coverage. With your help, we can have an even better 2025, and be sure not to miss any important first flight this year! Below are some of the highlights from 2024.
Contents
January
Smithsonian’s Bf 109 Unveils a Hidden Story of Resistance
Tuskegee Airmen PT-19 Trainer Restored By CAF Airbase Georgia Returns To The Skies
February
Rare Polikarpov I-16 Flies Again in Spain
Kermit Weeks Acquires Unique Boeing Stratoliner Houseboat
March
Fourth Avspecs Mosquito Rebuild Flies
British Columbia Aviation Museum Acquires Iconic Hawaii Mars
April
Pima Air and Space Museum Acquires Iconic Philippine Mars
Nothing By Chance: The Return of Parks Biplane N499H
May
WWII Triple Ace Brigadier General Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson Passing
Pacific Wrecks’ Led Expedition Finds Richard Bong’s P-38 in South Pacific
June
B-17 Yankee Lady Has a New Home
Alaska Aviation Museum’s Goose Flies After Restoration
July
Pilot Report: Flying The Caproni Ca.3 Reproduction
Fagen Fighters’ Helldiver Soars Again!
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August
The Hawaii Mars Water Bomber Finally Arrives At Its Forever Home, The British Columbia Aviation Museum
Collings Foundation’s F-100 Super Sabre Flies Again!
September
World’s Only DC-3 on Floats Returns to the Skies
Military Aviation Museum’s Messerschmitt Bf 109 Soars Again
October
When a Passion Becomes a Career – Bernie Vasquez
A Bristol Bulldog Biplane Fighter is Once Again in the Sky
November
Bringing ‘The Last of the Gunfighters’ Home: Vietnam War Flight Museum’s Mission to Preserve the Final F-8 Crusader
F-4 Phantom Legacy: Celebrating 50 Years of The Rhino in Turkish Service
December
Philippine Mars Takes Flight Again
Persian Cat in Flight: Quite Possibly The Last Chapter of Iran’s F-14 Tomcats
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