By Stephen Chapis What do the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) International Motorsports Association (IMSA), and the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring have in common? This is admittedly an odd question, but strange [...]
By Adam Estes In the desperate and cataclysmic struggle that was the Eastern Front of World War II, which the countries of the former Soviet Union still call the Great Patriotic War, the Ilyushin Il-2 [...]
By Eric Allen An historic meeting of two WWII P-51 Mustang pilots took place on March 12th in Auburn, California. Triple-ace Brigadier General C.E. “Bud” Anderson USAF (Ret.) (102 years old) hosted Colonel Joe Peterburs [...]
The C-53 N8336, previously known as Spirit of Benovia, has been renamed Spirit of Douglas and a brand new livery was applied by DC-3 restoration experts Aerometal International, Inc. in the U.S. The fully restored [...]
Periodically, we have presented reports from Chuck Cravens detailing the restoration of an ultra-rare Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita WWII advanced, multi-engine trainer, however, it has been more than a year since our last update. As mentioned [...]
By Stephen Chapis What do the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) International Motorsports Association (IMSA), and the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring have in common? This is admittedly an odd question, but strange […]
By Eric Allen An historic meeting of two WWII P-51 Mustang pilots took place on March 12th in Auburn, California. Triple-ace Brigadier General C.E. “Bud” Anderson USAF (Ret.) (102 years old) hosted Colonel Joe Peterburs […]
PRESS RELEASE The B-29 Doc History Restored Tour will land at Statesville Regional Airport, from April 30 through May 2. B-29 Doc, one of 1,644 B-29 Superfortress aircraft built by the Boeing Company in Wichita, […]
PRESS RELEASE EAA will pay tribute to the heroes and sacrifices made during the Normandy landings on D-Day (June 6, 1944), and throughout the year 1944, with an 80-year “Turning the Tide” commemoration at EAA […]
PRESS RELEASE The First Flight Society (FFS) will celebrate the third annual Wilbur Wright Day with a luncheon at the Hilton Garden Inn Outer Banks-Kitty Hawk Hotel in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on April 13th 2024. […]
By Adam Estes In the desperate and cataclysmic struggle that was the Eastern Front of World War II, which the countries of the former Soviet Union still call the Great Patriotic War, the Ilyushin Il-2 […]
Periodically, we have presented reports from Chuck Cravens detailing the restoration of an ultra-rare Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita WWII advanced, multi-engine trainer, however, it has been more than a year since our last update. As mentioned […]
By Nigel Hitchman and Staff Writers On Monday, March 18th, 2024 at Ardmore Aerodrome, New Zealand, the fourth de Havilland Mosquito rebuilt by Avspecs Ltd., NZ2308/ZK-PWL, took to the air at 15:24 hours (local) for […]
PRESS RELEASE During 2023 volunteers at Newark Air Museum (NAM) logged in excess of 18,300 hours of working on a host of projects around the museum’s 16-acre site in north eastern Nottinghamshire in the UK. […]
By Richard Mallory Allnut Back in March 2017, Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXe NH341 made its first post-restoration flight following a three-year restoration with the Aircraft Restoration Company (ARCo) in Duxford, England. The rebuild had seen the […]
By Stephen Chapis What do the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) International Motorsports Association (IMSA), and the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring have in common? This is admittedly an odd question, but strange […]
PRESS RELEASE The theme for this year’s event is Top Secret Missions. Groups from aboard NAS Pensacola will be in the Museum to share the “top secrets” of their jobs. Participants will find out top-secret […]
PRESS RELEASE Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum (NASW) is thrilled to announce that Av-STEM Day has been selected as the NJ STEM Month 2024 Collaboration of the Year. This esteemed accolade, awarded by the […]
PRESS RELEASE The Museum’s April 13 Yuri’s Day is a celebration of human space exploration with family activities, an astronaut, an author, some droids and cosplayers, and of course music and dance. Highlighting the event […]
PRESS RELEASE Over six million “Rosies” joined the workforce and at least ten million more volunteered to help win the Homefront war effort in World War II. The Military Aviation Museum is honored to celebrate […]
The C-53 N8336, previously known as Spirit of Benovia, has been renamed Spirit of Douglas and a brand new livery was applied by DC-3 restoration experts Aerometal International, Inc. in the U.S. The fully restored […]
By Courtney Hale Caillouet Spartan Aircraft is far more notable for its Model 7 Executive aircraft, but the company’s rather humble beginnings were with a biplane. The C3 model was based on a design by […]
By James Kightly, Commissioning Editor One of the world’s longest-serving vintage aircraft rides organizations is finishing up its passenger flying operation at the end of 2024. Founded back in 1982, as the Dutch Dakota Association, […]
Luc Zipkin is a writer and content manager for Vintage Aviation News, is aged 19 at the time of writing and, in his own words, grew up in “a family thoroughly consumed by aviation”. Taking […]
By Zac Yates After more than two decades of meticulous restoration, an example of Lockheed’s rare 1930s airliner has taken to Kiwi skies. Owner Rob Mackley accompanied test pilot Ryan Southam and engineer Huib Volker […]
“Vintage Aviation News staff did not write this article; the content comes via our partners who wish to help support our website.” Modern technology is revolutionizing aviation, making the skies more accessible. Recent technological transformations […]
By Taigh Ramey. Once again, thanks to well-known warbird expert Taigh Ramey, we can take you behind the scenes with the current Apple TV+ Masters of the Air series. Here Taigh breaks down a dramatic […]
“Vintage Aviation News staff did not write this article; the content comes via our partners who wish to help support our website.” Aviation museums stand as living testimonials to the awe-inspiring progress and courageous endeavors […]
“Vintage Aviation News staff did not write this article; the content comes via our partners who wish to help support our website.” Military aviation has a fascinating history, from serving as a means to transport […]
“Vintage Aviation News staff did not write this article; the content comes via our partners who wish to help support our website.” Aviation museums serve as captivating gateways that transcend the boundaries of traditional classrooms, […]