Warbirds News
Blue Skies Frank
By Elena DePree The aviation community lost a great friend, mentor, and pilot last Tuesday. It is with a heavy heart that I report the passing of Frank Raymond Arrufat of El Paso, after a […]
Month: November 2013
Cavanaugh Flight Museum
NWOC 2014 Attendees To Tour Cavanaugh Flight Museum
PRESS RELEASE-Dallas, TX (Nov 18, 2013) – The Cavanaugh Flight Museum will open its doors exclusively to NWOC attendees on Saturday, Feb. 22. This private opening will give participants the opportunity to see all the […]
Commemorative Air Force
CAF Members Approve National Airbase and Bylaw Change
PRESS RELEASE- Midland, Texas November 22, 2013 – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) announced today that the election regarding the 2013 proposed amendment to the bylaws has concluded with a 75.10% vote in favor of […]
Interesting Facts
The Family Legacy Continues, Col.Paul Tibbets IV Qualifies on B-52
The grandson of the pilot whose historic World War II mission helped end that conflict set a milestone of his own Thursday.Col. Paul Tibbets IV, Air Force Global Strike Command deputy director of operations, was […]
Interesting Facts
Thunderbirds Honor Fallen Pilot With A Replica of A F-105
The website of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command has reported that the one-twelfth-scale F-105 “Thunderchief” replica, along with its memorial plaque, was officially dedicated Nov. 15 in its new location in front […]
Aviation Museum News
Yankee Air Museum’s B-25 “Yankee Warrior” Birthday Celebration
Airplanes are part of us aviation enthusiasts , for many they have a soul, a personality. They are almost like human creatures and as such they also have birthdays! On December 8,2013 the Yankee Air […]
Commemorative Air Force
Impressive Video Of The CAF Arizona Wing’s Bombers
H5 is a production company which offers the convenience, technology and talent that make it easier than ever to capture brilliant, high definition aerial and ground videography. This video si an example.The company works has […]
Aviation Museum News
Fairchild C-123 Returns To Its Home
As reported on the museum’s website the Hagerstown Aviation Museum is in the process of preparing it’s Fairchild C-123 Provider N681DG to fly home to Hagerstown, Maryland. This Vietnam War era veteran was manufactured in 1956 at […]
Aviation Museum News
New Aviation Museum For Greater Edmonton Region.
Friday November 15,2013 following an award ceremony that saw the Alberta Aviation Museum receive a national award for Outstanding Event of 2013 for their Starfighter Roll Out in August ,the President of the Alberta Aviation […]
Today in Aviation History
Today In Aviation:The Grumman C-2 Greyhound
By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC On November 18, 1964, the Grumman C-2 Greyhound took flight for the first time. The Greyhound was derived from the E-2 Hawkeye and replaced the piston-engined C-1 Trader in the Carrier […]