This week the famed Doolittle Raiders of WWII will celebrate their mission and camaraderie with one final toast. The U.S. Air Force will host the famed Doolittle Tokyo Raiders‘ final toast to their fallen comrades […]
The Palm Springs Air Museum landed a Republic F-105D Thunderchief to add to its growing collection of Vietnam-era aircraft.Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio gave the museum until August to raise the money needed […]
Jake Peterson and Luigino Caliaro report: Every year the airshow season goes by faster and faster. The anxiety in the winter months of waiting for the next one to start is almost enough to drive […]
The “Salle des Huit Colonnes” was restored thanks to historic photos–it was designed by architect Georges Labro for the 1937 Universal Exhibition. It features a checkered black and white floor and a domed glass roof. […]
If you have heard the song that says “out in the west Texas town of El Paso,” you are mighty close to Santa Teresa, NM. For it is there, perched atop a windswept, arid mesa […]
As often does, Colonel Scrappy Johnson sends me emails about facts or anecdotes of his aviation career.Here is an original letter Scrappy received from George Jessel. “When I was president of the Red River Valley Fighter […]
This has been both a nail-biting and and exciting week for the Vulcan XH558’s team as they watched the funding gauges accelerate towards the targets that will allow XH558 to be prepared for flight once […]
PEACHTREE CITY, GA – (October 29, 2013) – On Saturday, November 9th, veterans of the Viet Nam War will be recognized at Peachtree City’s 2013 Veterans Day Observance hosted by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) […]
More than 18 months of planning is complete and the staff and volunteers of the Temora Aviation Museum are now in the final stages of preparation for Warbirds Downunder 2013, which will take place this […]
The UK based Wings Museum is restoring a P-63C Kingcobra, the restoration is based around the substantial remains of 43-11137. Accordingly to Aaron Simmons ,Wings Museum volunteer and Licenced Aircraft Technician, the aircraft maintains approximately […]
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