As many are probably aware by now, the crew aboard the late Paul G. Allen’s deep-sea research vessel, RV Petrel, has made some remarkable discoveries on the ocean floor in the South Pacific recently. Over […]
One of the critical aspects of preserving aviation history is to record the stories of the people who actually lived it, to capture the living voices of these participants as they describe what they experienced. […]
There is nothing more important to our aviation-minded community at present than the lives of those affected by the tragedy in Windsor Locks, Connecticut last week, nor our fervent wish for the speedy and complete […]
Westland Lysander Mk.III (SD) R9215 has just re-emerged from the Michael Beetham Conservation Center at RAF Museum Cosford. The aircraft is a remarkable survivor, one of just a handful of British-built variants of the type […]
In a recent press release, Doc’s Friends, the organization which owns, operates and maintains the Boeing B-29 Superfortress known as Doc announced the addition of a new stop to their west coast tour… They will be […]
Sadly, in mid-July, a final auction took place to sell off the artifacts from the now-shuttered Classic Jets Fighter Museum (CJFM) at Parafield, South Australia. Readers might recall this once vibrant museum being the home […]
Warbird Digest has just received the August/September, 2019 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration of the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609 at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota. We thought our readers would be very interested to […]
Once all-but extinct, the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) Boomerang is experiencing a healthy renaissance these days. More than a dozen examples of this pugnacious, Australian-designed and built WWII fighter aircraft are under active restoration, with […]
As everybody will know by now, the D-Day Squadron pulled off a remarkable feat this past summer by organizing and executing the safe and successful transatlantic journey of fifteen historic Douglas transports to take part […]
The Australian War Memorial (AWM) near Canberra, Australia is an extraordinary museum paying testament to the nation’s military history, which includes a significant component devoted to aviation. The museum is currently in the throes of […]
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