As WarbirdsNews readers will remember, a few weeks ago, the Yankee Air Museum unveiled their freshly refinished Douglas C-47D Skytrain 44-76716. The aircraft had – for decades – worn a polished metal and white post-war livery, […]
As WarbirdsNews reported a couple of weeks ago, Kalitta Air has been refurbishing the exterior of the Yankee Air Museum’s C-47 Skytrain at their maintenance facility in Oscoda, Michigan. Kalitta began their efforts, stripping the […]
As previously reported HERE by WarbirdsNews, the Yankee Air Museum has launched the “The Warning Star Rescue Project” to save a Lockheed EC-121K Warning Star, and move it to their facility in Ypsilanti, Michigan. A team has […]
By Austin Hancock Belleville, MI – The Yankee Air Force/Museum, known for operating a gorgeous outfit of WWII “heavy iron,” is seeking to add to their ever unique collection of aircraft. Along with the B-17, […]
After several years of effort, the Yankee Air Museum now officially owns the remaining 144,000 square foot section of the old Ford Bomber Plant at Willow Run in Ypsilanti, Michigan. WarbirdsNews has been following this project […]
According to an article in the Detroit News, the Yankee Air Museum is set to update its name to reflect its new position. The museum, now in its fourth decade, has accomplished some major goals […]
Since the beginning, WarbirdsNews has been following, and helping promote the Yankee Air Museum’s epic quest to acquire for its new home a 150,00 square foot section of the original Willow Run B-24 bomber plant in Ypsilanti, […]
With a huge sigh of relief, WarbirdsNews can report that the Yankee Air Museum appears to have been successful in acquiring part of the Willow Run Bomber plant for their new home. Museum officials stated […]
As many WarbirdsNews readers will know from our previous articles ( click HERE), the Yankee Air Museum is hard at work raising the funds to help save part of the Willow Run Bomber Plant to […]
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