The Commemorative Air Force’s Dixie Wing in Peachtree City, Georgia has a sterling reputation for the high quality of their aircraft restorations. The Wing has completed several ambitious projects since their inception in 1987, with […]
The Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is currently going through refurbishment following a landing mishap earlier this year, but progress in the restoration is gathering pace and should see the aircraft flying again […]
Nearly five years ago now, in May, 2015, we celebrated the end of the Second World War with a massive flypast of Washington, DC which featured dozens of vintage WWII military aircraft. Dubbed the Arsenal […]
The Commemorative Air Force’s Highland Lakes Squadron in Burnet, Texas has just received the donation of a former Royal Air Force Douglas Dakota Mk.IV. Currently nicknamed Texas Zephyr and displayed in a magnificent, mirror-like, bare aluminum finish, […]
With the passing of the legendary Wilson “Connie” Edwards earlier this year, the remnants of his once vast vintage military aircraft collection have gradually been finding new homes. While readers will be well aware of […]
The Commemorative Air Force’s SB2C-5 Helldiver is in need of our help following engine problems, and has established a fundraising campaign HERE to provide money to fully overhaul their Wright R-2600 power plant. Further details […]
Edited from an article by Caitlyn Bruszewki for GlobalAir While much of the vintage military aviation world was focused upon Europe during the buildup to the 75th Anniversary Celebrations of the D-Day Invasion in Normandy, […]
World War II Pathfinder pilot Lt. Col. David Hamilton (97), from Prescott, Arizona, returned to the same British airfield from which he and fellow pilots launched a pre-invasion strike on June 5, 1944. Hamilton’s visit […]
AIR FORCE’S NATIONAL MUSEUM TO COMMEMORATE 75th ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY WITH EVENTS IN MAY AND JUNE Press Release: DAYTON, Ohio – On June 6, 1944, D-Day – the largest amphibious assault in history – took […]
Following on from our report concerning the first flight of Bell P-39F Airacobra 41-2175 a few weeks ago, comes news of another of Bell’s mid-engined fighters re-emerging from refurbishment. The Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) unique Bell P-63F […]
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