It was sweltering on Monday morning even standing in the shade outside Vintage Wings of Canada’s hangar in Gatineau, Quebec. A small crowd of local media members were huddled together alongside the flying collection’s dedicated band […]
The Royal Air Force celebrates their centenary as an independent air arm today, April 1st, 2018. There are many events taking place around the world in honor of this auspicious anniversary, including a special gathering […]
Reevers Warbirds has done it again; they have successfully rescued a North American B-25 Mitchell from an uncertain fate, where many had previously tried and failed. This time, after significant effort, they have recovered the […]
Provided by: University of California – San Diego Two B-25 bombers associated with American servicemen missing in action from World War II were recently documented in the waters off Papua New Guinea by Project Recover […]
Story by 2nd Lt. Annabel Monroe Seventy-four years after the historical Doolittle Tokyo Raid, Staff Sgt. David J. Thatcher, the second to last remaining Doolittle Raider, was laid to rest at the age of 94 […]
Restoration continues on the B-25C once known as “Skunkie” that was pulled up from Lake Greenwood in 1983. Volunteers with the South Carolina Historic Aviation Foundation spend three days a week at the Jim Hamilton-LB […]
As part of WarbirdsNews support for the Commemorative Air Force’s fund-raising campaign ’12 Planes of Christmas’ we will be highlighting each of the aircraft on their list. The fifth of these is the North American B-25J […]
While some of this news has been covered in an earlier piece, WarbirdsNews felt our readers would enjoy a recap of what the Sandbar Mitchell restoration team has accomplished this past August. Here is a […]
By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The North American B-25 Mitchell flew for the first time seventy-four years ago today. The twin-engine Mitchell was one of the most fearsome sights of World War II. Bombing from high […]
The mortal remains of a previously unknown North American B-25J Mitchell survivor have come to light in Nome, Alaska. The aircraft, 44-28898, was one of many such Mitchells provided to the Soviet Union as part […]
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