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Pioneer Aero’s Curtiss P-40E Restoration Update

June 10, 2020 WarbirdsNews 0

It’s been a little while since we last looked in on progress with Claudio Coltri’s Curtiss P-40E Warhawk 41-13570 at Pioneer Aero Ltd. in Auckland, New Zealand. We are happy to report that the combat […]

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RAAF Curtiss P-40N Kittyhawk A29-446 – A Dream in Progress

November 11, 2019 Editor 0

For those amongst us with an avid interest in vintage military aircraft, there can be few who haven’t at least secretly harbored a long-held dream to be more than just a bystander; to actively take […]

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Curtiss P-40E Taking Shape at Pioneer Aero Ltd.

April 5, 2019 Editor 1

Pioneer Aero Ltd. has had an extremely productive beginning to 2019 from their base at Ardmore Airport near Auckland, New Zealand. As we noted in late February, they successfully flew Jerry Yagen’s Bell P-39F Airacobra […]

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Bell P-39F Airacobra 41-2175 Flies!!!

February 26, 2019 Editor 2

Well, the news we were hoping for has arrived. Jerry Yagen’s Bell P-39F Airacobra 41-2175 under restoration for the past few years at Pioneer Aero Ltd. in Ardmore, New Zealand has successfully flown for the first […]

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P-39 Airacobra – First Flight Nears

February 12, 2019 Editor 1

As some readers will have noticed, on February 4th, Pioneer Aero Ltd. ran the Allison V-1710-85 engine on the Bell P-39 Airacobra that they have been restoring at their workshop in Ardmore, New Zealand. This […]

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Pioneer Aero – P-40E Restoration Update

October 12, 2018 Editor 3

Pioneer Aero in Auckland, New Zealand has a long-standing reputation for producing world-class warbird restorations. The company’s origins date back to 1992 when, under the name of Pacific Aircraft, they began restoring former Royal Australian Air […]

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Sea Hornet Resurrection – de Havilland’s Finest Fighter Set for Rebirth

October 2, 2017 Editor 9

Sea Hornet Resurrection by Richard Mallory Allnutt Pioneer Aero in Auckland, New Zealand recently announced that they have acquired the substantial remains of de Havilland Sea Hornet F.20 TT193, and will be restoring this unique ‘survivor’ to flying […]

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B-29 Doc Announces July 2021 Tour Schedule

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PRESS RELEASE – The July 2021 tour schedule for B-29 Doc has been announced and it includes stops in seven cities across six states, ending with Doc’s appearance at EAA AirVenture. Here’s the list of […]

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Lightnings Downunder – P-38 Restoration Report

Our good friend John Parker from WarbirdsOnline recently visited Historical Aircraft Restoration Ltd’s workshop in Albion Park, New South Wales, Australia. The workshop sits inside one of the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society’s hangars and is run [...]
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Blue Angel On The Move: Yankee Air Museum Adds F/A-18 Hornet

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Following close on the heals of our report covering the recent repaint of the Yankee Air Museum’s airworthy B-25 Mitchell, we have just received word that the museum has taken delivery of a retired F/A-18C […]

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