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B-17E ‘Desert Rat’ – June 2020 Restoration Update

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Mike Kellner and his team of volunteers in Morengo, Illinois have been steadily working away on the restoration of Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress 41-2595 for much of the past four decades, and we have covered […]

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Vintage Aviation Museum’s PV-2 Harpoon Close to Flying Again

February 25, 2019 Editor 0

Back in October, 2017 we published a report HERE concerning the Vintage Aviation Museum’s acquisition of a rare Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon that served in the US Navy as Bu.37276. The aircraft is currently located in […]

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Lockheed Harpoon – Bad to the Bone!

October 23, 2017 Editor 3

As we mentioned last week with our progress report on their Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress, Desert Rat, the Vintage Aviation Museum recently acquired a rare Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon naval attack aircraft. The Harpoon served in the […]

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The Desert Rat – Restoration Update

October 17, 2017 Editor 1

As many readers will be well aware, there are several different Boeing B-17s under restoration to fly right now. Perhaps the boldest of these projects though is Mike Kellner’s effort in Morengo, Illinois to restore Boeing […]

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B-17 “Desert Rat” Taking Shape

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By Austin Hancock Woods Cross, UT – The B-17E “Desert Rat” project has come a long way in recent years. Once a “mystery Boeing in a barn,” the project has since teamed up with the […]

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Samaritan’s Purse Douglas DC-8 Attending Oshkosh 2021

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PRESS RELEASE – The Samaritan’s Purse Douglas DC-8, which has flown medical personnel and other relief workers, as well as tons of food, medicine, and supplies to aid victims of natural disasters, war, famine, and […]

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  • From One Hornet to Another: […] after its November 18th, 2020 flight to Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia for display at NASM’s Udvar-Hazy Center annex nearby.…
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Lufthansa Lockheed Starliner Moves to Paderborn Airport in Germany

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While this news is a little old, we thought our readers would enjoy hearing details about the recent addition to the National Naval Aviation Museum. In the year of COVID-19, air show crowds around the […]

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