WWII Events
DoD to Celebrate 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe
Victory in Europe Day, also known as VE day or just V Day, was first celebrated on 8 May 1945 to mark the end of World War II in Europe. The Department of Defense (DoD) […]
WWII
Aviation Museum News
Museum of Flight Presents the Untold Stories of World War II
2020 marks 75 years since the end of World War II, and throughout the year the Museum is presenting uncommon perspectives of the era with Untold Stories: World War II at 75. Beginning Feb. 29, […]
Aviation Museum News
WWII Heritage Days 2020 to celebrate 75th Anniversary of World War II Victory
PRESS RELEASE – The 75th anniversary of the Allied Victory in World War Victory will be commemorated around the world in 2020, and Georgia will be part of it with the 17th annual WWII Heritage […]
Warbird Restorations
Desert War Kittyhawk Unveiled in Egypt
Desert War Kittyhawk Unveiled by Richard Mallory Allnutt After several years of speculation concerning its whereabouts, a combat-veteran Curtiss Kittyhawk has again resurfaced in Egypt. The aircraft in question, Kittyhawk Mk.IA ET574, first came to […]
Aircraft Restoration
Lancaster KB882 Officially Joins National Air Force Museum of Canada Today
Lancaster KB882 Prepares for Her New Home… The City of Edmundston, New Brunswick will officially hand over Avro Lancaster AR.10 KB882 to the National Air Force Museum of Canada in a special ceremony due to take […]
Commemorative Air Force
WWII Heritage Days 2018 to Feature Medal of Honor Veterans
Salute the Greatest Generation and celebrate all things 1940s during the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing 15th Annual “WWII Heritage Days”, April 21-22, 2018. Recall the music of Glenn Miller, ration cards, Spam and […]
A veteran's Story
No Ordinary Soldier: My Father’s Two Wars
By Liz Gilmore Williams I flew into Honolulu in late March 2013, filled with excitement. The GPS device I’d brought from home refused to work as I drove my rental car out of the airport […]
WWII Events
Ghosts of Pearl Harbor: Saving the Crossroads to Marine Aviation in the Pacific Theater
On this day, the 75th anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor, we at WarbirdsNews thought our readers would be interested in learning more about a largely forgotten target of the Japanese forces that infamous […]
Commemorative Air Force
2017 WWII Heritage Days Celebrates 75th Anniversary of Several World War II Events
PRESS RELEASE – Salute the Greatest Generation and celebrate all things 1940s during the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing 14th annual “WWII Heritage Days”, April 22-23, 2017. The festivities will take place at the […]
Aviation Museum News
Britain’s Tactical Air Power During the Second World War
The history of Britain’s tactical air power development during the Second World War has largely neglected the work done by Army Co-operation Command. The Command was influential in developing the theoretical air support system used […]