Warbird Restorations
AT-6C Texan Returns to the Sky in France
Emerging after a 15-year restoration, a North American AT-6C Texan has just recently successfully completed its test flights in Angers, France.
Month: April 2013
Aviation Museum News
Saab 32 Lansen Prototype goes to Gotland Museum
The original production prototype for the Saab 32 Lansen has been acquired by the Gotlands FörsvarsMuseum on the Swedish island of Gotland, located in the middle of the Baltic Sea. The plane, built in 1955, […]
Airshow News
2013 Warbirds Over the Beach Air Show, Virginia Beach, VA May 18th and 19th
The Annual “Warbirds Over the Beach Air Show” is being held May 18 & 19 at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Museum’s aircraft from the 1940’s and earlier, which are all […]
Aviation Museum News
F104 Starfighter on the Ground in Alberta
We’ve been closely following the progress of the Alberta Aviation Museum’s newest acquisition, an F-104 Starfighter from The Netherlands, from the announcement of shipment, to its arrival, to the latest news, the un-crating and crane […]
Aviation Museum News
Nova Scotia Museum to Finally Display their Award Winning Anson
The Greenwood Military Aviation Museum of Greenwood, Nova Scotia’s Avro Anson, which won the coveted “Excellence in Restoration Award” from the Canadian Aeronautical Preservation Association is finally going on display. The plane which underwent a […]
Airshow News
CAF Airpower History Tour at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport- Atlanta 5/20-22
The Commemorative Air Force’s Airpower History Tour will be arriving at Atlanta’s Dekalb-Peachtree Airport on May 20, 2013 and will be open to the public through the 22nd. On hand will be “FIFI” the only […]
Aviation Museum News
Gotha Go 145 Being Rebuilt in the City of its Birth
In the city of Gotha, Germany, the worlds only intact Gotha Go 145 fuselage is being reconstructed for display by the city that birthed it. While there are reportedly two other crashed remains of these […]
Airshow News
Planes of Fame: Lightning Strikes Chino! May 4th and 5th
The Planes of Fame 2013 Air Show in Chino, California is taking place May 4-5 with a special preview day on May 3. This year’s show is entitled “Lightning Strikes Chino!” and will celebrate the […]
Warbirds News
Award Winner Acquires a P-40 Warhawk
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk 41-5709 has been acquired by Walter Bowe, who won the Antique Grand Champion Award at AirVenture 2012 with his immaculate 1929 Laird Speedwing LC-R300. The Laird was recently sold on and Bowe […]
Articles
Birthplace of British Motorsport and Aviation Plans a Significant Upgrade
Brooklands, the world’s first purpose built motor speedway, located in Surrey, UK, opened in June 1907. Built at a time when the national speed limit on public roads was 20 MPH and nearly 50% of […]
