As most WarbirdsNews readers are well aware, the Douglas DC-3, along with its more prolific military variants, is an extraordinarily capable aircraft. Adapted from the Douglas Sleeper Transport, or DST, Donald Douglas could never have imagined […]
PRESS RELEASE – Honolulu, Hawaii—The Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor’s efforts to restore and open the historic structures located on Ford Island, in the middle of Pearl Harbor, were given a boost this week. The Emil Buehler […]
In keeping with the somewhat manic tradition of post-Thanksgiving holiday shopping, WarbirdsNews thought we would share an aviation-themed store you might not have heard of before, but could perhaps find something you actually want inside. If […]
John Muszala eased the throttle forwards on a cool November day in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The Merlin engine built into a throaty roar as the P-51B Mustang accelerated down the runway, and lifted into the […]
PRESS RELEASE – SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. – Family and friends of Capt. William Jarman Jr., an F-4 Phantom pilot with the 335th Tactical Fighter Squadron during the 1960s, visited the base to […]
On Tuesday, November 11th, Vintage Wings of Canada in Gatineau, Quebec attached the freshly restored starboard wing to the newly arrived fuselage of their Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX. This was a significant step forwards in the […]
By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC Seventy-four years ago today, the de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito took flight for the first time. One of the most useful Allied aircraft of World War II, the Mosquito performed as a […]
If you are one of those vintage aviation fans who remembers with misty-eyed fondness the Discovery Channel of the 1980s/90s, and their famous television series Wings, then you are in for a treat! The company […]
Meier Motors, nestled on the fringes of the Black Forest in the small town of Eschbach, Germany has fast become one of the world’s premier warbird maintenance and restoration facilities. There is a radiant quality […]
A true gentleman, in every sense of the word, we are so saddened to learn of the legendary Walt Ohlrich Jr.’s passing on Friday night. For those of you who don’t know him, alongside a storied […]
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