With the rise in civilian-military partnerships over the past few decades, with civilian contractors taking on many non-combatant roles more traditionally handled by military assets, it has been interesting to see the number of companies […]
The Experimental Aircraft Association has just announced the release of a new book featuring dozens of personal stories of those who flew, built and maintained the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress during WWII. These stories were […]
Given that almost every aviation museum around the globe is currently shuttered due to the pandemic, some of them have been looking for ‘virtual’ ways to remain open online. The Museum of Flight in Seattle, […]
For those of you looking ahead to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2020 this summer and wondering about its status given the current pandemic, we thought the following announcement from EAA CEO and Chairman of the Board […]
We have been following the efforts of the People’s Mosquito for some years now. The group has steadily made headway on their efforts to build an airworthy de Havilland Mosquito for Britain. This is a grass-roots […]
When we think of the Douglas C-47 Skytrain, we invariably focus upon those aircraft which took part in the D-Day Invasion of June 6th, 1944. Those scenes of massed C-47s in the air, bedecked with […]
What a massive change a couple of weeks can bring. We would normally be getting into the full swing of the air show season right about now, but sadly the pandemic has postponed our usual […]
We have been following the Qantas Founders Museum and their efforts to recover, restore and preserve a Lockheed Super Constellation for the past six years, and are happy to announce that the fully restored aircraft is […]
As most readers will know, the United Kingdom features many world-class aviation museums. However, it is easy to forget sometimes how vibrant – and vital – the smaller museums often are. While they may not […]
As many of our readers will be well aware, Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 Just Jane is under restoration to airworthy condition with the Lincoln Aviation Heritage Center at former RAF East Kirkby in Lincolnshire, England. […]
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