The Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia will reopen to the public on Wednesday, May 5th, 2021; an auspicious date which coincides with the 60th anniversary of Alan Shepard becoming […]
There has long been a close aerospace research partnership between NASA (and it’s forebear, the N.A.C.A.) and the U.S. military. This association is perhaps best exemplified by their co-located facilities in California’s Mojave Desert centered […]
Excitement is building at the Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan, as the museum announces a fundraising competition to complete the restoration of their Douglas SBD-2P Dauntless (Bu.02173) and recently-arrived F-117A Nighthawk (85-0817) […]
After a two year search, the Spirit of Flight Foundation has announced that they have chosen a site in Nampa, Idaho to erect their new museum building. “We are happy to announce that the Nampa […]
At WarbirdsNews/Warbird Digest, we are committed to promoting educational efforts to bring younger people into the aviation community, and into the historical aviation community in particular, which is why we are always excited to find […]
We have been following the restoration of Vought F4U-1 Corsair Bu.02270 at Parafield Airport near Adelaide, Australia for some years now. Owned by Bob Jarrett, the fighter is a USMC combat veteran from the Pacific […]
The Military Aviation Museum in Pungo, Virginia has just announced that they will be holding the Virginia Warbird Weekend, their first air show of 2021, over the weekend of June 19/20. It will have a naval theme, and likely […]
With Covid cases reaching lower levels in Southern California, the Planes of Fame Air Museum (POF) is able to invite more guests through their doors. With that in mind, they have planned some special activities. […]
PRESS RELEASE – The fallout from a recent court decision regarding compensated flight training in Limited Category aircraft threatens the ability to train and maintain proficiency in a broad spectrum of aircraft, according to letter […]
Our good friend John Parker from WarbirdsOnline in Australia recently made another visit to Vintage Fighter Restorations (VFR) in Scone, New South Wales to check out progress with the restoration of Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX MH603. We […]
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