Considering all we have been through these past eighteen months or so, it is good to see some semblance of normality returning, and especially for us in the aviation community. This is why it is […]
by John M. Caratola, PhD On July 15, 1942, a formation of six Lockheed P-38s and two B-17s from the US Army Air Forces (USAAF) were making their way across the northern Atlantic Ocean heading […]
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 14, 1947, at approximately 10:00 a.m., a four-engine Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber, piloted by Major Robert L. Cardenas, took off from Muroc Air […]
Back in June, we reported that the Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan was working hard to complete the static restoration of a unique Douglas SBD-2P Dauntless. They needed to have the aircraft […]
Of all the supersonic interceptors which emerged during the 1950s, it is doubtful that any are as charismatic nor more futuristic-looking than the iconic Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. It is easily one of the most elegant […]
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 12, 1944, First Lieutenant Charles Elwood Yeager, Air Corps, Army of the United States (A.U.S.), shot down five Bf 109s in one sortie becoming “ace […]
Warbird Digest has received the July/August, 2021 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration of the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609 at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota. We thought our readers would be very interested to see […]
Located at Dayton Wright Brothers Airport in Miamisburg, Ohio, an organization named Wright “B” Flyer, Incorporated maintains a museum dedicated to the legacy of the Wright brothers. As part of this effort, they built and […]
Based out of Culpeper, Virginia, the Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) Capital Wing will bring its Warbird Showcase event to the Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport (MRB) in Martinsburg, West Virginia over the weekend of October 16/17 (show […]
The Imperial War Museum’s Battle of Britain Air Show by George Land Over the weekend of September 18th/19th the Imperial War Museum at staged a Battle of Britain air show at their facility in Duxford, […]
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