Translated report – Many thanks to José Manuel Gil, ‘Sandglass Patrol’ Just two months past the centenary marking the first successful autogyro flight, a modern replica of that same aircraft, a Cierva C.4 Autogiro*, flew […]
When the suspended aircraft at the Royal Air Force Museum Midlands need a spring clean, it calls for a specialist team of dustbusters with a head for heights to carry out the work! Suspended from […]
By Gregory Alegi Following the September 8, 1943 armistice with the Allies, Italy split in two, with the Kingdom of Italy continuing in the South and a new Mussolini-led Italian Social Republic (RSI) springing up […]
An enigmatic aircraft section recently went on display at Royal Air Force Museum London in the UK. The new exhibit features the battered tail section from Short Stirling Mk.III LK488, and represents one of the largest […]
This Saturday, April 1st the Planes of Fame Air Museum will fly another of their most popular aircraft – the crowd-thrilling Lockheed P-38J Lightning, s/n 44-23314. Please don’t worry… this is not an “April Fools” joke! […]
The historic Wright brothers’ airplane factory complex in Dayton, Ohio, was damaged in an early Sunday morning fire. The local fire department crews were on the scene by 2:30 a.m. and found the flames had […]
by Gregory Alegi How does one spell “one hundred” in the air? Well, if you are the Italian Air Force, you fly six Lockheed F-35As to form the “1”, eight Eurofighter Typhoons to create the “0”, […]
On April 15th, 1943, the Essex-class aircraft carrier, USS Yorktown (CV 10), was commissioned in Portsmouth, Virginia. Dubbed The Fighting Lady, the carrier will celebrate its 80th anniversary this year at her present home with […]
Given its proximity to the old Goodyear Aircraft Corporation (GAC) plant in Akron, Ohio, it seems only natural that the MAPS Air Museum in nearby Canton would want to celebrate the aerospace manufacturer’s many contributions to aviation […]
by Luigino Caliaro Founded in Italy during 2010, the Museo Storico del Servizio Aereo (Historical Museum of the Air Service) is a separate component of the Guardia di Finanza Historical Museum, located in Rome since 1937, […]
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