Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso N427CV (the registration number is apparently a nod to the plane’s original Canadian Vickers construction number of CV-427) has recently completed a complete stem to stern restoration in Rand, South Africa, […]
It was March 8th 1957, 56 years ago, when the Grumman F11 Tiger entered service with the United States Navy Attack Squadron 156 (VA-156). The world’s first carrier-based supersonic fighter, this single-seat fighter aircraft was […]
Unlike many pre-war German bomber types which started their career pretending to be airliners or fast mail aircraft, the Savoia Marchetti SM.79 tri-motor was a bona fide airliner which ended up as Italy’s best (and […]
A former Japanese Imperial Navy Yokosuka D4Y Suisei dive-bomber (Allied reporting name “Judy”) fired up her engine for the first time in almost 70 years recently at the Planes of Fame (POF) Museum and restoration […]
Today, 81 years ago , the first flight of the Junkers Ju 52/3m took place. Nicknamed “Tante Ju” (Auntie Ju) and “Iron Annie” by Axis and Allied troops, the Junkers Ju-52 was the most famous […]
A little less than two months until the Airshow! Today the official promo for the 2013 Planes of Fame Air Show was released. Looks like it’s going to be a great Warbird Airshow!
This past weekend Punta Gorda Airport hosted the fourth annual Warbirds Weekend, which showcased a variety of antique aircraft from World War II. John Makinson, an aviator with a passion for historical planes, explained that […]
Major Thomas C. Griffin (known simply by friends and family as Tom) passed away Tuesday, February 26 in a Kentucky Veterans Affairs nursing home. The 96 year old earned his stripes navigating a B-25 bomber […]
Parc Aeronautic of Catalunya (PAC) of Barcelona, Spain has acquired an over 100,000 square foot lot at the Barcelona-Sabadell Airport, located just off the airport’s runway 13 where they will soon be breaking ground for […]
On March 6th 1944 the Lancasters and Halifax’s of Bomber Command began an offensive against the German transport network in occupied Europe, attacking railway yards in France. The Avro Lancaster became the most effective heavy […]
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