by Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) Kermit Weeks’ Douglas A-26B Invader (41-39401) made its first successful post-restoration flight on February 20th, 2023, making a thirty-minute hop from Chino Airport in Chino, California. Aero Trader performed […]
The Flying Legends air show was, for many years, the most anticipated warbird event in Europe, and we are happy to report that it will likely return this summer following a three-year hiatus. Organized by […]
by Adam Estes Prompted by centenary commemorations for historic milestones of the First World War in recent years, many museums chose to revamp some of their exhibits celebrating the sacrifices involved in that conflict; the […]
by Matt Scales On May 12th, 1945, a P-47 took off for a local flight from an airfield on the South Pacific island now known as Papua New Guinea. Sadly the excursion soon ended in […]
Restored Nord Pingouin makes first flight in 62 years by Col Pope Nord 1002 Pingouin II G-OTME has made its first post-restoration flight following a comprehensive restoration by Vintage Fabrics at Audley End, in Essex, […]
AirCorps Aviation announced today that their subsidiary, AirCorps Depot has just acquired Pioneer Aero Services, the highly-respected Mustang parts supply business, which the late Elmer Ward and his son Bret operated over the past four decades. […]
The Collings Foundation’s rare Focke-Wulf Fw 190F-8 (Wk Nr 931862) fired up its equally rare BMW 801D powerplant this week, a milestone event in the aircraft’s restoration. Perhaps better known to the warbird world as […]
by James Kightly – Vintage Aero Writer Appropriately on Australia Day, January 26th, 2023, an Australian-built and restored Mustang Mk.21 took to the skies again after a long term rebuild. The former Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) […]
Wings of the North Air Museum’s P-51B Mustang Restoration – Update 4: Winter 2022 As most readers will be well aware, AirCorps Aviation has completed numerous world-class aircraft restorations over the past decade or so at […]
Back in early 2021, we reported that the Military Aviation Museum (MAM) had just acquired Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless Bu.36175 from the National Naval Aviation Museum, along with a significant cache of relevant parts from collector/restorer […]
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