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USS Ranger Moving to Texas

March 9, 2015 WarbirdsNews 2

As WarbirdsNews reported in December last year (click HERE), the former US Navy Forrestal-class aircraft carrier, CV 61 ex-USS Ranger failed to find a satisfactory home as a museum ship, thus ending any chance that […]

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USS Ranger To Be Dismantled

December 28, 2014 WarbirdsNews 17

PRESS RELEASE – The Navy awarded a contract, Dec. 22, for the towing and dismantling of the decommissioned aircraft carrier Ranger (CV 61) to International Shipbreaking, Ltd. Under the contract, the company will be paid […]

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Air Zoo to Restore Lake Michigan-Retrieved FM-2 Wildcat

August 17, 2013 WarbirdsNews 1

We’ve been following the story of General Motors-built FM-2 Wildcat BuNo 57039, that was lost to the waters of Lake Michigan almost 70 years ago, from its retrieval from the bottom of Lake Michigan late […]

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Restoration of Douglas SBD Dauntless Retrieved From Lake Michigan Well on its Way

July 28, 2013 WarbirdsNews 3

In a project that began for them in 2011, Vultures Row Aviation has mad significant progress in their restoration of Douglas SBD-4 Dauntless BuNo 10694 that was raised from the bottom of Lake Michigan in […]

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Japanese Bombing of the US West Coast in WWII

July 9, 2013 WarbirdsNews 2

While many Americans believe that the continental United States has never been bombed by a foreign power, it simply isn’t true. The Japanese were quite intent on wreaking havoc on the West Coast and were […]

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Fort Worth Aviation Museum Taking on the Restoration of A-12 Avenger II

June 29, 2013 WarbirdsNews 3

It undoubtedly took some wangling, but the Veterans Memorial Air Park of Fort Worth has taken possession of the mockup of the McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II and intends to restore it for static display. […]

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National Naval Aviation Museum Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

June 21, 2013 WarbirdsNews 1

The National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM) of Pensacola, Florida is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year, having first opened its doors to the public on June 8, 1963. The museum started quite small, utilizing a […]

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Some of the Most Important Planes on US Navy Carriers Never Fly

June 20, 2013 WarbirdsNews 1

The US Navy currently operates 10 Nimitz-class supercarriers, portable military airports which give the United States the ability to project power nearly anywhere on the globe. These are gargantuan ships, 1,100 feet long and weighing […]

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Restored Wildcat and One Recently Retrieved from Lake Michigan to Share a Stage at AirVenture 2013

June 19, 2013 WarbirdsNews 2

As we recently reported, the ever-popular Warbirds in Review Program at EAA AirVenture 2013 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin will feature a very special presentation for Friday August 2nd’s afternoon session. The Naval Aviation Museum of Pensacola, […]

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Today in Aviation History, March 25, 1944

March 25, 2013 WarbirdsNews 0

Lieutenant Commander Eric M. Brown executes the first landing of a twin-engined plane on an aircraft carrier, successfully landing the “navalized” de Havilland Mosquito VI on the HMS Indefatigable.

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D-Day Squadron Documentary Premiere at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

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The Air Force Museum Foundation Living History Series invites you to the film premiere of “Into Flight Once More” on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. You will […]

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C-53 Skytrooper ‘Beach City Baby’ Flies!

As many readers are well aware, we have been following the restoration of combat veteran Douglas C-53 Skytrooper 41-20095, better known as Beach City Baby, for some years now. Jason Capra and his band of [...]
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