by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On January 9, 1941 test pilot Captain Harry Albert (“Sam”) Brown, O.B.E., (1896–1953) made the first flight of the Avro Lancaster prototype, BT308, at RAF Ringway, […]
The Lancaster is the first aircraft from a diverse range of historic objects to be adopted and is a continuation of Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich’s support for the RAF Museum’s ‘Hidden Heroes’ project. The […]
As many of our readers will be well aware, Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 ‘Just Jane’ is under restoration to airworthy condition with the Lincoln Aviation Heritage Center at former RAF East Kirkby in Lincolnshire, England. […]
The Royal Air Force celebrates their centenary as an independent air arm today, April 1st, 2018. There are many events taking place around the world in honor of this auspicious anniversary, including a special gathering […]
The RAAFA Aviation Heritage Museum – An Overview by Phil Buckley The Aviation Heritage Museum, maintained by the Royal Australian Air Force Association at Bull Creek near Perth in Western Australia, has an important collection of […]
As many of our readers will be well aware, Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 ‘Just Jane’ is under restoration with the Lincoln Aviation Heritage Center at former RAF East Kirkby in Lincolnshire, England. WarbirdsNews has been […]
After some years of uncertainty over her future, Avro Lancaster AR.10 KB882 arrived safely at her new home with the National Air Force Museum of Canada in Trenton, Ontario during early October. As we reported HERE, the […]
Lancaster KB882 Prepares for Her New Home… The City of Edmundston, New Brunswick will officially hand over Avro Lancaster AR.10 KB882 to the National Air Force Museum of Canada in a special ceremony due to take […]
Leather jackets. Sunglasses. Silk scarves. Big watches. Clichés though they might be, these items are historically must-haves for pilots. In the case of the latter, pilots have a multitude of choices from Citizen and Tag […]
Just over a year ago WarbirdsNews reported that the Alberta Aviation Museum in Edmonton, Alberta was taking on the responsibility to move, restore and house the combat-veteran Avro Lancaster Mk.X KB882. Sadly, that museum has reluctantly […]
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