We’re able to report significant progress in the restoration to flying condition of Tom Reilly’s North American XP-82 Twin Mustang, and what a project it is. As we recently reported, starting with what was, in […]
The Royal Air Force Museum in Cosford, UK is displaying a collection of original aircraft concept models designed by some of Britain’s biggest aircraft manufacturers during the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Many of these pioneering […]
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. […]
By Lockheed Martin‘s count, this year marks the 70th anniversary of its secretive yet famous Skunk Works division, though some credibly argue that its genesis began with the 1938 development of the XP-38 that led […]
Tom Reilly is no stranger to warbird restoration; he owned the Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum in Kissimmee, Florida, before Hurricane Charlie destroyed the facility in 2004. He presently heads The B-25 Group, which specializes […]
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio will be relocating it’s collection of one-of-a-kind experimental aircraft to a new $46 million gallery in 2015, giving […]
March 26, 1950 saw the first flight of Douglas Aircraft’s troubled A2D Skyshark, developed as part of the T40 program for the US Navy. A string of mechanical issues cast serious doubt on the Skyshark’s […]
The New Mexico Space History Museum loacted in Alamogordo, NM hosted its annual volunteer banquet to one of the largest crowds in recent memory. “We had the largest turnout of volunteers that I have seen […]
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