Archives for January 2015 | Vintage Aviation News

Aussie Corsair Restoration Update Pt.2

January 27, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

WarbirdsNews published a restoration update on the F4U-1 Corsair under restoration at the Classic Jets Fighter Museum just over a week ago, but a lot of visible progress has occurred in the short time since […]

Apollo 13 – 45th Anniversary To Be Celebrated at San Diego Air & Space Museum

January 26, 2015 Vintage Aviation News 0

PRESS RELEASE – Celebrating the 2015 Centennial of the Pan American Exposition through one of the most memorable space flights in history, the Apollo 13 crew, astronauts Jim Lovell and Fred Haise, join the San […]

Boeing Modernizes B-52 Bomber Weapons Bay Launcher

January 25, 2015 Vintage Aviation News 2

While it is not normally the remit of WarbirdsNews to report on current military matters, we felt our readers might be interested in this recent modification to the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. Considering that the B-52 […]

New Tactical Air Control Party Exhibit at The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

January 24, 2015 Vintage Aviation News 0

PRESS RELEASE – DAYTON, Ohio – A new exhibit featuring the story of Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Senior Airmen Bradley Smith and Michael Malarsie is now on display at the National Museum of the […]

Warbird Radio Friday Favorite – A-20 Pilot Edward Cassidy

January 23, 2015 Vintage Aviation News 0

Starting today, Matt Jolley will share his favorites interviews with WWII veterans and famous aviators with us. Take flight with A-20 Havoc pilot Edward Cassidy. Find out what it was like for the men of […]

NEAM – Burnelli CBY-3 Loadmaster – Restoration Update

January 23, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

The New England Air Museum has made extraordinary progress over the past two years on the restoration of their unique Burnelli CBY-3 Loadmaster cargo plane. The sole surviving example of this unusual, blended-fuselage design has […]

NASM Open House at the Udvar-Hazy Center This Saturday

January 22, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The National Air & Space Museum is holding their second annual behind the scenes Open House between 10am and 3pm on Saturday January 24th at their Udvar-Hazy Center facility beside Dulles Airport in Chantilly, Virginia. […]

Part of the Canadian Air & Space Museum’s Collection Transfered to Storage

January 20, 2015 Vintage Aviation News 4

The Canadian Air & Space Museum in Toronto, Canada is in the process of securing a new home. The fabulous collection, which includes Avro Lancaster B.X FM104 as well as a faithful replica of the […]

Upcoming Open Cockpit Day at New England Air Museum

January 19, 2015 Vintage Aviation News 0

Press Release: The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut will hold its next Open Cockpit Day on Sunday, February 15th. On that day, visitors will be permitted to climb into the cockpits of up […]

First Carrier Landing Anniversary

January 18, 2015 Vintage Aviation News 0

http://www.dvidshub.net/video/385848/all-hands-update-marking-aviation-milestone?sub_id=30824&utm_campaign=subscriptions&utm_medium=email&utm_source=30824&utm_content=asset_link#.VK6UNCeMAp4 on January 18, 1911, Ely landed his Curtiss pusher airplane on a platform on the armored cruiser USS Pennsylvania anchored in San Francisco Bay.[nb 2] Ely flew from the Tanforan Racetrack in San Bruno, […]

Month: January 2015