Bristol, UK — For too many years, the last Concorde to fly has stood forlorn – but not entirely forgotten – next to the runway at Filton Airfield. But now work is starting at last to build a home for
First look at Bristol’s Concorde museum
737 lands at Australian National Aviation Museum
Victoria, Australia — Watching apprehensively from a distance, secretary Ewan McArthur was as proud and anxious as a new dad on Monday as his six tonne “baby” made its way slowly home from Tullamarine to the Australian National Aviation Museum.
B-25J Mitchell gets repaint at Duxford
Cambridge, UK — A North American Aviation B-25J Mitchell bomber, which formed the inspiration for Joseph Heller’s novel Catch 22, has received a detailed repaint from experts at Duxford Imperial War Museum. The aircraft has been repainted to represent the
Air Force rejects Rantoul request for Chanute Air Museum planes
RANTOUL, IL — In what Mayor Chuck Smith called “a huge surprise and a disappointment,” the Air Force has rejected Rantoul’s request to keep three vintage aircraft currently housed at the Chanute Air Museum. The museum will close at the
Always a great show EAA’s AirVenture in Oshkosh
Where else can you… Be asked to be photographed by Chinese businessmen while they ask you (through and interpreter) where they can buy vintage aircraft for their for their Porsche dealership back home “Where pandas come from”? Watch people happily
Fairchild C-123K coming home to Hagerstown
Hagerstown, MD — A Fairchild C-123K Provider manufactured in Hagerstown is coming home. The 1956 Fairchild C-123K Provider, which was manufactured at the Fairchild Aircraft Co. in Hagerstown, was acquired by the Hagerstown Aviation Museum nearly two years ago after more
Flying replica set to fulfill Bugatti’s radical aircraft dream
Tulsa, OK — When we think of Bugatti, we generally think of classic sportscars like the T13 and modern day supercars such as the all-conquering Veyron. However, back in the late 1930s, Ettore Bugatti also set out to build racing
WWII PBY Catalina Seaplane Destroyed Off Florida Coast In Movie Mishap (video)
A PBY-6A Catalina has been left abandoned and stranded for a while on a beach off the north Gulf Coast of the US. It the subsequent “recovery operation” the Catalina broke apart and has been destroyed. The plane is a PBY-6A
Chennault Aviation Museum Unveils Restored Aircraft (video)
Monroe, LA — A crowd forms in anticipation to see a re-touched piece of our nation’s history at the Chennault Aviation Museum. U.S. veterans teamed up to restore a military aircraft that had begun to deteriorate and rust. “This is a very unique
PBY Beached During Filming of WWII Movie
Off the coast of Orange Beach, AL, a hastily restored (i.e., to Hollywood’s liking) PBY Catalina began taking on water. The aircraft is currently being used in the making of the movie, “USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage” featuring Nicholas Cage.
VC10 XR808 prepares for final move to Cosford
PRESS RELEASE — The Royal Air Force Museum Cosford is pleased to announce that its latest acquisition, VC10 serial number XR808 is now over half way through a successful dismantling process and is being prepared for its final move to
Rare British de Havilland Mosquito Added to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 Warbird Lineup
(Press Release) EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (June 12, 2015) — A rare de Havilland Mosquito fighter/bomber, the legendary Royal Air Force aircraft from World War II, will help commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at
CAF launches Kickstarter campaign to save the airplane that led the D-Day invasion
Last year an iconic piece of history was discovered lying in an aircraft boneyard in Wisconsin. It was the Douglas C-47 “That’s All, Brother” – the airplane that led the massed paratroop drop on D-Day. The Commemorative Air Force (CAF)
“Lihiniya” aircraft for public display at Sri Lanka Air Force Museum
Ratmalana, Sri Lanka — State Minister of Defence Hon. Ruwan Wijewardene declared open the “Lihiniya” aircraft for public display at the Sri Lanka Air Force Museum in Ratmalana, Thursday (04). The ‘Lihiniya’ once belonged to late Dr. Ray Wijewardene, the
Patuxent River Naval Air Museum adds new helicopter to its fleet
Patuxent River, MD — After five years of effort, the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum added a new display helicopter to its fleet. A retired SH-3A Sea King helicopter landed at its final resting place May 15 at the museum