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Air Mobility Command Museum News -Curtiss C-46 Commando, Restoration

By Noah Stegman Rechtin Almost a year after the Air Mobility Command…

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Preserving Jaguar XX764

By Stephen Chapis The SEPECAT (Société Européenne de Production de l'avion Ecole…

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Flying EE Lightning Project Leaves U.S., Focuses on New Jet

PRESS RELEASE In 1997, the Anglo American Lightning Organisation (AALO) was founded…

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The Movie Memphis Belle’s Engines Run Again

By Adam Estes This weekend the Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress known as…

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Lake Michigan FM-2 Wildcat Nearing Completion at The Kalamazoo Air Zoo

By Adam Estes Vintage Aviation News (VAN) is no stranger to the…

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Douglas A-26 Invader Restoration project, End Of An Era

By Stephen Chapis For the past decade, at a small airport in…

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Newark Air Museum Chinook Restoration Update

PRESS RELEASE Following the arrival of Boeing Chinook HC.1 ZA717 from RAF…

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NMUSAF’s Storch Restoration Update, Livery Chosen

By Courtney Hale Caillouet At the close of 2023, the National Museum…

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Restoration of the Smithsonian’s Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik

By Adam Estes In the desperate and cataclysmic struggle that was the…

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Cadet Air Corps Museum AT-10 Restoration Report

Periodically, we have presented reports from Chuck Cravens detailing the restoration of…