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RAF Museum To Unveil The New Sit-in ‘Spitfire Experience’.

As part of their 75th anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Britain, the Royal Air Force…

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XP-82 Twin Mustang – July, 2015 – Restoration Update

WarbirdsNews has received the latest XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration update from Tom Reilly at his…

Neil Armstrong’s Apollo XI Space Suit

In a bold move, reminiscent and perhaps partly influenced by the Commemorative Air Force's own…

CAF SoCal Wing Expanding Facilities at Camarillo Airport

PRESS RELEASE - Construction is underway on a new, 32,800 sq. ft. hangar complex, part…

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Commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II at National Museum USAF

On Aug. 9, 1945, the B-29 Bockscar dropped the “Fat Man” atomic bomb on Nagasaki,…

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CAF PBY Catalina Restoration Update

Over the years, the Commemorative Air Force has owned and operated five different PBY Catalinas,…

Flying Heritage Collection Adds a ‘Huey’

The Flying Heritage Collection in Everett, Washington has added a freshly-restored, early-model UH-1B Iroquois to…

FAA Lifts Moratorium on Living History Flight Experiences

The Collings Foundation's B-17G 'Nine-o-Nine' was exempted from the moratorium on "Living History Flight Experiences",…

Beyond the Powder – Women’s Air Racing Documentary today at Oshkosh

Press Release: The new PBS documentary film Beyond the Powder will host a press conference at…

CAF’s Corsair Turns 70 Today!

Edited from a piece by Mike Schneider The Commemorative Air Force celebrates the 70th 'birthday'…

Geneseo – ‘Greatest Show on Turf’ – Air Show Report

by Tom Pawlesh The National Warplane Museum held its annual air show over the weekend…

Flying Heritage Collection – SkyFair Display July 25th

On July 25th, between 10am and 4pm, Paul Allen's Flying Heritage Collection at Paine Field near…

WarbirdsNews to Broadcast EAA Warbirds in Review Sessions Live

Press Release: OSHKOSH, WI (July 10, 2015) – WarbirdsNews is bringing aviation history to more audiences…