Tag: Aircraft Carrier
The Fighting Lady Turns 80: New Exhibit & Birthday Celebration At Patriots Point
On April 15th, 1943, the Essex-class aircraft carrier, USS Yorktown (CV 10), was commissioned in…
Last Cruise For The USS Kitty Hawk
The USS Kitty Hawk, the nation's last oil-fired aircraft carrier, departed Bremerton on Saturday for…
USS Ranger Moving to Texas
As WarbirdsNews reported in December last year, the former US Navy Forrestal-class aircraft carrier, CV…
USS Ranger To Be Dismantled
PRESS RELEASE – The Navy awarded a contract, Dec. 22, for the towing and dismantling…
Air Zoo to Restore Lake Michigan-Retrieved FM-2 Wildcat
We've been following the story of General Motors-built FM-2 Wildcat BuNo 57039, that was lost…
Restoration of Douglas SBD Dauntless Retrieved From Lake Michigan Well on its Way
In a project that began for them in 2011, Vultures Row Aviation has mad significant…
Japanese Bombing of the US West Coast in WWII
While many Americans believe that the continental United States has never been bombed by a…
Fort Worth Aviation Museum Taking on the Restoration of A-12 Avenger II
It undoubtedly took some wangling, but the Veterans Memorial Air Park of Fort Worth has…
National Naval Aviation Museum Celebrates its 50th Anniversary
The National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM) of Pensacola, Florida is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this…
Some of the Most Important Planes on US Navy Carriers Never Fly
The US Navy currently operates 10 Nimitz-class supercarriers, portable military airports which give the United…
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