Tag: Aviation History

CAF Great Plains Wing Welcomes 1946 Fairchild PT-19 Arrival

The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Great Plains Wing (GPW) has recently acquired a 1946 Fairchild…

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CAF R4D Ready 4 Duty Navy to Normandy Update

Oxford, Connecticut, May 23, 2024 – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) embarked upon the journey…

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Tampa Bay’s Commemorative Air Force Wing Welcomes Its Inaugural Aircraft

The Tampa Bay Wing of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) has achieved a significant milestone…

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Obituary: Roy Cross, the Artist Who Infused Airfix Boxes with Excitement During the Golden Age of Modeling

By Glenn Seaman On April 24, 2024, a legend of the model-building community passed just…

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Michigan Flight Museum, Interview With President Kevin Walsh

Whenever a storied aviation museum renames itself or even modifies its logo, there is inevitably…

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Kiwi P-51D Reborn: The Restoration of Mustang Two Three

One of the stars of Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow 2024 was North American P-51D…

Zac Yates

Digitization and Aviation Museums

By Noah Stegman Rechtin Why digitize? Why digitize documents in the first place? To some…

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Air America: Anything, Anywhere, Anytime, Professionally

By Chris Henry During the war in Vietnam, there was an airline that flew some…

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Fun for Everyone at POF’s “Wings, Tracks, and Wheels” May 4th and 5th

The Planes of Fame Air Museum (POF) is the place to be on either Saturday…

Zac Yates

Nothing By Chance: The Return of Parks Biplane N499H

By Zac Yates "I only know that I want that biplane. I want it because…

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