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Chris Henry on Storytelling, Preservation, and the Future of the EAA Aviation Museum
4+ hour, 52+ min ago (1457+ words) Vintage Aviation News Recently appointed as Director of the EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Chris Henry brings a deeply personal and lifelong connection to aviation history. Having previously served as the museum's program manager and spent years as a…...
Final Push to Oshkosh: American Heritage Museum's PBY-5 A Catalina Nears Completion
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (704+ words) Vintage Aviation News The American Heritage Museum's painstaking restoration of its Consolidated PBY-5 A Catalina (Bu No 2459) has entered its final and most exacting phase, with the team now working toward a highly anticipated debut at EAA Air Venture Oshkosh…...
Grounded Dreams: Bristol XLRQ - The Silent Glider of the Pacific
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (773+ words) Grounded Dreams: Bristol XLRQ " The Silent Glider of the Pacific'Vintage Aviation News On May 10, 1940, Germany invaded Belgium, and the invasion was not only an important historical event but also marked the first use of military gliders in aviation history. Military…...
Boneyard Files: Douglas A-1 Skyraider - The Last Piston Powerhouse in the Desert
20+ hour, 44+ min ago (937+ words) Boneyard Files: Douglas A-1 Skyraider " The Last Piston Powerhouse in the Desert'Vintage Aviation News The first production aircraft had its maiden flight on November 5, 1946, and became operational in December 1946. The US Navy received the first aircraft on September 20, 1947. It was called…...
Flight Test Files: Learjet 24 - Exploring the Cosmos from 50, 000 Feet Above
21+ hour, 53+ min ago (853+ words) Flight Test Files: Learjet 24 " Exploring the Cosmos from 50, 000 Feet Above'Vintage Aviation News In the 1960s, NASA, which had a history of using airplanes to study space, wanted to learn more about the universe. At the time, ground-based telescopes were not powerful…...
Daring "Dustbusters" Take on 100ft Aircraft Clean at RAF Museum Midlands
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (373+ words) Vintage Aviation News A specialist team of "Dustbusters" with a head for heights is undertaking the annual suspended aircraft spring clean at the RAF Museum Midlands. Working up to 100 feet in the air, the team will carefully clean eight iconic…...
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2+ day, 1+ hour ago (15+ words) Grounded Dreams: Bernard H. V. 220 " The French Speed King That Never Raced'Vintage Aviation News...
Boneyard Files: Lockheed P-2 Neptune - The Cold War Sub Hunter in the Sand
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (630+ words) Boneyard Files: Lockheed P-2 Neptune " The Cold War Sub Hunter in the Sand'Vintage Aviation News The initial P-2 models had only two Wright R-3350-32 W Duplex-Cyclone 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, each producing 3, 700 horsepower. Later, as the jet age arrived, two Westinghouse J34-WE…...
Capital Wing flying at Warbirds Over Wilmington, part of N. C. Azalea Fest, America250 version
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (746+ words) Vintage Aviation News By Allison Brophy Champion and Culpeper Star-Exponent Part of ongoing America250 festivities, local warbirds will represent Culpeper in the sky at an upcoming, high-flying aviation festival in a historic coastal city overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Members of the…...
Boneyard Files: Grumman HU-16 Albatross - The Abandoned Flying Boats of the Pacific Rim
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (590+ words) The Grumman HU-16 Albatross was a post-World War II amphibious aircraft designed for search-and-rescue and maritime missions. Used by the US Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard, it proved highly effective in conflicts like Korea and Vietnam, rescuing hundreds of…...