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Corsair Day Returns to Connecticut Air & Space Center on May 3
11+ hour, 22+ min ago (467+ words) Vintage Aviation News The Connecticut Air & Space Center (CASC) in Stratford, Connecticut, will host its annual Corsair Day on May 3, with this year's event taking place slightly earlier than usual. The celebration will run from 10: 00 a. m. to 4: 00 p. m. at the museum's facility…...
"Camp Boardwalk" WWII Exhibit to Open at NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum
13+ hour, 23+ min ago (370+ words) Vintage Aviation News The Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum, Cape May, NJ, is set to host the traveling exhibit "Camp Boardwalk: Atlantic City During World War II" beginning May 1, where it will remain on display through Labor Day (September…...
Rare Photo-Reconnaissance Supermarine Spitfire PL965 Hits the Market
15+ hour, 53+ min ago (205+ words) Vintage Aviation News After the war, PL965 spent a short period back in the UK before being moved to Germany. It was later sold to the Royal Netherlands Air Force in 1947 and flown to Deelen, where it was used as a…...
Grounded Dreams: Kawasaki Ki-78 - A Japanese Idea to Reach 528mph in WWII
14+ hour, 53+ min ago (276+ words) The Kawasaki Ki-78 was developed as a high-speed research aircraft to close Japan's technology gap and target world speed records. Despite advanced features like laminar-flow wings and a powerful licensed Daimler-Benz DB 601 A, it suffered from poor low-speed handling and…...
Restoration Continues on Rare Vought F7 U Cutlass at MAPS Air Museum
15+ hour, 53+ min ago (385+ words) Vintage Aviation News Until a few years ago, this U. S. Navy carrier-based jet fighter'also capable as a fighter-bomber'sat exposed in the backyard of the Walter Soplata Aviation Collection in Newbury, Ohio, slowly succumbing to time, corrosion, and the elements. The aircraft,…...
MAPS Air Museum's FG-1 D Corsair Restoration, Spring 2026 Update
17+ hour, 52+ min ago (701+ words) Vintage Aviation News This update features insights from Dave Pawski, a volunteer at the MAPS Air Museum and the restoration lead on the museum's FG-1 D Corsair (Bu No 76671). The aircraft, once displayed for more than fifty years at Goodyear's…...
Flight Test Files: C-17 Globemaster III - The Role of NASA in Shaping a Cargo Aircraft Icon
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (1115+ words) Flight Test Files: C-17 Globemaster III " The Role of NASA in Shaping a Cargo Aircraft Icon'Vintage Aviation News The C-17 Globemaster III is the "most flexible" cargo aircraft used by the US Air Force. The aircraft is capable of delivering all types…...
Final Covering and Systems Work Advance on American Heritage Museum's PT-19
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (523+ words) Vintage Aviation News The American Heritage Museum's restoration of its Fairchild PT-19 A Recruit (serial number 43-31512), highlighted in a September 2025 update for its connection to the Tuskegee Airmen training legacy, continues to make steady progress as the project moves into…...
Howard Hughes-Owned Douglas B-23 Dragon Reemerges at Pearland Under Restoration
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (651+ words) Vintage Aviation News A rare Douglas B-23 Dragon reemerged on April 23, 2026, at Pearland Regional Airport in Texas. The aircraft, once owned by Howard Hughes, has been undergoing restoration for several years and is now in the hands of a private owner....
Randy's Warbird Profiles: General Motors TBM-3 E Avenger Bu No 53575
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (699+ words) Vintage Aviation News The TBF Avenger was designed by former U. S. Navy instructor and test pilot Leroy Grumman for Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, a company he formed in 1929. After the U. S. entered World War II, the demand for Grumman to build fighter…...