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Squadron Leader Keith Thiele †
Squadron Leader Keith Thiele (Photo via The Telegraph) Squadron Leader Keith Thiele, who has died aged 94, was decorated four times as a bomber and a fighter pilot and was one of only four New...
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Flight Lieutenant Eric Garland †
Flight Lieutenant Eric Garland (Photo via The Telegraph) Flight Lieutenant Eric Garland, who has died aged 95, served throughout the Second World War, initially in the Army and then with the RAF; he...
View ArticleFantasy of Flight TP-40N flies again after four and a half years
Fantasy of Flight’s Curtiss TP-40N Warhawk has flown again after four and a half years. Kermit Weeks report on Fantasy of Flight’s YouTube channel: If you’ll remember, the last time I flew it, FOUR...
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Concorde’s test pilot André Turcat passes away
Frenchman André Turcat, test pilot for the Concorde supersonic airliner, passed away on January 4, 2016. Born in 1921, he graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique in 1940, joined the Free French Air...
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Pfalz D.VIII replica powered by original engine to be built in Sweden
(Photo Mikael Carlson Flying Machines) The well-known WW1 aircraft builder and collector Mikael Carlson of Sweden has announced that he is building a Pfalz D.VIII replica that will be powered by an...
View ArticleP-51C Mustang “Tuskegee Airmen” damaged in wheels-up landing
The P-51C Mustang “Tuskegee Airmen” of the Commemorative Air Force’s Red Tail Squadron was damaged in a wheels-up landing yesterday in Dallas. Pilot and Unit Leader Bill Shepard walked away from the...
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Two killed in P-51 Mustang “Big Beautiful Doll” crash in Arizona
Two people were killed yesterday in the crash of the North American P-51D Mustang N351BD “Big Beautiful Doll” near Maricopa, Arizona. The pilot has been identified as Jeff Pino, former president of...
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Final flight for Museum of Flight’s Boeing 727
After a 25-year restoration, the first Boeing 727 is to make a final flight when it will be flown from Paine Field where it is being restored to Seattle’s Museum of Flight, where it will be displayed...
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Blériot XI replica with Anzani engine displayed in Budapest
(Photo Hungarian Vintage Glider Club) From the Early Aero blog: a Blériot XI replica, similar to the one used by Louis Blériot to cross the Channel and built from contemporary blueprints was recently...
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Exceptional Avenger gathering in Illinois on April 16
Tom Buck’s TBM-3E Avenger 53768, one of nine aircraft whose presence has already been confirmed. (Photo D. Miller (CC BY 2.0)) From Warbirds News: a gathering of Grumman Avenger will take place at...
View ArticleVideo: Flying Legends 2016 trailer
The classic Flying Legends airshow in Duxford will take place on Saturady 9 & Sunday 10 July 2016. Enjoy!
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Squadron Leader Keith Thiele †
Squadron Leader Keith Thiele (Photo via The Telegraph) Squadron Leader Keith Thiele, who has died aged 94, was decorated four times as a bomber and a fighter pilot and was one of only four New...
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Flight Lieutenant Eric Garland †
Flight Lieutenant Eric Garland (Photo via The Telegraph) Flight Lieutenant Eric Garland, who has died aged 95, served throughout the Second World War, initially in the Army and then with the RAF; he...
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Pfalz D.VIII replica powered by original engine to be built in Sweden
(Photo Mikael Carlson Flying Machines) The well-known WW1 aircraft builder and collector Mikael Carlson of Sweden has announced that he is building a Pfalz D.VIII replica that will be powered by an...
View ArticleP-51C Mustang “Tuskegee Airmen” damaged in wheels-up landing
The P-51C Mustang “Tuskegee Airmen” of the Commemorative Air Force’s Red Tail Squadron was damaged in a wheels-up landing yesterday in Dallas. Pilot and Unit Leader Bill Shepard walked away from the...
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Air Commodore John Mitchell †
Air Commodore John Mitchell, who has died aged 97, was the navigator of Winston Churchill’s personal aircraft during the Second World War. A veteran of a bomber tour and a specialist navigator,...
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CWHM Lancaster to display temporary “Lady Orchid” colours this summer
The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum has announced on its Facebook page that its Lancaster FM213 will be painted and flown in the temporary markings of Lady Orchid, Lancaster KB895, WL-O. The usual...
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Flight Lieutenant Eric Garland †
Flight Lieutenant Eric Garland (Photo via The Telegraph) Flight Lieutenant Eric Garland, who has died aged 95, served throughout the Second World War, initially in the Army and then with the RAF; he...
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Pfalz D.VIII replica powered by original engine to be built in Sweden
(Photo Mikael Carlson Flying Machines) The well-known WW1 aircraft builder and collector Mikael Carlson of Sweden has announced that he is building a Pfalz D.VIII replica that will be powered by an...
View ArticleP-51C Mustang “Tuskegee Airmen” damaged in wheels-up landing
The P-51C Mustang “Tuskegee Airmen” of the Commemorative Air Force’s Red Tail Squadron was damaged in a wheels-up landing yesterday in Dallas. Pilot and Unit Leader Bill Shepard walked away from the...
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