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Happy Birthday To The Grumman F6F Hellcat
Two U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcats in tricolor camouflage, sea blue, intermediate blue and insignia white. ( U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 2011.003.274.018 via Wikipedia) By...
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Happy Birthday To The Douglas A-26 Invader
The CAF’s A-26 Invader at the 2013 CAF AIRSHO. ( Image by Kevin Hong) By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The Douglas A-26 Invader flew for the first time seventy-two years ago today. Designed to replace the...
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1988 Panavia Tornado ADV For Sale
An extremely rare ex-RAF Panavia Tornado F3 will come up auction in the UK this Saturday. The Tornado F3 was the last of the RAF’s pure interceptors, and evolved from the earlier Tornado GR1 ground...
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Happy Birthday To The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
CAF Arizona Airbase B-17G “Sentimental Journey” flying low over the Arizona desert. (Image by Tony Granata). By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC Seventy-nine years ago today, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress...
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Happy Birthday To The Grumman TBF Avenger
A U.S. Navy Grumman TBF-1 Avenger dropping a torpedo in late 1942 or early 1943.USN – U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News 15 February 1944 9 Source Wikipedia) By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The Grumman TBF...
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Happy Birthday To The North American B-25 Mitchell
Assembling the North American B-25 Mitchell at Kansas City, Kansas, 1942. Reproduction digitized from original 4×5 color transparency. Via Wikipedia By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The North American B-25...
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Happy Birthday To The Grumman F8F Bearcat
Image via Wikipedia By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC Seventy years ago today, the Grumman F8F Bearcat took flight for the first time. The last of the great piston-engine Grummans, the F8F was one of the...
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F-86 Lifted With an “Airbag”
(U.S Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Gareth Buckand/Released) On September 7th,members of the 175th Maintenance Group, Crash Damaged Disabled Aircraft Recovery (CDDAR) team,Maryland Air National Guard...
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Search for Warbirds in India
A Japanese Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa fighter. ( IMage by PD-JAPAN-OLDPHOTO. via Wikipedia) Accordingly to several news reports coming from India, a group of researchers has identified sites in Loktak...
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Happy Birthday To The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang
The XP-51 (S/N 41-039, 2nd a/c built) one of two Mustang Is handed over to the USAAC for testing. By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang flew for the first time 74 years...
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Canadian Aviation and Space Museum has Launched a Free WWI Themed App
Press Release: The Canadian Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa, Ontario has launched a free app that allows users to “fly” World War One planes and showcases the museum’s collection of World War One...
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Happy Birthday To The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito
Photo by Luigino Caliaro By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC Seventy-four years ago today, the de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito took flight for the first time. One of the most useful Allied aircraft of World War...
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You Can Buy an Ejector Seat From an F-4 Phantom for Quick Escapes
The Martin Baker Mk.7 ejector seat as it appears on Boeing’s online store. (Image via Boeing) In keeping with the somewhat manic tradition of post-Thanksgiving holiday shopping, WarbirdsNews thought we...
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Happy Birthday To The Beechcraft T-34 Mentor
Here is a photo of a four-ship T-34 element at the 2012 Indianapolis Air Show. By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC Sixty-six years ago today, the Beechcraft T-34 Mentor took flight for the first time. A...
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National Park Service to Allow Dives on Lake Mead B-29A
Divers inspect the wreck of the B-29 ( Image provided by Gregg Mikolasek – Director Undersea Voyager Project) WarbirdsNews has learned that the National Parks Service has decided to allow divers to...
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Happy Birthday To The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver of the Commemorative Air Force. ( GNU Free Documentation License) By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC Seventy-four years ago today, the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver took flight for the first...
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Happy Birthday To The Grumman F-14 Tomcat
An F-14D(R) from VF-213 flying over Iraq on last Tomcat deployment with LANTIRN pod on starboard wing glove station and LGB underneath fuselage. (Image by Wikipedia) By www.aviation-enthusiasts.com The...
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Happy Birthday To The Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Here is a photo of Yankee Air Museum’s C-47 Skytrain “Yankee Doodle Dandy” at the 2012 Gathering of Eagles Air Show By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The Douglas C-47 Skytrain flew for the first time 73...
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Merry Christmas
Photo by Tom Pawlesh Merry Christmas Warm and friendly wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Bright and Happy New Year. Thanks for supporting Warbirds News. MO, Richard and the Warbirds News team.
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USS Ranger To Be Dismantled
A port quarter view of the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61) approaching port at Yokosuka on its last visit to Japan in 1992. The RANGER was on its final deployment prior to decommissioning. (PH2...
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