By Gary Daniels She missed capture by the Luftwaffe, survived years of dereliction on a Canadian farm and in a Florida field, and roasted for decades in a West Texas hangar. It may not sound […]
Category: Aircraft Restoration
Newark Air Museum Auster Restoration Update
By Zac Yates On July 10th, 1999 an anonymous Auster AOP.9 arrived at the Newark Air Museum (NAM) in Nottinghamshire, UK. Nearly 25 years later, on January 25th, 2024, a major milestone was passed in […]
Newark Air Museum Auster Restoration Update
By Zac Yates On July 10th, 1999 an anonymous Auster AOP.9 arrived at the Newark Air Museum (NAM) in Nottinghamshire, UK. Nearly 25 years later, on January 25th, 2024, a major milestone was passed in […]
Lockheed 10A Electra Flies in New Zealand
By Zac Yates After more than two decades of meticulous restoration an example of Lockheed’s rare 1930s airliner has taken to Kiwi skies. Owner Rob Mackley accompanied test pilot Ryan Southam and engineer Huib Volker […]
Strix Aero Announces New Allison V-1710 Overhaul Business
The world of warbird maintenance, restoration, parts supply, and overhaul is, without a doubt, a small one. In an industry where the loss of a relatively small-scale supplier is mourned by warbird operators around the […]
Strix Aero Announces New Allison V-1710 Overhaul Business
The world of warbird maintenance, restoration, parts supply, and overhaul is, without a doubt, a small one. In an industry where the loss of a relatively small-scale supplier is mourned by warbird operators around the […]
NMUSAF’s Storch Restoration Update
By Courtney Hale Caillouet At the close of 2023, the National Museum of the United States Air Force announced they would begin the restoration of their Fieseler Fi-156C-2 “Storch”; construction number 4389. Storch is German […]
NMUSAF’s Storch Restoration Update
By Courtney Hale Caillouet At the close of 2023, the National Museum of the United States Air Force announced they would begin the restoration of their Fieseler Fi-156C-2 “Storch”; construction number 4389. Storch is German […]
The Vision: The Return of the Dornier Do X
By Anthony Liberatore In Hildesheim, Germany, a replica of the Dornier Do X flying boat is taking shape and I had the privilege of interviewing the person who is spearheading this effort, Peter Kielhorn. The […]
The Vision: The Return of the Dornier Do X
By Anthony Liberatore In Hildesheim, Germany, a replica of the Dornier Do X flying boat is taking shape and I had the privilege of interviewing the person who is spearheading this effort, Peter Kielhorn. The […]