Restoration News Supermarine Seafire F.Mk.XVII SX336 Takes to the Skies Again

As many readers will know, Supermarine Seafire F. Mk.XVII SX336 made her first flight for several years on November 18th, 2021, following a period of extensive...

November 21, 2021
What’s a YPT-14?

John King Jr., the current president of the Flying Circus in Bealeton, Virginia, recently invited Stephen Chapis to visit the legendary Circus, where they put on...

September 7, 2017
Svetkoff’s Starfighters

Beginning in the 1990s, warbird enthusiasts were excited and amazed when Rick Svetkoff’s F-104 Starfighters streaked across the sky at air shows across the United States. Since then...

July 1, 2016
Warbirds Over the Beach

Only a year ago the warbird world was abuzz with talk of pending doom at the Military Aircraft Museum in Virginia Beach, VA, but perseverance paid...

July 1, 2014
Planes of Fame’s New Swiss Miss the Pilatus P-2

The only flying Pilatus P-2 in the United States was recently returned to flight status and publicly unveiled at the Planes of Fame’s annual air show...

July 1, 2014
Thunder Over Michigan

While other large metropolitan air shows decided to cancel their 2013 events due to the absence of military support, the team at Thunder Over Michigan buckled down and...

September 1, 2013
Lightning Strikes

World-class warbirds drew worldclass photographers to the West Coast’s premier warbird air show. Warbird Digest was there with some of the best photographers in the business to capture the action. Taking center...

July 1, 2013
National Aviation Heritage Invitational

Between races and air show events, many Reno spectators take advantage of the spectacular static display of pristine aircraft. But, the collection is much more than...

November 1, 2011
Classic Jet Warbirds at RIAT

Generally considered the world’s largest military air show, the Royal Internationalo Air Tattoo (RIAT) draws the best overall collection of European military aircraft, both past and...

September 1, 2011
From Texan to Skyraider

When pilot examiner Andrea Eldridge last saw John Muszala II, he was in the front seat of a T-6 Texan, taking his checkride. At the 2011...

July 1, 2011