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Original WWI-era Nieuport 28C-1 Returns to Flight
Under a moody sky on April 2nd, 2022, legendary early aeroplane specialist, Mikael Carlson, flew the American Heritage Museum’s Nieuport 28 C-1 biplane fighter on its first post-restoration flight,...
April 11, 2022
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F4U-1D Corsair Makes First Post-Restoration Flight!
As some readers may already have heard, Mike Spaulding’s combat veteran F4U-1D Corsair (BuNo.82640) made its first post-restoration flight on February 28th, taking to the air...
March 4, 2022
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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
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Ex-Burmese Spitfire Arrives for Restoration at Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar
Back in 2012, the warbird world was upended by the dizzying possibility that up to 140 intact Supermarine Spitfires would emerge “in their shipping crates” from...
November 15, 2021
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FIAT CR.42 Restoration Update – November 2021
The Fighter Collection (TFC) has been making visible progress on the restoration of their ultra-rare Fiat CR.42 Falco in recent days at Duxford Aerodrome near Cambridge,...
November 11, 2021
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Combat Veteran P-40E Makes Her First Flight in New Zealand!
A couple of weeks ago, we reported that Pioneer Aero Ltd. had completed the restoration of Claudio Coltri’s Curtiss P-40E Warhawk (41-13570). While the selected test pilot,...
November 11, 2021
