World Warbird News» Asides http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com The latest in warbirds and historical aviation Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:36:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Captain Ken Jenner † http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/asides/captain-ken-jenner-%e2%80%a0/ http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/asides/captain-ken-jenner-%e2%80%a0/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 20:23:54 +0000 World Warbird News http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?post_type=asides&p=1903 Captain Ken Jenner, who has died aged 92, flew bomber operations in the European, Middle Eastern and Burmese theatres of war before becoming one of the earliest Comet pilots with BOAC.

Read the full obituary on the Telegraph.

]]> http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/asides/captain-ken-jenner-%e2%80%a0/feed/ 0 Goodwin Sands Dornier 17 recovery operations to begin http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/asides/goodwin-sands-dornier-17-recovery-operations-to-begin/ http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/asides/goodwin-sands-dornier-17-recovery-operations-to-begin/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 13:37:40 +0000 World Warbird News http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?post_type=asides&p=1900 Operations to recuperate the Dornier Do 17 that is laying in Goodwin Sands (off the coast of Kent) under 50 ft of water will begin this Friday. The aircraft will then be restored by the RAF Museum Hendon.

Source: BBC News

]]> http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/asides/goodwin-sands-dornier-17-recovery-operations-to-begin/feed/ 0 Gloster Meteor airlifted to Jet Age Museum http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/asides/gloster-meteor-airlifted-to-jet-age-museum/ http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/asides/gloster-meteor-airlifted-to-jet-age-museum/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:40:29 +0000 World Warbird News http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?post_type=asides&p=1884 A Gloster Meteor T7 was transported by a RAF Chinook from Imjin Barracks, Insworth, to the Jet Age Museum, its new owner.

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]]> http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/asides/gloster-meteor-airlifted-to-jet-age-museum/feed/ 0 Ryan STM-2 flies again in San Diego http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/asides/ryan-stm-2-flies-again-in-san-diego/ http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/asides/ryan-stm-2-flies-again-in-san-diego/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:21:35 +0000 World Warbird News http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?post_type=asides&p=1876 Bill Allen’s restored Ryan STM-2 (of the Allen Airways Flying Museum) recently flew for the first time from Gillepsie Field in San Diego.

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]]> http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/asides/ryan-stm-2-flies-again-in-san-diego/feed/ 0 Gp Capt Ned Frith † http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/asides/gp-capt-ned-frith-%e2%80%a0/ http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/asides/gp-capt-ned-frith-%e2%80%a0/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2013 21:38:29 +0000 World Warbird News http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?post_type=asides&p=1874 Group Captain Ned Frith, who has died aged 79, was one of the RAF’s foremost post-war test pilots and had important roles in the very early development of some of Britain’s future combat aircraft.

Read his obituary on the Telegraph.

]]> http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/asides/gp-capt-ned-frith-%e2%80%a0/feed/ 0 Flight Lieutenant Les Brodrick † http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/asides/flight-lieutenant-les-brodrick-%e2%80%a0/ http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/asides/flight-lieutenant-les-brodrick-%e2%80%a0/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2013 21:34:24 +0000 World Warbird News http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?post_type=asides&p=1872 Flight Lieutenant Les Brodrick , who has died aged 91, was one of the 76 men to escape from Stalag Luft III during “The Great Escape”, which resulted in the murder of 50 RAF officers on the direct orders of Hitler.

Read his obituary on the Telegraph

]]> http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/asides/flight-lieutenant-les-brodrick-%e2%80%a0/feed/ 0 Loockheed 10 for Seattle Museum of Flight http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/asides/loockheed-10-for-seattle-museum-of-flight/ http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/asides/loockheed-10-for-seattle-museum-of-flight/#comments Sun, 07 Apr 2013 16:10:25 +0000 World Warbird News http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?post_type=asides&p=1870 Lockheed 10 n°1015, registered N72GT, will be added to the collections of the Seattle Museum of Flight. This aircraft was restored and flown around the world for the 60th anniversary of Amelia Earhart’s historic flight but had flown very little ever since.

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Continue reading »]]> Eric Vormezeele’s Hispano HA-1112-M1L Buchón has recently undergone its first engine runs at Brasschaat Airport in Belgium. The aircraft has been completely restored in the hope of flying it again, but will need fuselage and landing gear restoration first.

It has been equipped with the tail unit of a Bf 109K, giving it much better lateral stability.

Read the full story on Aeroplane Monthly.

]]> http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/asides/buchon-to-fly-in-belgium/feed/ 0 Sir Alan Smith † http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/asides/sir-alan-smith-%e2%80%a0/ http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/asides/sir-alan-smith-%e2%80%a0/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:17:58 +0000 World Warbird News http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?post_type=asides&p=1847 Sir Alan Smith, who has died aged 95, flew as Douglas Bader’s wingman during Fighter Command’s offensive over northern France in the spring and summer of 1941; he went on to become a fighter “ace”, destroying at least five enemy aircraft.

Read his obituary on The Telegraph.

]]> http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/asides/sir-alan-smith-%e2%80%a0/feed/ 0 Lieutenant-Commander Peter (“Toby”) Davis † http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/asides/lieutenant-commander-peter-toby-davis-%e2%80%a0/ http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/asides/lieutenant-commander-peter-toby-davis-%e2%80%a0/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:16:16 +0000 World Warbird News http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?post_type=asides&p=1836 Lieutenant-Commander Peter (“Toby”) Davis, who has died aged 85, was a sailor, submariner and airman who flew more sorties in the Korean War than any other United Nations pilot, and took part in the first shooting-down of an enemy fighter since the Second World War.

Read his obituary on the Telegraph.

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