Lancaster NX611 “Just Jane” could fly soon according to this BBC article. The four-engined bomber is currently only able to taxi and is regularly displayed to the public at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre. A fourth Merlin engine has been obtained for “Just Jane”, which was needed to make her fly again. The bomber belongs …
Category: News
Permanent link to this article: https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2012/12/31/lancaster-just-jane-could-fly-soon/
Dec 24 2012
Video: Spitfire Mk IX RR232’s first flight at Filton
Uploaded by Oldham Video Productions on Youtube.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2012/12/24/video-spitfire-mk-ix-rr232s-first-flight-at-filton/
Dec 24 2012
Spitfire Mk IX flies again at Filton
The Spitfire Mk IX RR232 / G-BSRF made its maiden flight at Filton, in the UK, on December 18 with test pilot Bill Perrins at the commands. The date was also the last day of operations of Filton airport, which was definitively closed on December 18. The Spitfire had not flown in 61 years and …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2012/12/24/spitfire-mk-ix-flies-again-at-filton/
Dec 17 2012
Vampire and Alouette III to be auctioned in Paris
A former Swiss AF DH.100 Vampire and an Alouette III helicopter will be auctioned by Artcurial on February 17, 2013 in Paris. The Vampire is expected to be sold between 70,000 and 90,000€ and will include a spare Goblin 35B engine, ejector seats, anti-G suit and various spare parts. The Alouette III is expected to …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2012/12/17/vampire-and-alouette-iii-to-be-auctioned-in-paris/
Dec 13 2012
Record-setting Hunter painted in its original 1958 colours
In 1958, Roger Topp, Co of 111 Squadron, flew Hawker Hunter FGA.9 XG194 as the lead aircraft in a 22-aircraft formation which was looped at the Farnborough Air Show. The aircraft was preserved and carried several paint schemes, including one imitating a Soviet Sukhoi for training purposes. Restored in 2009 at Wattisham, the aircraft was …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2012/12/13/record-setting-hunter-painted-in-its-original-1958-colours/
Dec 09 2012
BBMF Spitfire Mk XVI flies again
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVI TE311 flew again for the first time in 58 years on October 29. It took twelve years for the BBMF team to restore this aircraft to airworthiness. Although TE311 is not itself a combat veteran, it carries the colours of the aircraft flown by Squadron …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2012/12/09/bbmf-spitfire-mk-xvi-flies-again/
Nov 22 2012
Combat veteran A-26 Invader unveiled at NEAM
After a 9-year restoration process, the Douglas A-26C Invader s/n 43-22499 nicknamed “Reida Rae” was unveiled on October 6th at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, CT. The aircraft flew combat missions with the 416th Bombardment Group of 9th Air Force in Europe from December 1944 to August 1945 (sic). Twelve 416th BG …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2012/11/22/combat-veteran-a-26-invader-unveiled-at-neam/
Nov 14 2012
Messerschmitt Bf 109G to fly again in Austria
Since 2006, Michael Rinner has been building a Messerschmitt Bf 109G in Althofen, Austria, using newly-manufactured parts that were either reverse-engineered or based on original drawings. The fuselage is now largely complete and the next major step is creating a set of wings for the aircraft. It is hoped that it will fly in late …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2012/11/14/messerschmitt-bf-109g-to-fly-again-in-austria/
Nov 04 2012
Christmas gift idea #1: supersonic interceptor
The time has come to start looking for Christmas presents and World Warbird News has found a present you should get for yourself: a Panavia Tornado F.3. The aircraft is sold by Yorkshire-based Jet Art Aviation Ltd, which is known for having sold several other RAF surplus aircraft in the past. This Tornado has been …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2012/11/04/christmas-gift-idea-1-supersonic-interceptor/
Oct 24 2012
Roland de la Poype †
Roland de la Poype, a French ace of the Normandie-Niémen group, died aged 92 at Saint-Tropez in Southern France on 23 October. Roland Paulze d’Ivoy de la Poype, Compagnon de la Libération and Hero of the Soviet Union, was one of the first Frenchmen to rejoin General de Gaulle in June 1940. He volunteered to …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2012/10/24/roland-de-la-poype-%e2%80%a0/
Oct 22 2012
Historic Aircraft Collection’s Hurricane Mk XII to be auctioned in December
The Historic Aircraft’s Collection’s Hawker Hurricane Mk XIIa Z5140 (G-HURI) will be auctioned at the Bonhams sale of Collectors’ Motor Cars and Automobilia on December 3. It is expected that the aircraft will be sold for some 2.7 millions dollars. The HAC also owns a Spitfire Mk Vb, a Nimrod II and a Fury Mk I, …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2012/10/22/historic-aircraft-collection-hurricane-mk-xii-to-be-auctioned-in-december/
Oct 19 2012
Burmese Spitfire excavation to start soon
Since the announcement last April that some 20 Spitfire Mk XIV had been found buried in Burma, very little information has been available concerning this extraordinary discovery. Some observers were understandably sceptical, given the lack of information and rumours stating that there could be 60 or more such Spitfires to be found. These last few …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2012/10/19/burmese-spitfire-excavation-to-start-soon/
Oct 11 2012
Centaurus-engined Sea Fury flies again in California
The Hawker Sea Fury T.20 VX300/N924G flew again on September 25 at Ione, California, with Brian Sanders at the controls. The aircraft is powered by a Bristol Centaurus. Its restoration took 14 years and was carried out by Sanders Aeronautics. Source: Aeroplane Monthly
Permanent link to this article: https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2012/10/11/centaurus-engined-sea-fury-flies-again-in-california/
Oct 07 2012
Grumman F3F flies again
A rare Grumman F3F-2 flew again recentely at Sonoma Valley Airport in California, with pilot and restorer Chris Prevost at the controls.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2012/10/07/grumman-f3f-flies-again/
Oct 03 2012
Six killed in de Havilland DH.84 Dragon crash in Australia
Six people were killed yesterday in the crash of a 1934 de Havilland DH.84 Dragon (VH-UXG) in Australia yesterday. The aircraft was flown by pilot Des Porter, accompanied by his wife and four friends. Returning from an airshow in Monto in Queensland, the aircraft’s distress beacon was activated when they ran in foul weather. A …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2012/10/03/six-killed-in-de-havilland-dh-84-dragon-crash-in-australia/
Latest Prints
Advertising
Recent Comments