The people from The Fighter Collection have created a trailer for the upcoming Flying Legends meeting in Duxford (Saturday 31st of June and Sunday 1st of July) Enjoy!
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Mar 06 2012
Video: Army Aviation Heritage Foundation’s AH-1 Cobra crash
More details about the crash can be found on this post.
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Mar 03 2012
Retired AH-1 Cobra crashes in Arizona
A Bell AH-1G Cobra. (Photo US DoD)
A retired AH-1 Cobra helicopter flown by the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation made a crash landing near Coolidge Municipal Airport in Arizona.
The helicopter was being filmed for TV show “Top Gear Korea” and was hovering 150 to 200 ft above the ground when it went down for an unknown reason. Continue reading
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Mar 02 2012
A Potez 63-11 will soon fly in Texas
As incredible as it may appear, it is in Texas, in Harlingen precisely, that a Potez 63-11 will soon take to the air thanks to a man, a Frenchman established there for several dozen years, Jean-Marie Garric, already known for his modifications of Yak-11 into Yak-3. Continue reading
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Feb 14 2012
New Bottisham Airfield Museum website launched
The "Bottisham Four": a well-known quartet of 361st Fighter Group P-51 Mustang during World War II (Photo USAF).
The Bottisham Aifield Museum has a new website: www.bottishamairfieldmuseum.org.uk. Visit the site to get the latest news about the museum, who has been given notice by its landlord and is currently looking for a new place to move in.
The current location housing the museum is to be transformed into a residential area and a petition to save the historical Bottisham airfield has been launched. To sign the petition, please go here. (Update: the link was invalid. This has been corrected).
The BAMG needs to attract more members both in an active and supporting capacity. You can help the BAMG in different ways:
- signing the online petition
- buying merchandise from the museum’s shop
- becoming a member of the BAMG for only £10 per year
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Feb 05 2012
OY-1 Sentinel returns to the air
The OY-1 is the Navy's version of the L-5 Sentinel, with increased STOL capacities. (Photo Jo Hunter)
A restored Stinson OY-1 Sentinel returned to the air after a 10-year restoration on January 16 at Franklin Municipal Airport.
The aircraft was restored by the Commemorative Air Force Old Dominion Squadron at Franklin Municipal Airport. The plan was to restore the plane to near-original condition as a Marine Observation Squadron 6 OY-1.
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Feb 05 2012
T-33 makes belly landing in Utah
An emergency landing by a T-33 which couldn’t lower its gear went very well at St Georges Municipal Airport on Friday February 3rd.
The pilot was reported to have flown several passes to burn remaining fuel while the airport services foamed the runway for the anticipated belly-landing. The T-33, which carries a fictional Blue Angels livery, slid some 2000 ft before coming to rest. The two crew members were unharmed.
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Jan 17 2012
Yanks Air Museum EC-121 takes back to the skies
After a lengthy seven-year restoration, the Yanks Air Museum’s EC-121 Super Constellation flew on the 14th of January. This aircraft, the AWACS version of the infamous Super Constellation airliner, was flown from Camarillo to Chino, California, where it will rejoin the museum’s collections.
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Jan 06 2012
Walkaround: Morane Type H
Photo Simon Gratien. (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
This 1913 Morane Type H was restored in the nineties and is flown by the Amical Jean-Baptiste Salis at La Ferté-Alais. It is a classic aircraft and a pleasure to the eye. Its French civil registration is F-AZMS. These pictures were taken at the annual meeting at La Ferté-Alais in 2011.
All photos are by Bertrand Brown and are copyrighted, unless indicated otherwise. The header photo was taken by Simon Gratien, whose photography website includes a very interesting aviation section and is worth a visit: www.sgratien.com. Continue reading
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Jan 05 2012
2012 Reno Air Races to be held from September 12th to 16th
Photo Reno Tahoe (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Despite concerns that the Reno Air Races might disappear after last year’s tragic crash which resulted in 11 deaths and over 70 injuries, the Reno Air Racing Association has announced that it is intending to host the 49th edition of the races from September 12th to 16th. A safety panel of aviation experts will study all aspects of the race in order to improve the safety of the races. Read more about this topic on the EAA website.
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Jan 03 2012
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver discovered off Florida coast
Divers from Jupiter, Florida, have discovered the wreck of a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver lying on its back at a depth of 185 ft. The aircraft seems to be in good shape. Its exact identity is unknown. Source.
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Jan 02 2012
Walkaround: Morane-Saulnier MS.317
These pictures are of a Morane-Saulnier MS.317 registered F-HCJD. They were taken at the annual meeting in La Ferté-Alais in 2011. The MS.317 was a re-engined MS.315, powered by a 220 hp Continental W-670K instead of the original 135 hp Salmson 9Nc. Some forty aircraft were converted in this manner in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Dec 29 2011
Skip Hit – Low level flying in West Germany
Another interesting read from Vintage Wings of Canada: how a Canadian F-104 pilot in Europe found himself flying at 900 ft per seconds less than 100 ft above a German transport base. Read it on the VWC website.
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