Dec 23 2011
These photos of Stearman Model 75 registered F-AZGJ were taken in Le Plessis-Belleville (LFPP) on June 4, 2010 at the Commemorative Air Force French Wing’s annual fly-in.
Le Plessis-Belleville is a short distance to the north of Paris and is home to many antique aircraft, many of which belong to members of the CAF’s French Wing.
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Dec 11 2011
The P-40M restored to flying condition by the Tri-State Warbird Museum was damaged in a landing accident. The aircraft was flown by 50 year-old Paul Redlich, President of the Tri-State Warbird Museum, when the engine blew a piston. With smoke and oil coming from the engine, Redlich managed to bring the aircraft back to Clermont County Airport but overshot the runway. Continue reading
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Dec 08 2011
(Photo Dread Pirate Jeff (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0))
You can help Planes of Fame win a $50,000 grant!
If you click on the link below, you will be directed to thePepsi Refresh project. If we get the most votes, the Museum will receive $50,000 from Pepsi towards the POF’s Korean War Memorial, featuring an F-86 Sabre and a MiG-15.
http://www.refresheverything.com/koreanwarmemorialatplanesoffame
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Dec 04 2011
A No 1 Squadron RAAF F-111 Aardvark in 2007. (Photo USAF)
A memorial to honour the memory of the pilots who were killed flying the F-111 and also the mechanics who developed health problems while working on the aircraft was inaugurated at RAAF base Amberley. Some 40 guest and 100 base personnel were present for the inauguration.
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Nov 29 2011
Photo Mw007 (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Sad news: due to the poor economic conditions, the Nationaal Luchtvaart-Themapark Aviodrome aviation theme park, better known as the Aviodrome, has filed for bankruptcy according to this Dutch news website. The future of the park and its extensive collection is unknown at this time, although it would seem some investors have lately shown interest. Continue reading
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Nov 29 2011
The Sopwith 1B2 was the twin-seater bomber version of the Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter (Crown Copyright)
Memorial Flight has finished the assembly of its Sopwith 1B2 Strutter and is now finishing the paint work on the aircraft before it leaves for La Ferté-Alais. The aircraft carries an unusual but historically accurate, representing an aircraft from Escadrille Sop 66.
The Memorial Flight is a non-profit organisation formed in 1988 which aims to preserve French and European aeronautical heritage, restoring WW1 aircraft to flying condition.
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Nov 26 2011
A No 1 Squadron RAAF F-111 Aardvark in 2007. (Photo USAF)
Twenty-three retired F-111 Aardvark of the Royal Australian Air Force have been buried in a landfill in Swanbank, Australia. This has provoked angry reactions from quite a few people in Australia, who believe the aircraft should have been given to museums and municipalities to preserve Australian aviation history. Only seven F-111 have found their way into museums and will be preserved. Continue reading
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Nov 24 2011
Flight Lieutenant Charles Palliser, who has died aged 92, shot down four enemy aircraft and shared in the destruction of seven others while flying Hurricanes during the Battle of Britain and, a year later, over Malta. Read his obituary on the Telegraph.
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Nov 19 2011
This Ro.43 was probably captured on film by the Regia Marina during WW2.
On November 17, a restaured IMAM Ro.43 was unveiled at the Italian Air Force museum in Vigna di Valle, and will be added to the museum’s exhibits.
The aircraft was restored over a two year period and was inaugurated in presence of General Giuseppe Bernardi, the Italian AF chief of staff and Major General Giuseppe Scarinci, one of the few surviving Ro.43 pilots. Continue reading
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Nov 17 2011
A UH-1 Huey. (Photo Steve Crane (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0))
The pilot of a UH-1H Huey helicopter (N502AW) was wounded when he crash-landed his machine near Grand Canyon Valle Airport, Arizona on November 15. The pilot, Jeff Boatman, reported a transmission problem and then proceeded to make the landing. He was trapped inside the wreckage but was freed by emergency services. He is reported as having suffered serious but non life-threatening injuries.
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Nov 09 2011
Photo Elpidoforos Papanikolopoulos (CC BY 2.0)
Less than three months after the tragedy that cost Jon Egging his life, another pilot of the Red Arrows display team died yesterday. F/L Sean Cunningham was killed yesterday when his ejection seat fired while his aircraft was at a standstill. Continue reading
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Nov 08 2011
Un Airco DH.2 (Crown Copyright).
An Airco DH.2 flown Stewart Smith will fly from Wickenby, UK, to Albert, France, to take part in the commemorations on November 11th and overfly a memorial to Lanoe Hawker, VC, that was recently built in Ligny Thilloy.
The trip will be flown in three legs, and the crew has already succesfully made the two first legs. A special blog was created for this event: Airco DH.2 from Wickenby to the Somme – 11/11/11. Continue reading
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Nov 07 2011
A Supermarine Swift F. Mk 1 in 1953. (Photo RuthAS (CC BY-SA 3.0))
The world’s only known surviving Supermarine Swift has been put up for sale on eBay.co.uk, with a base price of £ 250,000. The aircraft hasn’t flown in 40 years and was displayed in front of a camping and clothing shop in Leominster, Herefordshire.
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