Photo Geoff Collins
Two people were killed in the crash of their Yak-52 during an aerobatic training flight over Fontenay-Trésigny airfield(France). The causes of the accident are yet unknown. Continue reading
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Apr 25 2011
P-40C takes to the air again
On 17 April 2011, a rare P-40C Tomahawk flew again in New Zealand, after a five and a half-year restoration by Avspecs Ltd. Test pilot John Lamont was satisfied with the handling of the aircraft, which has been painted to represent 2Lt. George Welch’s aircraft at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack. Continue reading
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Apr 24 2011
Unique Do 17Z found off the coast in Kent
Dornier Do 17Z (Photo Deutsches Bundesarchiv)
A rare Dornier Do 17 has been located by sonar off the coast of Kent in the UK. On 26 August 1940, a Do 17Z from 7./KG 3 was shot down and force-landed on a sandbank on the coast of Kent, where it disappeared in the sand. Sixty-eight years later, the wreck began emerging from the sand. Continue reading
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Apr 24 2011
First flight of 3/4-scale Mosquito replica in France
A 3/4-scale replica of the de Havilland Mosquito made its maiden flight on Saturday April 23, 2011 in France.
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Apr 23 2011
Coming soon: World Warbird News!
Welcome to the World Warbird News blog. The blog is currently under construction. Please come back in a few days, when we are set up and running.
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