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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Jul 06, 2021 2:36 pm

Early in June, the USS Midway Museum took delivery of their freshly-restored LTV A-7B Corsair II. A crane carefully winched the now-pristine naval attack aircraft onto the flight deck of the retired aircraft carrier, USS Midway, the museum’s home.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Jul 07, 2021 5:27 pm

Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 'Just Jane' is under restoration to airworthy condition with the Lincoln Aviation Heritage Center at former RAF East Kirkby in Lincolnshire, England. We thought that our readers might like to see a recent report on their progress.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Jul 10, 2021 11:40 pm

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum recently announced the acquisition of a rare Douglas F4D-1 Skyray for their collection housed in and atop the former US Navy aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CV 11).
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Jul 14, 2021 3:26 pm

In Cameron Park, California, Vultures Row Aviation is deep into the groud-up restoration of what will become the world’s only airworthy birdcage Vought F4U-1 Corsair. This combat veteran Corsair served in the South Pacific in May 1943, initially with VMF-112 and later with the famed VMF-214 ‘Swashbucklers.’
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Aug 02, 2021 8:03 pm

Björn Rystedt, SAAB Aerospace’s Chief Engineer and the B 17’s pilot, sent us an article about the history of the type and the restoration of SAAB B 17A s/n 17239 – better known as Blå Johan, her squadron callsign. Enjoy!
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