FlyPast Magazine

air museums

Goodwin Sands Dornier wings to be revealed at Cosford

19th December 2024

The wing section of Dornier Do 17Z-2 5K+AR will be put on display at RAF Museum Midlands in Shropshire next year.

air museums

Las alas del Dornier de Goodwin Sands se desvelarán en Cosford

19th December 2024

La sección alar del Dornier Do 17Z-2 5K+AR se expondrá en el RAF Museum Midlands de Shropshire el año que viene.

Boeing CH-47 Chinook

Ashton repaint among ongoing jobs at Newark

10th December 2024

The sole surviving Ashton is one of several aircraft that has received attention at the Newark Air Museum.

FlyPast December 2024

Corsair delivered to New York’s Intrepid Museum

15th November 2024

New York’s Intrepid Museum took delivery of former US Navy Goodyear FG-1D Corsair BuNo 92013 on October 1.

FlyPast December 2024

Mustang ‘Shangri-La’ arrives at Sywell

7th November 2024

Mustang F-51D Shangri-La was delivered to Sywell on October 9, travelling by container from Texas to the Northamptonshire airfield.

Curtiss

New home for P-40 ‘American Dream’

1st November 2024

The Mid-America Flight Museum at Mount Pleasant Regional Airport in Texas has acquired Curtiss TP-40N Warhawk American Dream from its previous owner, air racing legend Thom Richard.

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF)

BBMF Griffon-powered Spitfire back in the air

31st October 2024

The RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight returned Supermarine Spitfire PR.XIX PM631 to the air on October 3 following extensive maintenance and a detailed safety assessment.

FlyPast November 2024

Experimental NASA F-5 emerges from restoration

24th October 2024

Florida’s Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum has completed anti-corrosion and restorative work on Northrop F-5E 741519.

FlyPast November 2024

Former French air force TB-30 Epsilon enters civilian hands

24th October 2024

Socata TB-30 Epsilon N° 63 has been acquired by vintage aircraft pilot Georges Kern and placed on the French civil register as F-AYKA.

FlyPast November 2024

Two F-104 Starfighters and A-7 Corsair II now preserved indoors in Greece

24th October 2024

Two Starfighters and a Corsair II are now under cover at Greece’s Hellenic Air Force Museum to ensure their long-term preservation.

Duxford

Suffolk Spitfire joins Polish Heritage Flight

17th October 2024

It was announced in late August 2024 that the Duxford, Cambridge-based ‘Suffolk Spitfire’ — George Haye's LF.XVIe RW382 — has joined the Polish Heritage Flight (PHF).

Air Museum

Fuselage Boost for Short Stirling Project

17th October 2024

The fuselage of a Short Stirling bomber has recently arrived in the UK.

FlyPast November 2024

Concours d’Elegance win for Travel Air

10th October 2024

Tom Leaver’s stunning 1928-built Travel Air 4000 NC5427 was awarded The Prince Michael of Kent Trophy for the best aircraft at this year’s Light Aircraft Association (LAA) Rally.

FlyPast October 2024

Spitfire MK912 makes it 16 for Biggin Hill

12th September 2024

Almost exactly nine years after it was damaged in a forced landing, Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX MK912 (G-BRRA) returned to the skies on July 31 from London’s Biggin Hill Airport, with Dan Griffith at the controls.