Vintage Aviation News

As we continue the Boneyard Files series, which showcases some of the retired aircraft resting at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, in the late 1960s, today’s story features the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter through the lens of Neil Aird’s “Monthan Memorie...

As we continue the Boneyard Files series, which showcases some of the retired aircraft resting at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, in the late 1960s, today’s story features the Lockheed F-94 Starfire through the lens of Neil Aird’s “Monthan Memories” p...

Many aviators in WWI started their careers in the land-based armies, later joined air forces as pilots, and rose to become flying aces. One such ace was Albert Louis Deullin. Born on August 24, 1890, in Épernay, France, he was part of the infantry when WWI started and was promoted to second lieutenant in December 1914. He transferred to flying in ...

Curtiss P-40E Warhawk (Kittyhawk Mk.IA) s/n AK803, Constr. No. 15184 (“Maude”), nose code “PN.” This is what I have found about this particular aircraft. It was invoiced to the Royal Air Force on October 2, 1941, and was accepted by the RAF on October 8, 1941 (the cost of the aircr...

Multiple aviation outlets reported this morning that the WACO Aircraft Corporation, based in Battle Creek, Michigan, has ceased operations. The development appears to have come as a surprise to both the broader aviation community and the company’s...