Our friends at FunPlacesToFly.com put together a video for the Commemorative Air Force Dallas Wing in Lancaster, Texas, called Warbirds on Parade. Check it out below.
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Photo workshop planned at Atlanta Warbird Weekend
Photographers are invited to participate in aviation workshops in conjunction with Atlanta Warbirds Weekend (AWW), Sept. 24 and 25 at Dekalb Peachtree Airport in Chamblee, Ga. 3G Aviation Media photo workshops are scheduled Saturday with an additional editing workshop and a sunrise photo shoot on Sunday. New this year is an air-to-air photo experience on Saturday. Interested […]
AVG Flying Tigers headline Atlanta Warbird Weekend dinner
PEACHTREE CITY, Georgia — Three World War II veterans of the legendary American Volunteer Group “Flying Tigers” will share their experiences at the Atlanta Warbird Weekend (AWW) “Dinner with the Tigers,” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 at the 57th Fighter Group restaurant at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to hear first-hand about […]
Warbirds flock to Front Range Airport
By Jonathan Apfelbaum Spring time in Colorado — when thoughts turn to shaking off the winter’s snow and getting back into flying after the chilly winter. Years ago there had been a Classic Car and Aircraft Fly-in at Front Range Airport (KFTG), although it had gradually languished and faded away. As the airport has been on the […]
The evolution of the warbird cockpit
Like most things in aviation — and society — evolution occurs. The cockpit of the warbird has evolved more than many. From the very early days of the open cockpit aircraft with fleece-lined leather clad pilots to high-tech, all weather fighting machines, Fighting Cockpits by Donald Nijboer dives deep into more than 50 warbird cockpits. Following are handful of the […]
Chino warbirds saturate the senses
By Frederick A. Johnsen Wave after wave of warbirds roared over the Chino Airport in California April 29 through May 1 in three days of commemorative flights that saturated the air with the sounds of radial and inline engines and the silhouettes of classic warplanes from another era. Put on annually by the Planes of […]
Video: Warbirds over Addison
Our friends at FunPlacesToFly.com attended the “Warbirds Over Addison” event at Cavanaugh Flight Museum, in Addison, Texas. Cavanaugh Flight Museum is home to the largest collection of flying historic and military aircraft in the Southwest.
CAF Living History Program launches monthly seminars
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — History will come to life through a new monthly series presented by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing at the wing’s headquarters near Atlanta. The public is invited to join the Saturday discussions by a variety of aviators dedicated to preserving the memory of U.S. aviation history. The series begins March […]
SocialFlight.com Event of the Week: Falcon Warbirds
On Saturday, Feb. 20, from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., check out the Falcon Warbirds Breakfast, Warbird and Classic Car Show at Falcon Field (KFFZ) in Mesa, Arizona. The Falcon Warbirds include a Beechcraft T-34 Mentor, a Nanchang CJ6-A, a North American T-28 Trojan, a Ryan Navion, a Yakovlev Yak-50, and a Yakovlev Yak-52. These are […]