Aviation News
The former Naval Air Museum Barbers Point at Kalaeloa Airport closed in late 2019 and now the Castle Air Museum has been given permission by the National Naval Aviation Museum to take over 10 war birds in the former’s collection.
Photo Naval Air Museum Barbers Point
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Wang Tai Yu passed away on Jul. 8 and our good friend Chris Pocock has written a tribute for him. Wang was one of the six original pilots from Taiwan who went for conversion to fly the U-2 in 1959.
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The XQ-58A Valkyrie #1 is slated to be retired and will go to the National Museum of the United States Air Force after making four flights.
Legendary F-14 pilot Dale ‘Snort’ Snodgrass was killed in the crash of a SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019 on Jul. 24.
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The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York is in the process of putting back a Douglas F4D warbird on display.
Photo: Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
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