Aviation News
The Gifu-Kakamigahara Air and Space Museum will reopen on Mar. 24 after being closed for renovation. Visitors will be able to see the only surviving Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien in Japan.
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MIG Corporation announced on Mar. 19 that Soviet test pilot Georgy Mosolov has died at the age of 91 in Moscow. Mosolov was the test pilot for the MiG-21 and set world records on variants of the aircraft.
By Mihenator (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
A team funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has found the resting place of World War II aircraft carrier USS Lexington.
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A rare Spanish copy of the Me 109G has been put up for sale by Platinum Fighters. The warbird is extremely rare as it is the only surviving two-seater in the world.
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Photo: Platinum Fighters
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A Soko G-2 veered off the runway at Elko airport on Feb. 21 and crashed into a fence. The warbird is reported to have suffered issues with its braking system.