After 15 years of effort, the second B-29 bomber to be restored to flying condition was rolled out again in Wichita on Mar. 23.
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Category: Heritage
West Point to name barracks after Tuskegee Airman
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, is naming its newest cadet barracks after Air Force Gen. Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr., a Tuskegee Airman who had graduated from the academy.
“GEN Davis, Benjamin O” by Unknown – http://www.flickr.com/photos/armydiversity/4249531346/sizes/z/in/photostream/. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
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Bf 110 tail fin with Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer’s kill markings up for auction
The tail fin from a Bf 110 that was once flown by Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, the highest scoring night fighter ace in history, is up for auction.
“Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer” by Source. Licensed under Wikipedia.
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Movie on No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron in pre-production
A movie on the legendary No. 303 (“Kościuszko”) Polish Fighter Squadron, one of the 16 Polish squadrons in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War, in now in pre-production.
“Dywizjon 303” by nieznany; color: old photos in color – Główny Zarząd Polityczny WP (1960) Z Dziejów Wojny Wyzwoleńczej Narodu Polskiego 1939-1945, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej, ss. 255 no ISBN
Eugeniusz Duraczyński (1974) Wojna i Okupacja Wrzesień 1939 – Kwiecień 1943, Warszawa: Wiedza Powszechna no ISBN
Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum London. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
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Help retired Brig. Gen. Robert F. ‘Earthquake’ Titus recreate the last USAF P-51 flight
Retired Brig. Gen. Robert F. ‘Earthquake’ Titus flew the last U.S. Air Force P-51 flight on Apr. 15, 1955. A fund raising campaign has started to help him recreate the flight on its 60th anniversary by flying in the back seat of Daryl Bond’s dual control P-51D Mustang.