The Collings Foundation’s Freedom Tour, a travelling band of World War II warbirds, made a stop in Worcester, Massachusetts recently. Included in the tour was their B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft”, the TF-51 “Toulouse Nuts”, and the B-25 Mitchell “Tondelayo”. The Foundation’s B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine-O-Nine” couldn’t make the trip, as it was having an engine changed […]
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Allisons, Wrights, Packards and Pratts, A Quick Freedom Tour Stop by the Collings Foundation at Worcester
Posted by Ken Kula on October 17th, 2018
Posted in Museums, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Warbird Fighters 
Tags: Collings foundation, Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Curtiss P-40B, Douglas A-1E Skyraider, North American A-36 Apache, North American B-25 Mitchell, NorthAmerican TF-15D Mustang, Supermarine Spitfire, Vought F-4U Corsair, Worcester Massachusetts 
Comments Off on Allisons, Wrights, Packards and Pratts, A Quick Freedom Tour Stop by the Collings Foundation at WorcesterMid-Atlantic Air Museum’s 28th Annual World War II Weekend Scrapbook
Posted by Mike Colaner on October 11th, 2018
Reading PA’s Mid-Atlantic Air Museum boasts over ninety aircraft and replica aircraft from the past 100 years. Most of these are civilian aircraft, but a lot of the attention surrounding the Museum focuses on their annual World War II weekend, with its gathering of warbirds and re-enactors. Mike Colaner attended the 2018 show, which was […]
Posted in airshows, Bombers, Museums, Warbird Fighters, warbirds Tags: Mid-Atlantic Air Mueum, Reading PA, World War II Weekend Comments Off on Mid-Atlantic Air Museum’s 28th Annual World War II Weekend ScrapbookMore Photos From the 2018 Rhode Island National Guard Open House and Air Show
Posted by Philip Giordano on September 13th, 2018
This June, 2018 open house and air show had it all, fast jets, high performance, propeller-driven veterans, and all of the thunderous noise expected when a machine is operating at peak performance.
Posted in airshows, Warbird Fighters, warbirds Tags: 2018 Rhode Island National Guard Open House and Air Show Comments Off on More Photos From the 2018 Rhode Island National Guard Open House and Air ShowGloster Meteor Flies Again!
Posted by Steve Lewis on July 19th, 2018
On Monday, June 18, I was fortunate enough to witness the only flying example of a Gloster Meteor in the United States from the Hampton Roads Executive Airport in Chesapeake, Virginia. It was purchased by Marty Tibbits roughly 18 months ago, and after working out how to ship it intact from England, arrived at the […]
Posted in Warbird Fighters Tags: Classic Jet Aircraft Association, Gloster Meteor, Rome Jet Blast Comments Off on Gloster Meteor Flies Again!