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F-16 fighter jet landing at RMMA
Denver Post, CO - 5 Jun 2008
Once Piggott finishes his performance, he will fly next to a World War II-era P-51 Mustang in the Heritage Flight, which honors generations of Air Force men … click title to read more

Allen’s Flying Heritage Collection reopens to public
Seattle Times, United States - 5 Jun 2008
The Flying Heritage Collection, an assembly of rare WWII and Cold War-era military aircraft owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, reopens to the public … click title to read more

Aerobatics, jets and bombers fill the skies
YourHub.com, CO - 5 Jun 2008
It is maintained and operated as a flying museum by the Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum based in Mesa, AZ. It has been restored to its … click title to read more

Tuskegee Airmen Exhibit Opens In Birmingham
NBC13.com, AL - 5 Jun 2008
With a few quick snips, several of the original Tuskegee Airmen opened a new exhibit at the Southern Museum of Flight in Birmingham. … click title to read more

Paul Allen opens collection of vintage warplanes to public
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 5 Jun 2008
Allen’s “Flying Heritage Collection” of 15 planes, mostly dating from the 1930s and ’40s, is noteworthy both because of its rarity — several are the only … click title to read more

Baraboo-Dells Air Show slated for late June
Portage Daily Register, WI - 5 Jun 2008
“We’ve also got a vintage P-51 Mustang (World War II-era fighter) ‘The Gunfighter’ that is going to perform vintage war bird aerobatics,” Rogers said. … click title to read more

WWII-era flight museum opens at Paine Field
HeraldNet, WA - 5 Jun 2008
Unruh, 85, wrote a book titled “The Shadow Casters” about his experiences on B-17 bombers. He said he’ll still work occasionally at the new museum. … click title to read more

Air show to spread its wings in Akron
Akron Beacon Journal, OH - 5 Jun 2008
… including a Goodyear FG-1D Corsair that was built in Akron, a P-51D Mustang fighter, a B-25 Mitchell bomber and a Russian MiG-17 fighter. click title to read more

Exclusive: Columbia to welcome Raiders back again
The State, SC - 5 Jun 2008
The Raiders flew 16 Army B-25 heavy bombers from the pitching deck of a Navy aircraft carrier — a first in military history — and bombed the Japanese … click title to read more.

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