Celebration of Fathers at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum …
Helicopter Association International, VA
The Evergreen Aviation Museum will feature B-17 tours and presentations, a chance to see the inside of the Spruce Goose cargo deck and enjoy fun for the …

Aviator sky-high over rare plane
Albany Democrat Herald, OR
… where World War II bomber aircraft, including the North American B-25 Mitchell, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and the Consolidated B-24 Liberator, …

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2008 ‘Keeps ‘Em Flying’ With Spectacular …
AMTOnline.com, MD
… II-era aircraft, including B-17 “Flying Fortress,” B-24 “Liberator,” B-25 “Mitchell,” P-51 “Mustang,” P-38 “Lightning,” F4U “Corsair,” and many others. …

NASCAR owner Jack Roush to perform flyover for Craftsman Truck …
Autochannel (press release)
Roush, who is an avid pilot, will perform the flyover in his P-51 plane for the Cool City Customs 200. He will be accompanied by some of his friends …

Air Show in Rexburg Promises World Class Stunts
KPVI-TV, ID
Planes from World War II and other military aircraft, including P-51 Mustangs, and a P-63 King Cobra, one of only three in the world that flies, …

Legacy Flight Museum Air Show Preview
LocalNews8.com, ID
From the legendary “Ole Yeller” P-51 Mustang to acrobatic planes, Chief Pilot John Bagley promises a great show, especially with the addition of a famous …

Texas Aviation Hall Of Fame To Honor Tuskegee Airmen
Aero-News Network, FL
… Texas Aviation Hall of Fame and the Lone Star Flight Museum, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) educational museum located at Scholes Field in Galveston, TX. …

Museums getting new life
Kansas.com, KS
The Kansas Aviation Museum has found a new director — Lon Smith, formerly sales and marketing director of the Museum of World Treasures. …

Air museum asks city for more money
Sioux City Journal, IA
… will place an item on next week’s council agenda calling for the city to give more money for the proposed Warner Museum of Aviation and Transportation. …

Will you marry me – at the airport?
USA Today
The airport is home to the Warhawk Air Museum, which has a reception-worthy hangar full of vintage airplanes, and the Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), …

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Museum Opens WWII Hangar
13wmaz, GA  - 6 June 2008
More than a hundred people gathered outside the Museum of Aviation Friday to remember the sacrifice of those who served in World War II. … click title to read more

Rogue Valley Air Festival scheduled this weekend
Mail Tribune, OR  - 6 June 2008
The festival also will include aircraft from the Oregon Aviation Historical Society, Oregon Antique Aircraft Association and Warbird aircraft, …click title to read more

‘Jailbirds’ raise $24K for MDA
The Citizen.com, GA  - 6 June 2008
The Dixie Wing Commemorative Air Force hangar in Peachtree City was transformed into an unofficial jail Wednesday morning as local community leaders helped …click title to read more

Video: Paul G. Allen’s Flying Heritage Collection Opens to Public …
PR Newswire (press release), NY  - 6 June 2008
The collection represents technological innovations during World War II SEATTLE, June 6 /PRNewswire/ — The Flying Heritage Collection, one of the world’s …click title to read more

Fighter pilot shares memories of D-Day over Normandy
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA  - 6 June 2008
During World War II, Bob Powell flew either the P-47 Thunderbolt or the P-51 Mustang, which he had painted on the back of his pilot’s jacket. …click title to read more

Airmen Focus of Lucas’ Next Film
RedOrbit, TX  - 6 June 2008
“Red Tails,” in a nod to the candy apple color the Tuskegee pilots painted the tails of their P-51 Mustang fighter planes. The Tuskegee Airmen were black …click title to read more

Being an ace runs in this family
Daily Camera, CO - 6 June 2008
Vintage World War II planes, such as a B-17, a B-25 and a P-51, also will be on display. They will be joined by a MiG-17. The plane, owned by retired Air …click title to read more

Fly over Denver in the B-17 Aluminum Overcast!
YourHub.com, CO - 6 June 2008
Take a flight back in time in the B-17 Aluminum Overcast. Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum is hosting the Flying Fortress at Centennial Airport …click title to read more

‘Forgotten day’ still fresh for some
Columbia Daily Tribune, MO - 6 June 2008
He piloted a B-26 Marauder dropping bombs on German gun positions on the Normandy cliffs early that morning. “No matter what your rank was, if you were in …click title to read more

Experimental Aircraft Association hosts Plane Fun Weekend June 14-15
Toledo Free Press,  USA - 6 June 2008
Jibilian will arrive in a WWII B-17 Bomber. The event will also feature free plane rides for children, food, beverages, ice cream and static displays of …click title to read more

‘It Will Stay With Us Forever’
TheDay, CT - 6 June 2008
B-24 Liberators … the ‘Flying Boxcar,’ “ said Raymond Evans of Putnam with a smile. “I’m 86, and I’m really thrilled to have the opportunity to come down …click title to read more

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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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Hello loyal readers of Warbirds-Online!  I am starting a new daily feature here to give you more news on warbirds around the world in a timely fashion.  We’ve already got the great weekly series on “This Week in…” by the amazing Tom Kwiatkowski and features like “Hangar Tales” and Picture of the Day by Scott Rose… I figured it was time for me to add a contribution!

Let us know if this is useful to you and if you have any news tips, please send them along to me at rkeough.wrg@gmail.com

Thanks! - Ryan Keough

YOUR WARBIRD HEADLINES FOR 4 JUNE 2008:

Billionaire Allen opens plane collection to public
Reuters - Jun 3, 2008
The Flying Heritage Collection provides access to 15 planes that comprised most of the significant fighter aircraft of five World War Two participants: … click title for full story

Michael Potter stars as Amelia Earhart
Ottawa Citizen,  Canada - Jun 3, 2008
The Waco Taperwing “flown” by Hilary Swank, as Amelia, comes from the collection of Gatineau-based Vintage Wings of Canada, and the vintage biplane was … click title for full story

Museum to offer flights in WWII aircraft
Villager, TX - Jun 3, 2008
“If you are looking for a rare and unique gift for the dad who has everything, a warbird ride is the ticket he will always remember,” says Gregory. … click title for full story

Smith to leave Wichita’s Museum of World Treasures
Wichita Business Journal, KS - Jun 3, 2008
Smith announced Wednesday he is leaving to become the new director of the Kansas Aviation Museum. Monday will be his first day on the job at the aviation … click title for full story

Doolittle Raiders return to Eglin AFB
Edwards Air Force Base, CA  - Jun 3, 2008
One of the last events occurred May 31 when three B-25 Mitchell bombers performed a reenactment of the war heroes’ historic training mission at Duke Field. … click title for full story

World War II aircraft at Yolo airport today
Sacramento Bee,  USA  - Jun 3, 2008
The display is part of the Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour. The foundation visits more than 150 communities each yar to promote aviation history … click title for full story

Air show back in full flight at Carp Airport
Ottawa Citizen,  Canada - Jun 3, 2008
Aircraft from Vintage Wings of Canada will introduce the group’s Victory Flight, with Spitfire, Hurricane, Mustang and Corsair fighters flying in formation, … click title for full story

Friends shocked by death of warbird enthusiast
ABC Regional Online, Australia - Jun 1, 2008
The Australian Warbirds Association (AWA) has expressed its shock and sadness at the passing of one the group’s longtime members in a plane crash on the New … click title for full story

Memorials honor veterans, enlisted
Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC - May 31, 2008
As that era faded, developers created the Valor Memorial Garden and Warbird Park to preserve the base’s history during its $1 billion redevelopment, … click title for full story

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