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27-year-old Alex Beckett becomes world’s youngest flying B-29 Superfortress pilot

At 27, Alex Beckett has become the world’s youngest pilot of a flying B‑29 Superfortress, combining a commercial airline career with volunteer service for the Commemorative Air Force. Beckett’s rise from student pilot to warbird commander highlights volunteer-driven preservation that keeps WWII aviation heritage airborne.

2025-12-23T05:25:38.871989-08:00

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Huntsville and the Final Frontier: A Visit to the US Space and Rocket Center

2025-12-23T10:15:17.318476-08:00

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Toulouse’s A300 legacy anchors the city as France’s premier aviation tourism hub

2025-12-22T18:14:12.021508-08:00

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Sheperd Paine’s Iconic B-17G Diorama Finds Permanent Home at EAA Aviation Museum

2025-12-23T06:42:22.072245-08:00

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Huntsville and the Final Frontier: A Visit to the US Space and Rocket Center Opened in 2008, the Davidson Center at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville houses a Saturn V, a flown Apollo Command Module and an extensive collection of rocket engines, instruments and wind‑tunnel models tied to Apollo's development. Its exhibits preserve hardware and underscore Huntsville's central role in U.S. spaceflight.

2025-12-23T10:15:17.318476-08:00

Huntsville and the Final Frontier: A Visit to the US Space and Rocket Center

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Sheperd Paine’s Iconic B-17G Diorama Finds Permanent Home at EAA Aviation Museum Sheperd Paine’s celebrated B-17G Flying Fortress diorama, alongside his B-24 and P-61 pieces, has been acquired for permanent display at the EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh. The intricately detailed dioramas, long influential among modelers, showcase craftsmanship and historical storytelling that have inspired generations of aviation enthusiasts.

2025-12-23T06:42:22.072245-08:00

Sheperd Paine’s Iconic B-17G Diorama Finds Permanent Home at EAA Aviation Museum

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27-year-old Alex Beckett becomes world’s youngest flying B-29 Superfortress pilot At 27, Alex Beckett has become the world’s youngest pilot of a flying B‑29 Superfortress, combining a commercial airline career with volunteer service for the Commemorative Air Force. Beckett’s rise from student pilot to warbird commander highlights volunteer-driven preservation that keeps WWII aviation heritage airborne.

2025-12-23T05:25:38.871989-08:00

27-year-old Alex Beckett becomes world’s youngest flying B-29 Superfortress pilot

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Toulouse’s A300 legacy anchors the city as France’s premier aviation tourism hub Toulouse’s role as Airbus’s historic production centre and the enduring legacy of the A300 have transformed the city into France’s leading aviation tourism destination, anchored by attractions such as the Aeroscopia Museum, preserved A300 exhibits, factory tours and a concentrated aerospace industrial ecosystem that draws enthusiasts and professionals alike.

2025-12-22T18:14:12.021508-08:00

Toulouse’s A300 legacy anchors the city as France’s premier aviation tourism hub

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Lufthansa: A Century of Aviation — from 1926 founding to 2026 centenary plans Lufthansa traces its roots to 1926, surviving postwar suppression to rebuild into a global carrier that reshaped European and long‑haul air travel. This piece chronicles its founding, postwar rebirth, international expansion, and the centenary programmes and restorations planned for 2026.

2025-12-21T12:02:58.376445-08:00

Lufthansa: A Century of Aviation — from 1926 founding to 2026 centenary plans

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Photographing Dreams: Philip Makanna on five decades of aviation photography Legendary aviation photographer Philip Makanna, in a wide-ranging interview with Vintage Aviation News publisher Moreno Aguiari, reflects on his artistic philosophy, formative years and iconic airshow work at Duxford and Wanaka — and warns of the challenge of preserving more than five decades of historically significant aviation imagery.

2025-12-20T06:30:26.829925-08:00

Photographing Dreams: Philip Makanna on five decades of aviation photography

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Chalk 40 and the Ice: How a Douglas C-47 Enabled the Recovery of P-38 “Glacier Girl” Don Brooks' Douglas C-47, now called "Chalk 40", flew the supply and support missions that enabled recovery of the Lockheed P‑38 "Glacier Girl" from beneath more than 260 feet of Greenland ice. Operating on skis in brutal Arctic conditions, the aircraft endured field engine changes and hundreds of sorties.

2025-12-20T05:09:04.603103-08:00

Chalk 40 and the Ice: How a Douglas C-47 Enabled the Recovery of P-38 “Glacier Girl”

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90 years of the Douglas DC‑3: KLM’s 'Orange Birds', wartime survival and museum legacies As the Douglas DC‑3 marks 90 years, rare accounts of KLM’s bright orange 'Orange Birds' from the onset of World War II reveal aircraft that survived wartime service and now feature in museum restorations and theatrical displays, underscoring the type’s lasting cultural and operational legacy.

2025-12-19T05:32:50.630066-08:00

90 years of the Douglas DC‑3: KLM’s 'Orange Birds', wartime survival and museum legacies

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27-year-old Alex Beckett becomes world’s youngest flying B-29 Superfortress pilot

Huntsville and the Final Frontier: A Visit to the US Space and Rocket Center

Toulouse’s A300 legacy anchors the city as France’s premier aviation tourism hub

Sheperd Paine’s Iconic B-17G Diorama Finds Permanent Home at EAA Aviation Museum

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