by General Aviation News Staff | Nov 10, 2022 | #Aircraft, Aviation News, Commemorative Air Force, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
A large number of British cadets went to an airfield in Mesa, Arizona, to begin primary training in biplanes, and then moved up to single-engine fighter-trainers, such as the AT-6 Texan. The British Royal Air Force organization named the facility Falcon Field, which...
by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 1, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20221020, Airshows & Fly-Ins, Aviation News, Commemorative Air Force, Feature, flying, General Aviation, Pilots
World War II veteran Dick Miralles slid into the gunner’s seat of the SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber almost as easily as he did 80 years ago in the South Pacific. Miralles, 98, was reliving his wartime experience in a restored SBD operated by CAF Airbase Georgia in...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 31, 2022 | #Aircraft, aviation museums, Aviation News, Commemorative Air Force, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
The Grumman F6F Hellcat entered service in the Pacific Theater in early fall 1943, yet by early fall 1945, it was relegated to second-line duty. “But what an impact it had in those two short years, sweeping the skies of Japanese aircraft and racking up the...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 6, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20220526, Aviation News, Briefings, Commemorative Air Force, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots, Warbirds
The B-17 “Sentimental Journey” and the B-25 “Maid in the Shade” are preparing to take off on their annual 18-week tour through California, Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Washington, and Oregon. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Mar 28, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20220407, Aviation News, Briefings, Commemorative Air Force, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia is acquiring a rare World War II P-47 Thunderbolt as a long-term restoration project. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Mar 23, 2022 | #Aircraft, Aviation News, Commemorative Air Force, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
The presentation, which runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., will include discussions on the planning, disassembly, and game plan for the reassembly of the high-performance warbird by the Southern California Wing of the Commemorative Air Force. Read...
