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Photos: Commemorative Air Force SoCal Wing

(function(d, s, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) return; var js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = ‘//cdn4.wibbitz.com/static.js’; d.getElementsByTagName(‘body’)[0].appendChild(js); }(document, ‘script’, ‘wibbitz-static-embed’)); The Commemorative Air Force, a nonprofit with 79 units across 25 states, restores, maintains and flies iconic warbirds, largely through the help of volunteers. Through airshows and making rides in the WWII-era airplanes available […]

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Commemorative Air Force Brings Aviation History to Life

Drivers, motorcyclists, bikers and pedestrians craned their heads to the skies as military trainers, combat fighters, bombers and reconnaissance aircraft made their way over the city in a series of formations, commemorating the 70th anniversary of V-E Day (victory in Europe). World War II was a special era in the history of aviation, the likes […]

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Support STEM Education and Win a P-51 Vacation Experience

An aviation experience of a lifetime is in the cards for the winner of the ACEMaker Raffle, which supports STEM education at Sun ‘n Fun’s Aviation Center for Excellence (ACE). Stallion 51 and Experience Kissimmee have put together a stellar package, which includes an all-expenses-paid trip to Florida for the 2017 Sun ‘n Fun International […]

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Reno Racer Precious Metal to Be Rebuilt

One of the Reno Air Race Unlimited fan favorites, Precious Metal, a modified P-51 Mustang, will literally return from the ashes to fly again. The airplane caught fire as race pilot Thom Richard was ferrying the airplane to Reno for the races last year. There were initially doubts regarding the feasibility of the restoration, but […]

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Famed Test Pilot Eric “Winkle” Brown Dies

Eric Melrose Brown, one of the most decorated pilots of all time, died last week at age 97. Brown joined the Fleet Air Arm of the British navy in 1940 and, in an era when aviation was developing rapidly for military use, he beat the odds on many occasions, surviving 11 airplane crashes. During his […]

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Aircraft Comps with Daher-Socata TBM 900 Versus the World

Want the very best combination of speed, range, and load-carrying capacity? A single-engine turboprop like those in the TBM series makes a great choice. Here’s a brief look at how the TBM 900 stacks up against its competitors in the turboprop and owner-flown jet market. [Historical data and pricing have been preserved for the record.] […]

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