North American

Restoring a North American F-86F Has Been a 10-Year Project

The workers and staff at Doug Matthews’ Classic Fighters of America are excited about the impending maiden flight and evaluation trials of a North American F-86F Korea-Era fighter soon to begin. Global Aviation Management in Titusville, Florida sits at the center of the work and is funding the efforts to create a nearly brand-new edition […]

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‘Tuskegee Airmen’ P-51 Returns to Flight

The North American P-51 named Tuskegee Airmen returned to the skies on December 1 after a gear-up incident earlier this year that caused major damage to the airframe. Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron cofounder Doug Rozendaal took the controls for the first flight. “There were no issues with the test flight, and the aircraft […]

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Photos: Race Weekend in Reno

(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 53rd National Championship Air Races came to a dramatic close in Reno after four days of intense race action in the desert last September. Race pilots competed in Sport, Jet, T-6 and Unlimited […]

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Photos: Reno Air Races 2016 Friday

(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 action continued on Friday at the 53rd National Championship Air Races in Reno. Spectators gathered in the desert heat to watch Jet, Sport and T-6 class races, and were treated to a demonstration […]

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Photos: Reno National Championship Air Races 2016

(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’)); Highly skilled pilots from around the world converged at Reno-Stead Airport once again for the 53rd National Championship Air Races. About 120 airplanes competed in a number of race classes, including the Sport and […]

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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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