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Current Notes:

Recent Media Stories of Interest:  (Most recent on top):  Arizona, USA: Arizona Military Aviation Museum Isn't Just About Planes  Oregon, USA: World War II Vets From Salem Get to Soar in Vintage Aircraft  West Virginia, USA: Pierpont Aerospace Center donates post WWII-era plane to museum  Loch Ness, Scotland: Rescue Miss Pick Up from Loch Ness  Washington DC, USA: Arsenal of Democracy Flyover information, 25 Sept 2020   Florida, USA: Grainy Sonar Image Leads to Discovery of WWII Aircraft in St. Johns...   Normandy, France: Vintage Planes Fly From US to Join D-Day 75th Anniversary...   Normandy, France: Return to Normandy   Bermuda: Wreck of US WWII B-24 Bomber Discovered, 74 Years After It...  New York, USA: Former Curtiss-Wright Factory Is Being Demolished   California, USA: IRS Says Pilot Can't Claim His Prized WWII Plane as Tax Deduction   Ohio, USA: Historic Aircraft Flies 2,000 miles to Honor D-Day Veteran With a Ride   Soloman Islands: Wreck of the USS Hornet, Lost for 76 Years, Has Been Found   Alexandria, New Zealand: Fighter Jet a Hit With the Locals   Maine, USA: Plane to Travel Down I-95 at 15 Miles Per Hour   Texas, USA: Mystery of Fighter Jets Abandoned in Field is No Mystery At All   Wisconsin, USA: A D-Day Plane Lost for Years Is About to Fly Again   Missouri, USA: A Hobby Takes Flight: How One Man Built A Collection...  Gloucestershire, UK: WW2 Spitfire Pilot Joy Lofthouse dies at age 94   Trondheim, Norway: Rare British WW2 Airplane Found In Norwegian Fjord  See our News page for many more warbird-related news items.

Flight Simulator Store: Many of our readers have told us they enjoy flight simulators, and we have to admit they can be really fun and educational. We now offer a growing selection of flight sim hardware and software that you can fly at home!  Check it out.

Warbird Bookstore: Our bookstore features all new great stuff, including DVDs!

How to Support Warbird Alley With Hardly Any Effort:  If you shop on Amazon.com, you can financially support our website with no extra money out of your pocket! All you have to do is click on the button below (or any of our book links) to go to Amazon. If you make a purchase there, a percentage of that sale will help Warbird Alley grow and improve. Thank you very much for your support! Go to Amazon

Visit our Pilot Resources page. Our Pilot Resources page contains useful flight planning resources, forms, and other online information specifically for U.S.-based pilots and aircraft owners/operators. We hope you'll bookmark it in your browser, and use it often!

Safety: The September/October 2021 edition of the FAA Safety Briefing magazine is now available, either as a PDF download or in a print version. It's free, and it's a very good publication. We recommend it!

Cockpit Photos: We're adding a cockpit photos to many of the aircraft profiles pages. The small thumbnails will enlarge to full-size when you click on them. If you have large, clear, well-lit photos of warbird cockpits, we would appreciate your submissions! Send your cockpit photos to editor@warbirdalley.com, and we'll get them posted. Thanks! (Latest additions: Tiger Moth, L-16, L-39, and T-38.)

Warbird Video of the Week: Warbird Fly-In 2020, Terre Haute (Part 1/4) Note: If you cannot see the video above, it may be because Flash video (or video streaming in general) is not installed or enabled on your computer, or because your administrator or your government has blocked certain video capabilities on your system.

We're pleased to feature the work of noted
aviation photographer Max Haynes. Visit his site for more!

 

Submissions Wanted!

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