The Commemorative Air Force has officially chartered its first Hawaii Wing near Pearl Harbor.
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Picture of the Day: No Frills Cockpit
Karyn King submitted this photo and note: “On a recent beautiful sunny day we flew to Payson Arizona, for a great breakfast. In contrast to the beautiful mountain scenery, I stopped to take a picture of the co-pilot backseat no frills cockpit of our 1982 Nanchang CJ6.”
The Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show Turns 32
Warbirds were the stars of the day at the annual show, which combines a fly-in with a car and boat show.
The Evolution of Greenhouse Liberators
With a crew of 10 — and that number cycling through the system from 1941-1945 — plus thousands more Americans building and maintaining B-24s, the Liberator touched more families in this country than any other aircraft of the war. Chances are, if your family has been in the U.S. four generations or so, you have an ancestor whose path crossed with the B-24 during World War II.
Die-Cast Models of CAF Fleet In The Works
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) has partnered with CORGI, a die-cast model manufacturer, to produce a series of die-cast models inspired by iconic aircraft from the CAF fleet.
When good is better than best
The Grumman F6F Hellcat stands out as the U.S. fighter that downed more Japanese warplanes than any other Allied naval aircraft in World War II. Yet the Hellcat’s capabilities, as measured in speed, were always in the shadow of the racy Vought F4U Corsair.
Warbirds West
The Planes of Fame Central Coast Airfest is an innovative effort by the oldest warbird museum collection to leverage its crowd-pleasing warbirds at a venue that will host the museum’s new facility at Santa Maria Airport (KSMX) in California.
Radical Japanese fighter overcome by events
The Kyushu Shinden first tested its wings on Aug. 3, 1945. Two more quick test sorties, said to have been made on Aug. 6 and 9, the dates when atomic bombs exploded over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, were the last flights for the Shinden. Six days later Japan surrendered, ending the war and the need for the Shinden.
Combat P-38 regenerated for a new century
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning nicknamed Jandina III made its post-restoration debut at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025, and returned home a Grand Champion.