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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Apr 22, 2021 9:37 pm

Bob Jarrett’s combat veteranF4U-1 Corsair in Australia now has her engine installed. Restoration update > https://bit.ly/3ek9MJG
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Apr 23, 2021 4:25 pm

Excitement is building at the Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan, as the museum announces a fundraising competition to complete the restoration of their Douglas SBD-2P Dauntless and recently-arrived F-117A Nighthawk.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Apr 27, 2021 10:53 pm

Here is the latest update about the Connecticut Air and Space Center’s FG-1D Corsair.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue May 04, 2021 11:47 am

Yesterday Doug Matthews’ North American F-86F-30 Sabre (52-5116) performed its first engine test at the Classic Fighters of America facility in Titusville, Florida. One step closer to the first flight.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue May 18, 2021 9:30 pm

After a four year restoration, conducted by the specialists at the Museo Storico dell’ Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force Museum) in Vigna di Valle, Italy, an ultra-rare Reggiane Re.2002 is now on public display within the museum’s Badoni hangar.
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