This month’s “Warbird People” sees me speak with Ed Vesely, the Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) Helldiver pilot, a self-described “caretaker of history” who takes on the responsibility of flying this unique airframe and keeping history alive telling the important stories of the veterans that flew the SB2C. Curtiss aircraft throughout the company’s history maintained that … Continue reading Warbird People – Ed Vesely on Flying the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
In 1935, America was starting to look for the next step in commercial passenger aircraft. This was a time before the DC-3 ruled the skies and Curtiss threw their own hat into the ring with a design known as the CW-20. The proposed aeroplane would hold 36 passengers in a pressurised cabin with the capability … Continue reading The Curtiss Story Part 8 – C-46 Commando
With 2014 about to draw to a close I couldn’t resist the temptation of putting together one more list of highlights of the year. I’ve been lucky this year to attend a number of impressive airshows and tick a few boxes off the bucket list! In no particular order… Flight in Commemorative Air Force B24 … Continue reading Warbird Tails “Best of” 2014
Another story from my American trip earlier this year: this time from Pennsylvania. On the weekend of the 6th/7th/8th of June the Reading based Mid Atlantic Air Museum hosted their Second World War weekend and airshow. With Friday billed as a practice and pleasure flight day and Saturday and Sunday full shows, the event provided … Continue reading Mid Atlantic Air Museum: Reading World War Two Weekend June 6th-8th 2014
What better way to mark my first post on this blog than with my first warbird flight? The flight took place during a trip to the states this past summer, which I will be posting a number of stories from in the coming weeks. But first things first. It had already been the trip of … Continue reading My First Warbird Flight
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