{"id":11276,"date":"2023-12-30T09:15:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-30T06:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=11276"},"modified":"2023-12-30T09:15:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T06:15:02","slug":"2023-in-review-through-vintage-aviation-news-articles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=11276","title":{"rendered":"2023 In Review Through Vintage Aviation News\u2019 Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Air aviation news- 2023 has been another great year for vintage aviation, with many significant events and first flights taking place. We at <strong>Vintage Aviation News<\/strong>\u00a0have endeavored to keep our readers informed of as many developments as possible, with exclusive reports of major milestones in the warbird, vintage, and aviation museum community. Although we couldn\u2019t cover everything, it has been a remarkable year of growth for us here too culminating with\u00a0<strong>a record 3 million unique visitors to our website from all over the world.<\/strong>\u00a0We are always looking for new leads, as well as writers\/photographers who can provide coverage. With your help, we can have an even better 2024, and be sure not to miss any important first flight this year! Below are some of the highlights from 2023\u2026<\/p>\n<h2>January<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\">Historic Aussie Mustang Flies Again!<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76646\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76646\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-76646 ezlazyloaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/01VH-BOB_DavidJones_8264-65-cropped-1024x608.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:678x403\/rscb1\/ng:webp\/ngcb1\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/01VH-BOB_DavidJones_8264-65-cropped-1024x608.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1024w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/01VH-BOB_DavidJones_8264-65-cropped-300x178.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 300w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/01VH-BOB_DavidJones_8264-65-cropped-768x456.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 768w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/01VH-BOB_DavidJones_8264-65-cropped-1536x912.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1536w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/01VH-BOB_DavidJones_8264-65-cropped.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"608\" data-ezdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/01VH-BOB_DavidJones_8264-65-cropped-1024x608.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1024w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/01VH-BOB_DavidJones_8264-65-cropped-300x178.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 300w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/01VH-BOB_DavidJones_8264-65-cropped-768x456.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 768w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/01VH-BOB_DavidJones_8264-65-cropped-1536x912.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1536w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/01VH-BOB_DavidJones_8264-65-cropped.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1600w\" data-ezdata-src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/01VH-BOB_DavidJones_8264-65-cropped-1024x608.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:678x403\/rscb1\/ng:webp\/ngcb1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/608;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mustang A68-104 lifts into the air for the first time in fifteen years. (photo by David Jones)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Appropriately on Australia Day, January 26th, 2023, an Australian-built and restored Mustang Mk.21 took to the skies again after a long-term rebuild. The former Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fighter, serial number A68-104, made its first post-restoration flight from Essendon Fields Airport in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/warbirds-news\/historic-aussie-mustang-flies-again.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/2023\/01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0to read about other events in January 2023.<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<h2>February<\/h2>\n<h3>Kermit Weeks\u2019 A-26 Invader Flies<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_77566\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77566\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-77566 ezlazyloaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/327330419_576020047758816_5967738185952845403_n-1024x768.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:678x509\/rscb1\/ng:webp\/ngcb1\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/327330419_576020047758816_5967738185952845403_n-1024x768.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1024w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/327330419_576020047758816_5967738185952845403_n-300x225.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 300w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/327330419_576020047758816_5967738185952845403_n-768x576.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 768w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/327330419_576020047758816_5967738185952845403_n-1536x1152.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1536w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/327330419_576020047758816_5967738185952845403_n-678x509.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 678w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/327330419_576020047758816_5967738185952845403_n-326x245.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 326w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/327330419_576020047758816_5967738185952845403_n-80x60.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 80w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/327330419_576020047758816_5967738185952845403_n.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-ezdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/327330419_576020047758816_5967738185952845403_n-1024x768.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1024w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/327330419_576020047758816_5967738185952845403_n-300x225.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 300w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/327330419_576020047758816_5967738185952845403_n-768x576.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 768w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/327330419_576020047758816_5967738185952845403_n-1536x1152.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1536w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/327330419_576020047758816_5967738185952845403_n-678x509.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 678w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/327330419_576020047758816_5967738185952845403_n-326x245.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 326w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/327330419_576020047758816_5967738185952845403_n-80x60.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 80w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/327330419_576020047758816_5967738185952845403_n.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1600w\" data-ezdata-src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/327330419_576020047758816_5967738185952845403_n-1024x768.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:678x509\/rscb1\/ng:webp\/ngcb1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-77566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kermit Weeks\u2019 Douglas A-26B Invader as she appeared in early February 2023 while sitting outside Aero Trader\u2019s workshop in Chino, California. The aircraft made its first post-restoration flight on February 20th. (photo by Adam Estes)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kermit Weeks\u2019 Douglas A-26B Invader (41-39401) made its first\u00a0<em>successful<\/em>\u00a0post-restoration flight on February 20th, 2023, making a thirty-minute hop from Chino Airport in Chino, California. Aero Trader performed the comprehensive restoration of this aircraft, which saw the aircraft return to its original, single-pilot configuration along with the installation of much-period military hardware.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/warbirds-news\/kermit-weeks-a-26-invader-flies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/2023\/02\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0to read about other events in February 2023.<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<h2>MARCH<\/h2>\n<h3>Cierva C.4 Autogiro Replica Flies in Spain<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_78721\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78721\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-78721 ezlazyloaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/primer-vuelo-replica-c4-54-1024x696.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:678x461\/rscb1\/ng:webp\/ngcb1\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/primer-vuelo-replica-c4-54-1024x696.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1024w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/primer-vuelo-replica-c4-54-300x204.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 300w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/primer-vuelo-replica-c4-54-768x522.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 768w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/primer-vuelo-replica-c4-54-1536x1044.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1536w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/primer-vuelo-replica-c4-54-2048x1392.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"696\" data-ezdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/primer-vuelo-replica-c4-54-1024x696.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1024w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/primer-vuelo-replica-c4-54-300x204.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 300w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/primer-vuelo-replica-c4-54-768x522.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 768w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/primer-vuelo-replica-c4-54-1536x1044.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1536w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/primer-vuelo-replica-c4-54-2048x1392.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 2048w\" data-ezdata-src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/primer-vuelo-replica-c4-54-1024x696.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:678x461\/rscb1\/ng:webp\/ngcb1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/696;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-78721\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The replica of the Cierva C.4 lifts off. (photo by Jose Manuel Gil Garc\u00eda)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just two months past the centenary marking the first successful autogyro flight, a modern replica of that same aircraft, a Cierva C.4 Autogiro*, flew on March 29th, 2023, in Oca\u00f1a about forty miles east of Toledo,\u00a0<span class=\"fMYBhe\">Spain<\/span>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/aircraft-restoration\/cierva-c-4-autogiro-replica-flies-in-spain.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/2023\/03\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0to read about other events in March 2023.<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<h2>April<\/h2>\n<h3>Operation M.C.72 \u2013 Recreating a World Speed Record Holding Seaplane<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-79426 ezlazyloaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mc72-Seaplane-Replica_Schneider-Cup-1024x768.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:678x509\/rscb1\/ng:webp\/ngcb1\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mc72-Seaplane-Replica_Schneider-Cup-1024x768.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1024w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mc72-Seaplane-Replica_Schneider-Cup-300x225.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 300w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mc72-Seaplane-Replica_Schneider-Cup-768x576.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 768w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mc72-Seaplane-Replica_Schneider-Cup-1536x1152.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1536w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mc72-Seaplane-Replica_Schneider-Cup-678x509.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 678w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mc72-Seaplane-Replica_Schneider-Cup-326x245.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 326w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mc72-Seaplane-Replica_Schneider-Cup-80x60.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 80w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mc72-Seaplane-Replica_Schneider-Cup.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-ezdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mc72-Seaplane-Replica_Schneider-Cup-1024x768.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1024w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mc72-Seaplane-Replica_Schneider-Cup-300x225.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 300w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mc72-Seaplane-Replica_Schneider-Cup-768x576.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 768w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mc72-Seaplane-Replica_Schneider-Cup-1536x1152.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1536w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mc72-Seaplane-Replica_Schneider-Cup-678x509.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 678w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mc72-Seaplane-Replica_Schneider-Cup-326x245.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 326w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mc72-Seaplane-Replica_Schneider-Cup-80x60.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 80w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mc72-Seaplane-Replica_Schneider-Cup.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 2048w\" data-ezdata-src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mc72-Seaplane-Replica_Schneider-Cup-1024x768.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:678x509\/rscb1\/ng:webp\/ngcb1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/>The construction of this full-scale, static replica is due to a partnership between the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/idroscalo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comitato Idroscalo Desenzano del Garda<\/a>\u00a0(Desenza del Garda Seaplane Base Committee), the Desenzano Air Force Association, and the Desenzano Town Council.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/aviation-museum-news\/operation-m-c-72-recreating-a-world-speed-record-holding-seaplane.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/2023\/04\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0to read about other events in April 2023.<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"reportline\" data-nosnippet=\"\" data-ez-ph-owner-id=\"108\"><span class=\"ezoicwhat\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"ezoic\" data-src=\"https:\/\/go.ezodn.com\/utilcave_com\/ezoicbwa.png\" alt=\"Ezoic\" name=\"?pageview_id=25fe4a94-c4f8-43bc-6329-dc84ff2d71a0&amp;ad_position_id=108&amp;impression_group_id=vintageaviationnews_com-medrectangle-3\/2023-12-30\/2783899526019903&amp;ad_size=728x90&amp;domain_id=539156&amp;url=https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/warbirds-news\/2023-in-review-through-vintage-aviation-news-articles.html\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>MAY<\/h2>\n<h3>Dakota Territory Air Museum\u2019s P-47D Flies!<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_80241\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80241\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-80241 ezlazyloaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FIRST-FLIGHT-P-47D-23RA-SERIAL-42-27609-1024x603.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:678x399\/rscb1\/ng:webp\/ngcb1\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FIRST-FLIGHT-P-47D-23RA-SERIAL-42-27609-1024x603.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1024w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FIRST-FLIGHT-P-47D-23RA-SERIAL-42-27609-300x177.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 300w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FIRST-FLIGHT-P-47D-23RA-SERIAL-42-27609-768x452.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 768w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FIRST-FLIGHT-P-47D-23RA-SERIAL-42-27609-1536x905.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1536w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FIRST-FLIGHT-P-47D-23RA-SERIAL-42-27609-2048x1206.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"603\" data-ezdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FIRST-FLIGHT-P-47D-23RA-SERIAL-42-27609-1024x603.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1024w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FIRST-FLIGHT-P-47D-23RA-SERIAL-42-27609-300x177.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 300w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FIRST-FLIGHT-P-47D-23RA-SERIAL-42-27609-768x452.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 768w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FIRST-FLIGHT-P-47D-23RA-SERIAL-42-27609-1536x905.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1536w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FIRST-FLIGHT-P-47D-23RA-SERIAL-42-27609-2048x1206.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 2048w\" data-ezdata-src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FIRST-FLIGHT-P-47D-23RA-SERIAL-42-27609-1024x603.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:678x399\/rscb1\/ng:webp\/ngcb1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/603;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-80241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Dakota Territory Air Museum\u2019s P-47D Thunderbolt is flying once more following a nearly decade-long restoration effort at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota. (Photo courtesy of AirCorps Aviation)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On a beautiful, sunny day in Bemidji, Minnesota, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dakotaterritoryairmuseum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dakota Territory Air Museum\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0Republic P-47D-23 Thunderbolt 42-27609 roared into the skies for the first time since its wartime accident at Dobodura airstrip in New Guinea on September 18th, 1944.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/warbird-restorations\/dakota-territory-air-museums-p-47d-flies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/2023\/05\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0to read about other events in MAY 2023.<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<h2>JUNE<\/h2>\n<h3>C-121A \u201cBataan\u201d Airborne<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81300\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81300\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-81300 ezlazyloaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/C-121A-Bataan-Airborne-1024x535.png?ezimgfmt=rs:678x354\/rscb1\/ng:webp\/ngcb1\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/C-121A-Bataan-Airborne-1024x535.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1024w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/C-121A-Bataan-Airborne-300x157.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 300w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/C-121A-Bataan-Airborne-768x401.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 768w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/C-121A-Bataan-Airborne-1536x803.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1536w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/C-121A-Bataan-Airborne-2048x1070.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" data-ezdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/C-121A-Bataan-Airborne-1024x535.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1024w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/C-121A-Bataan-Airborne-300x157.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 300w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/C-121A-Bataan-Airborne-768x401.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 768w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/C-121A-Bataan-Airborne-1536x803.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1536w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/C-121A-Bataan-Airborne-2048x1070.png?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 2048w\" data-ezdata-src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/C-121A-Bataan-Airborne-1024x535.png?ezimgfmt=rs:678x354\/rscb1\/ng:webp\/ngcb1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/535;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Lewis Air Legends<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h\" dir=\"auto\">On June 20th, Air Legends Foundation\u2019s Lockheed C-121A Constellation took off on its first post-restoration flight from Chino Airport around 7:30 pm. The Connie\u2019s crew was composed of experienced warbird pilots and restorers, Captain Stewart Dawson, first officer Steve Hinton, flight engineer Jeff Whitesell, safety overseer Jim \u201cJD\u201d Dale, and safety observer John Hinton made sure that the test flight was a success.<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/warbird-restorations\/c-121a-bataan-airborne.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/2023\/06\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0to read about other events in JUNE 2023.<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"reportline\" data-nosnippet=\"\" data-ez-ph-owner-id=\"109\"><span class=\"ezoicwhat\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"ezoic\" data-src=\"https:\/\/go.ezodn.com\/utilcave_com\/ezoicbwa.png\" alt=\"Ezoic\" name=\"?pageview_id=25fe4a94-c4f8-43bc-6329-dc84ff2d71a0&amp;ad_position_id=109&amp;impression_group_id=vintageaviationnews_com-medrectangle-4\/2023-12-30\/5597892316001986&amp;ad_size=300x250&amp;domain_id=539156&amp;url=https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/warbirds-news\/2023-in-review-through-vintage-aviation-news-articles.html\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>JULY<\/h2>\n<h3>Flying Legends North \u2013 \u201cLike Duxford, Only Better\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-81987 ezlazyloaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hawks-4-2-1024x683.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:678x452\/rscb1\/ng:webp\/ngcb1\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hawks-4-2-1024x683.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1024w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hawks-4-2-300x200.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 300w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hawks-4-2-768x512.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 768w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hawks-4-2-1536x1024.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1536w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hawks-4-2-2048x1365.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-ezdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hawks-4-2-1024x683.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1024w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hawks-4-2-300x200.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 300w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hawks-4-2-768x512.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 768w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hawks-4-2-1536x1024.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1536w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hawks-4-2-2048x1365.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 2048w\" data-ezdata-src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hawks-4-2-1024x683.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:678x452\/rscb1\/ng:webp\/ngcb1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/>\u00a0 Following a four-year hiatus the Flying Legends Air Show took place again on July 15th and 16th, 2023, albeit at a new location, the former RAF Church Fenton airfield now known as Leeds East Airport near Tadcaster in Yorkshire, England.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/warbirds-news\/flying-legends-north-like-duxford-only-better.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/2023\/07\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0to read about other events in JULY 2023.<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>AUGUST<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>100 Year-Old Fokker Takes Flight<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_82547\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82547\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82547 ezlazyloaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1923-Fokker-C.IVA_.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:678x452\/rscb1\/ng:webp\/ngcb1\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1923-Fokker-C.IVA_.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1024w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1923-Fokker-C.IVA_-300x200.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 300w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1923-Fokker-C.IVA_-768x512.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-ezdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1923-Fokker-C.IVA_.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1024w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1923-Fokker-C.IVA_-300x200.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 300w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1923-Fokker-C.IVA_-768x512.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 768w\" data-ezdata-src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1923-Fokker-C.IVA_.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:678x452\/rscb1\/ng:webp\/ngcb1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-82547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Owls Head Transportation Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On August 1, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/owlshead.org\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Owls Head Transportation Museum<\/a>\u2018s 1923 Fokker C.IVa took to the skies above Owls Head with the help of aircraft volunteers, pilot Brad Carter, and aircraft conservator Dave Carter. This special moment celebrates a century of transportation history in motion.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/vintage-aviation\/100-year-old-fokker-takes-flight.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/2023\/08\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0to read about other events in AUGUST 2023.<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"reportline\" data-nosnippet=\"\" data-ez-ph-owner-id=\"110\"><span class=\"ezoicwhat\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"ezoic\" data-src=\"https:\/\/go.ezodn.com\/utilcave_com\/ezoicbwa.png\" alt=\"Ezoic\" name=\"?pageview_id=25fe4a94-c4f8-43bc-6329-dc84ff2d71a0&amp;ad_position_id=110&amp;impression_group_id=vintageaviationnews_com-box-4\/2023-12-30\/5645649524008468&amp;ad_size=336x280&amp;domain_id=539156&amp;url=https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/warbirds-news\/2023-in-review-through-vintage-aviation-news-articles.html\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>SEPTEMBER<\/h2>\n<h3>Savoia Marchetti Historical Group Unveils S.55 Replica<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-83558 ezlazyloaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Savoia-Marchetti-Historical-Group-Unveils-S.55-Replica_n-1024x462.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:678x306\/rscb1\/ng:webp\/ngcb1\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Savoia-Marchetti-Historical-Group-Unveils-S.55-Replica_n-1024x462.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1024w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Savoia-Marchetti-Historical-Group-Unveils-S.55-Replica_n-300x135.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 300w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Savoia-Marchetti-Historical-Group-Unveils-S.55-Replica_n-768x346.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 768w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Savoia-Marchetti-Historical-Group-Unveils-S.55-Replica_n-1536x692.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1536w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Savoia-Marchetti-Historical-Group-Unveils-S.55-Replica_n.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 2032w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"462\" data-ezdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Savoia-Marchetti-Historical-Group-Unveils-S.55-Replica_n-1024x462.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1024w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Savoia-Marchetti-Historical-Group-Unveils-S.55-Replica_n-300x135.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 300w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Savoia-Marchetti-Historical-Group-Unveils-S.55-Replica_n-768x346.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 768w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Savoia-Marchetti-Historical-Group-Unveils-S.55-Replica_n-1536x692.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1536w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Savoia-Marchetti-Historical-Group-Unveils-S.55-Replica_n.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 2032w\" data-ezdata-src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Savoia-Marchetti-Historical-Group-Unveils-S.55-Replica_n-1024x462.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:678x306\/rscb1\/ng:webp\/ngcb1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/462;\" \/>On Saturday, September 23, at the Volandia Museum, Milan, Italy, the Savoia Marchetti Historical Group unveiled the full-size reproduction of the S.55X seaplane used by Italo Balbo in his famous cruise.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/vintage-aviation\/savoia-marchetti-historical-group-unveils-s-55-replica.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/2023\/09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0to read about other events in SEPTEMBER 2023.<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<h2>OCTOBER<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\">Rare \u2018Tommy Morse\u2019 Flies<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-84145 ezlazyloaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7D2_0389.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:678x452\/rscb1\/ng:webp\/ngcb1\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7D2_0389.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1024w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7D2_0389-300x200.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 300w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7D2_0389-768x512.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-ezdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7D2_0389.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1024w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7D2_0389-300x200.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 300w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7D2_0389-768x512.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 768w\" data-ezdata-src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7D2_0389.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:678x452\/rscb1\/ng:webp\/ngcb1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/>A rare Great War era American fighter, the Thomas Morse S4C Scout 38898, N3307T, has taken to the air once again in the hands of Andrew King at the 2023 Ala Doble fly-in, on 28 September 2023. Our reporter, Nigel Hitchman, was there and brought us the full story.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/warbird-restorations\/rare-tommy-morse-flies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/2023\/10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0to read about other events in OCTOBER 2023.<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<h2>NOVEMBER<\/h2>\n<h3>Kiwi Mustang Flies Again After 66 Years<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84997\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84997\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-84997 ezlazyloaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NZ2423-take-off-1024x724.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:678x479\/rscb1\/ng:webp\/ngcb1\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NZ2423-take-off-1024x724.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1024w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NZ2423-take-off-300x212.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 300w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NZ2423-take-off-768x543.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 768w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NZ2423-take-off-1536x1086.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1536w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NZ2423-take-off.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" data-ezdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NZ2423-take-off-1024x724.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1024w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NZ2423-take-off-300x212.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 300w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NZ2423-take-off-768x543.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 768w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NZ2423-take-off-1536x1086.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1536w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NZ2423-take-off.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 2048w\" data-ezdata-src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NZ2423-take-off-1024x724.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:678x479\/rscb1\/ng:webp\/ngcb1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/724;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84997\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With Sean Perrett at the controls NZ2423 flies again, the culmination of a three-year restoration program. The Biggin Hill Trust<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sixty-six years, five months, and twelve days after making the final flight of the type in Royal New Zealand Air Force service, P-51D NZ2423\/ZK-BHT made her first post-restoration flight at RNZAF Base Ohakea, landing after a trouble-free 24 minutes.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/warbird-restorations\/kiwi-mustang-flies-again-after-66-years.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/2023\/11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0to read about other events in NOVEMBER 2023.<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<h2>DECEMBER<\/h2>\n<h3>Fokker F VIIb \u2018Southern Cross\u2019 Replica Flies in Australia<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_85361\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85361\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-85361 ezlazyloaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fokker-FVIIB-Southern-Cross-Replica-Flies-in-Australia-1-1024x683.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:678x452\/rscb1\/ng:webp\/ngcb1\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fokker-FVIIB-Southern-Cross-Replica-Flies-in-Australia-1-1024x683.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1024w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fokker-FVIIB-Southern-Cross-Replica-Flies-in-Australia-1-300x200.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 300w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fokker-FVIIB-Southern-Cross-Replica-Flies-in-Australia-1-768x512.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 768w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fokker-FVIIB-Southern-Cross-Replica-Flies-in-Australia-1-1536x1024.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1536w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fokker-FVIIB-Southern-Cross-Replica-Flies-in-Australia-1-2048x1365.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-ezdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fokker-FVIIB-Southern-Cross-Replica-Flies-in-Australia-1-1024x683.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1024w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fokker-FVIIB-Southern-Cross-Replica-Flies-in-Australia-1-300x200.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 300w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fokker-FVIIB-Southern-Cross-Replica-Flies-in-Australia-1-768x512.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 768w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fokker-FVIIB-Southern-Cross-Replica-Flies-in-Australia-1-1536x1024.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 1536w,https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fokker-FVIIB-Southern-Cross-Replica-Flies-in-Australia-1-2048x1365.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb1 2048w\" data-ezdata-src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fokker-FVIIB-Southern-Cross-Replica-Flies-in-Australia-1-1024x683.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:678x452\/rscb1\/ng:webp\/ngcb1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Clinton J Down Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After over 20 years on the ground, the Fokker F.VIIb Replica VH-USU \u2018Southern Cross\u2019, operated by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hars.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HARS Aviation Museum<\/a>, of New South Wales, flew again in Australia on Tuesday 5 December 2023<span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h\" dir=\"auto\">, departing off\u00a0<span class=\"xt0psk2\">Shellharbour Airport<\/span>\u2018s runway 34.<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/aircraft-restoration\/fokker-f-viib-southern-cross-replica-flies-in-australia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As 2023 comes to a close, we want to take the opportunity to say thank you, to our readers. We would also like to thank our loyal sponsors for their constant support:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aircorpsaviation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.aircorpsaviation.com\/\">\u00a0AirCorps Aviation<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.platinumfighters.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.platinumfighters.com\/\">Platinum Fighter Sales<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gosshawkunlimited.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/gosshawkunlimited.com\/\">GossHawk Unlimited<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unitedfuelcells.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/unitedfuelcells.com\/\">United Fuel Cells<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/barnstormer-usa.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/barnstormer-usa.com\/en\/\">Barnstormer USA<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/djangostudios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/djangostudios.com\/\">Django Studios<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.warbirdadventures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.warbirdadventures.com\/\">Warbird Adventures.\u00a0<\/a>As always\u2026<strong><em>KEEP \u2018EM FLYING!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>source: <a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/warbirds-news\/2023-in-review-through-vintage-aviation-news-articles.html\">https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/warbirds-news\/2023-in-review-through-vintage-aviation-news-articles.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Air aviation news- 2023 has been another great year for vintage aviation, with many significant events and first flights taking place. 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