Frecce Tricolori 2024 North American tour schedule
Dates are being revealed for the Frecce Tricolori’s upcoming tour to the United States and Canada – their first visit to North America for over 30 years. This will be
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“Schedule Day” – 2024 North American airshow season takes shape at the ICAS Convention
Today – known as “Schedule Day” – saw US and Canadian military airshow teams announce their schedules for 2024, as next year’s North American show season takes shape. The schedule
Read MoreVampire Airshows to get rare Vampire FB.6
IMPORTANT: This story is false. It quotes an erroneous announcement from Vampire Airshows which claimed they were procuring “the world’s only flying Vampire FB.6 … as seen in the movie
Read MoreFrecce Tricolori to visit USA and Canada in 2024
The Italian national aerobatic team, the Frecce Tricolori, will be visiting North America in 2024, for the first time in over 30 years. Although it had been rumoured for some
Read MoreUS airshows brace for likely government shutdown
UPDATE: This story is now outdated. Due to a temporary funding agreement, passed just a few hours before the deadline, a US government shutdown has been avoided at least until
Read MoreNorth America’s only MiG-23 crashes at Thunder Over Michigan
The only airworthy MiG-23 in North America crashed today (Sunday 13th August 2023) while performing at Thunder Over Michigan in Ypsilanti. Both pilots ejected and landed under parachute in a
Read More‘Year of the MiG’ – AirVenture to feature large line up of Soviet jets
AirVenture 2023 in Oshkosh, WI, is set to host one of the largest gatherings of airworthy MiG jets ever seen in North America. Highlights of the flying display will include
Read MoreSnowbirds to fly as an 8-ship team after pilot charged over alleged sexual assault
The Snowbirds are to fly with eight aircraft for “the foreseeable future” after a pilot was charged with sexual assault. Military police investigators charged Maj. Steven Hurlbut, Snowbirds 9, over
Read MoreFAA B-17 Airworthiness Directive released; UK B-17 also grounded
The world’s B-17 fleet is the subject of a de-facto temporary grounding, as the FAA releases an Airworthiness Directive requiring inspections of the aircraft before they can fly again. The
Read MoreD-Day Squadron announces schedule for return to Europe
The D-Day Squadron will attempt a second European tour in 2024, marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The group, which brings together many North American operators of the C-47/DC-3, last
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