Vintage Aviation Museum to Acquire Tillamook Air Museum
Tillamook Air Museum in Tillamook, Oregon has announced that the Port of Tillamook Bay Commissioners have approved a term sheet for the land lease and future sale of Tillamook’s historic World War II-era hangar to Vintage Aviation Museum, a 501(c)(3) of Spanish Fork, Utah.
The move will see Vintage Aviation Museum assume operation of the Tillamook Air Museum and become its future owner / operator. They plan to relocate most of their aircraft collection to Tillamook while bringing additional historic aircraft to the museum’s historic 1943 airship hangar known as “Hangar B.” The goal is to eventually utilize the entire hangar for aviation-related exhibits, aircraft displays, preservation, education, and visitor experiences. The “Tillamook Air Museum” name will reportedly remain.
An obvious priority will be the repair, restoration, and long-term preservation of Hangar B, which was damaged during a windstorm in December 2025 when an approx. 200 ft section of the roof peeled back.
Additional information, including a reopening date, will be forthcoming. Click below to check out the full announcement from Tillamook as well as the recent announcement by the Vintage Aviation Museum.
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Revell Releases New “Highly Detailed” 1/32 Hawker Hunter T.7/T.7A
Revell has released their new Hawker Hunter T.7/T.7A model kit in 1/32 scale.
As previously reported, the T.7 was the RAF’s two-seat trainer version of the classic Hunter jet, built with side-by-side seating for a student and instructor, and first flew in 1955 before entering service in 1958. It was powered by a single Avon engine, could reach about 690 mph, and later six airframes were upgraded to T.7A standard for Buccaneer conversion training with updated cockpit instrumentation.
The new kit (03786) was developed using state-of-the-art 3D scanning technology and includes a completely new front fuselage section with authentic two-seater configuration; highly detailed dual cockpit with precise instrument panels and realistic seats; crystal clear cockpit glazing for optimal visibility of the interior details and true-to-original surface structures. Marking options are included for three aircraft: 208 Squadron, RAF (1990); RAF Blue Diamonds Display Team (1961) and Royal Netherlands Air Force (1968).
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1958 Cessna 172 Project For Sale: “Can Be Fixed and Ready to Fly for Cheap”
A 1958 Cessna 172 “straight-tail” project has been spotted for sale.
According to the listing, the four-seat classic has 6,800 hours total time and a Continental O-300A engine with 1,672 hours since its 2012 Jewell Aviation overhaul. It features cream, teal, and polished-aluminum classic styling; complete logs since new; and a functional King/Apollo avionics suite. The aircraft has light, widespread cosmetic hail dents on the wing and tail upper surfaces, plus repairable recent ground-damage limited mainly to the left outboard wingtip section, two small top-skin tears near the wing attach points, and a minor right-tailcone scrape. The prop, engine, cowling, exhaust, landing gear, firewall, mount, spars, and tail were reportedly unaffected.
The aircraft is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and is currently available for US $18,950m although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing which includes additional photos and details.
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“Luftwaffe Night Fighter Aces” Profiles 70 WW2 Aces From Victories to Fates
Coming soon from Frontline Books and author Jeremy Dixon is Luftwaffe Night Fighter Aces: Battling the Allies’ Bombers: Night Fighter Pilots Awarded the Knight’s Cross in WW2.
This is a study of the seventy Luftwaffe night fighter aces who were awarded the Knight’s Cross and its higher grades between 1940 and 1945. Of this number, two were night fighter pilots who were awarded the Knight’s Cross with Diamonds, while another two who were awarded the Knight’s Cross with Swords, and twenty-four who were awarded the Oakleaves.
The 232 page, hardcover book also explores the ranks, commands, victories, and fates for each ace profiled. It is currently available for pre-order with release set for December 30.
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Italeri Releases 1/48 Macchi MC. 202: “100% New Molds, Exceptional Attention to Detail”
Italeri has released their new tool Macchi MC. 202 Folgore in 1/48 scale.
The Folgore (“Thunderbolt”) was an Italian single-seat fighter developed from the MC.200 and introduced in 1941. Its streamlined all-metal airframe and license-built German Daimler-Benz DB 601 engine—produced in Italy as the Alfa Romeo RA.1000—gave it a top speed of about 600 km/h (370 mph), excellent maneuverability, and strong performance in combat over North Africa and the Mediterranean. Although widely regarded as the Regia Aeronautica’s finest wartime fighter, its relatively light armament of two 12.7 mm and two 7.7 mm machine guns was a significant weakness against heavily built Allied aircraft.
The kit (2840) is touted as delivering the highest level of realism, being made from 100% new molds produced using the most advanced design and manufacturing standards. It is also described as offering exceptional attention to detail with 3D decals (six liveries) and photo-etched parts.
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1983 Cessna 172P Skyhawk For Sale: “Numerous Upgrades”
A 1983 Cessna 172P Skyhawk has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):
Take flight with this 1983 Cessna 172P Skyhawk, a dependable and well-equipped aircraft that’s been consistently maintained through flight school use. Powered by a 160 HP Lycoming O-320-D2J engine, this Skyhawk features updated Garmin avionics, a 3-axis autopilot, ADS-B Out capability, and numerous cockpit upgrades, making it an excellent choice for personal flying, flight instruction, or cross-country travel.
The aircraft is located in Anchorage, AK and offers are currently being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.
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Revell Releases New Renderings, Video Update Detailing Progress on New Tool 1/32 Harrier
Revell has posted the latest update for their upcoming, new tool Hawker Siddeley Harrier model kit in 1/32 scale.
As previously reported, the company recently announced the development of a new tool “state-of-the-art” Harrier model. As part of the process, they launched “Project Harrier,” which brings modelers along on the development journey with a behind-the-scenes look at the process via blog posts, monthly YouTube updates, etc.
The latest update reports that the airframe is now finalized, while the cockpit, Martin-Baker seat and undercarriage bays are gaining impressive detail. Work also continues on the Pegasus engine, with accuracy and buildability always in focus. Panel lines and rivets are next on the list.
Check out newly released renderings and the latest video update below.
Taylor Titch Project For Sale: “Has All Landing Gear, Brakes, Wheels, Controls, Etc.”
A Taylor Titch restoration project has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):
…I have done a fair bit of stripping work on it, it has never flown since a landing incident many years ago although it was repaired and had a permit to test but that appears never to have happened… I have also removed the old fabric which was getting tired and needed replacement… there is some small repairs to carry out which have been approved by the LAA… it has all the landing gear, brakes, wheels controls etc with it, there is definitely some work to do but essentially it’s just a few small repairs, engine replacement and new fabric, I will be sad to see it go but I deserves to be finished.
The project is located in the UK and is currently available for £1,850, although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.
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Shuttleworth to Restore DH.88 Comet After Incident, Project Page Launched
Following an incident at Shuttlworth’s Flying Proms Air Show on August 15 that resulted in significant damage, The Shuttleworth Trust has announced their intention to restore their de Havilland DH.88 Comet back to airworthy condition.
The DH.88 was a remarkably sleek British two-seat, twin-engine racing aircraft designed by A. E. Hagg specifically for the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race from England to Australia. Built largely of wood with retractable landing gear, enclosed tandem cockpits, variable-pitch propellers, and two 230 hp Gipsy Six R engines, it represented an unusually advanced high-speed design for its day. Shuttleworth’s example, “Grosvenor House (G-ACSS),” is the very aircraft that won the roughly 11,300-mile race in 70 hours 54 minutes, helping make the DH.88 an enduring icon of 1930s aviation and an important influence on later de Havilland designs.
The aircraft rolled over on landing at the event and the pilot was extracted and sent to the hospital, being discharged soon after. Shuttleworth has launched a new, dedicated project page where you can stay up to date on the Comet’s progression.
(via Shuttleworth Photo: Airwolfhound from Hertfordshire, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
How The Fairey Fulmar Became The Fleet Air Arm’s Unlikely Hero
Coming soon from The Crowood Press and author Matthew Willis is Fairey Fulmar: The Fleet Air Arm’s Unlikely Hero, billed as “the remarkable story of how a make-do fighter proved itself indispensable in the harshest theatres of war.”
Fairey Fulmar –The Fleet Air Arm’s Unlikely Hero charts, for the first time, the full history of the Fairey Fulmar naval fighter. A hastily converted light bomber, rejected by the RAF and increasingly obsolete against Messerschmitts and Zeroes, somehow the Fulmar became the top-scoring Royal Navy fighter aircraft of World War II. This first comprehensive study of the Fulmar’s design, development and operational service.
The 176 page, hardcover book is currently available for pre-order with release set for February 9, 2027.
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