Last August, as part of my 56th birthday celebration (it does sound like I am an important person), my wife and I visited the Alberta Aviation Museum. This museum is one of Edmonton’s prides and joys; it is housed in the historic Hangar 14, one of the last two remaining examples of a ‘double-double’ WWIIContinue reading “Alberta Aviation Museum”
Category Archives: Vintage aircrafts
The Pilot Who Stole a MiG-25
Even if you are not interested in military history, chances are that you have heard something about a soldier or a civilian who, miraculously, escaped from the chains of a communist regime and started a much better life in the Western hemisphere. History records numerous accounts like this, especially during the Cold War. Although everyContinue reading “The Pilot Who Stole a MiG-25”
“Wings of a Dream”
A quick look at the World’s biggest private collection of vintage airplanes. Brazil might be well known for some things like soccer and carnival but not a lot of people know the connections the country has with aviation; from the pioneers like Santos Dumont to a thriving domestic aerospace industry, we are crazy about aircraft.Continue reading ““Wings of a Dream””
The Classic Machines 