Aviation and Heritage Roundup August 2026
Provided by Paul Squires, CAPA-ACCA Contact, Wetaskiwin, Alberta
New Books
Canadian Cold Warriors, Canadair CL-13 Sabre, 1950-1968 | CanMilAir Storefront
Amazing how many colour schemes the Sabre wore
Canadian Cold Warriors, Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck, 1950-1982 | CanMilAir Storefront
Book Review: Rescuing Reason: How History Education Can Help Save Democracy – SSENC
The impact and importance of teaching history in today’s world.
Spitfires over Tokyo: Commonwealth Air Forces in Japan 1945–1948 – Aerodynamic Media, LLC
New Two Volume Series Details Vickers Aircraft of WW1 With Drawings, Photos, Color Profiles – Aerodynamic Media, LLC
From THE Gunbus to THE Vimy
WW2 Air Battles Over Hungary Detailed in New, Comprehensive, Richly illustrated Account – Aerodynamic Media, LLC
Airwar over Hungary
SBD Dauntless: A Study of the U.S. Navy’s Vital WW2 Dive Bomber – Aerodynamic Media, LLC
One of the ‘obsolete’ aircraft that proved almost impossible to replace
Flying Pianos: The Eccentric Birth of British Aviation – Aerodynamic Media, LLC
From follies to Flight in England
“Luftwaffe Night Fighter Aces” Profiles 70 WW2 Aces From Victories to Fates – Aerodynamic Media, LLC
How The Fairey Fulmar Became The Fleet Air Arm’s Unlikely Hero – Aerodynamic Media, LLC
I can never get past the fact that Richard Fairey refused to navalize the Spitfire before the War because he was already designing a Naval fighte
Jagdverband 44, the Me 262 and the Luftwaffe’s Mavericks – Aerodynamic Media, LLC
Scanning the Skies: Radar Research and Development Flying 1935-1977 – Aerodynamic Media, LLC
(3203) Farman Jabiru – The First French Monoplane Airliner – European Airlines
(3141) Fra Sjø til Luft – Fred. Olsen & Co tar av – European Airlines History of Norwegian Air Lines from 1933 to 1946, one of the airlines that should have been a fore-runner today.
(3085) Junkers G 24, K 30 and G 31 – Stepping Stones – European Airlines
The other Junkers tri-motor
(3062) Junkers W 33, W 34 and K 43 – Workhorse in Peace and War – European Airlines
Full production list, which would include Canadian aircraft
New Models
MiniArt to Release Fw 190D-9 Basic Model Kit With Distinctive JV 44 Liveries – Aerodynamic Media, LLC
The inevitable Fw 190D kits of the month
Eduard Releases Limited Edition, Dual Combo Fw 190A-8 and Fw 190D-9 Kit – Aerodynamic Media, LLC
Eduard Releases 1/48 ProfiPACK A6M2 Zero Type 21 Model Kit – Aerodynamic Media, LLC
Airscale Announces Development of Bristol Blenheim Mk IV Kit – Aerodynamic Media, LLC
Airscale Details 1/32 Bristol Blenheim Progress With New Renders – Aerodynamic Media, LLC
Looks like a Bolingbroke to me.
ICM Releases Lockheed Hudson Mk.III Model Kit: “100% New Molds” – Aerodynamic Media, LLC
Italeri Releases 1/48 Macchi MC. 202: “100% New Molds, Exceptional Attention to Detail” – Aerodynamic Media, LLC
a consistent adversary of the Desert Air Force
First Look: Test Build of Mdesign’s Upcoming 1/32 LVG B.II – Aerodynamic Media, LLC
NOT a Fw 190
Eduard Releases New P-40K Warhawk (Short Tail) With PE Details, Six Liveries – Aerodynamic Media, LLC
Only US markings
New Renders Detail Rare Birds Models’ Upcoming LeO H.246 Flying Boat – Aerodynamic Media, LLC
Also NOT a Fw 190
Update: Airscale’s Upcoming 1/32 Dornier Do 17Z – Aerodynamic Media, LLC
Eduard Releases Royal Hybrid P-51B Kit With PE, Resin, 8 Liveries and Book – Aerodynamic Media, LLC
again, only US markings
Interesting Sites
Gander Airport Historical Society
Afterburner – MiGFlug’s Magazine
Auugust 2026 Netw
Sept. 2 – That’s too darn low!
Low flypast over Cape Town stadium to be reviewed, South Africa says | CBC News
Within 50 Feet: 2 Airlink E-Jets Only Just Clear Cape Town Stadium In Viral Flyover
How low is too low? Inside Airlink’s Cape Town flypast
Sep. 2 – Plane Spotter, or spy?
Plane spotter or Chinese spy? Ontario university student suspected of espionage at airports | CBC News
Sept. 1 – Overflight by replicas to honour Italy’s War Dead
Jonathan Collection’s Caproni Ca.3R and SPAD XIII Honor WWI Fallen During Asiago Anniversary Flight – Vintage Aviation News
Sept. 1 – Venezuela’s main airport open again after earthquake.
Commercial Flights Return Today To Venezuela’s Main Airport 10 Weeks After Deadly Earthquakes
Aug. 31 – Brazil opens first Hangar in new Aviation Museum
Brazilian Air Force Activates MAPA and Opens Hangar 01 in São Paulo – Vintage Aviation News
Aug. 31 – US FAA may miss deadline to re-name Lake Ontario. Pity.
The FAA Could Miss The Deadline To Rename Lake Ontario On Airspace Charts
Aug. 31 – When a RNor.AF CF-104 intercepted a Mig 25
We caught the Foxbat! Royal Norwegian Air Force F-104 pilot recalls exciting MiG-25 intercept
Aug. 31 – Out of Fuel Satellites
Where do satellites go when they run out of fuel?
Aug. 31 – a realistic look at commercial space endeavours
The Space Review: Commercial space is not an endless field of innovation: an assessment of the good, the bad, and the ugly
Aug. 31 – Tracking yesterday’s history
The Space Review: Little building, big mystery
The Space Review: At the corner of No and Where: the cold Cold War mystery of Aspidnoye airfield
Aug. 31 – One for Anime fans
The Space Review: Space Battleship Yamato vs. the Starship Enterprise
Aug. 30 – University of Waterloo launches record breaking bi-fuel rocet
Ontario students launched a rocket 19,354 metres in the air | The Moment | CBC.ca
Aug. 30 – Final Snowbirds appearance in Atlantic Canada
Snowbirds make final Maritime appearance before retiring aircraft
Aug. 30 – Westjet flights cut to US
WestJet Has Cut A Massive 27 US Routes: See All Major Flight Changes Now [Map]
Aug. 29 – Twentieth anniversary of glider altitude record flight
Twenty years since Perlan 1 glider soared to the edge of the stratosphere | World Air Sports Federation
Aug. 28 – Airshow to celebrate 100 years of the Swedish Air Force
Swedish Air Force Celebrates 100 Years at Malmen, A Century in the Air – Vintage Aviation News
Aug. 28 – How long before this results in a major failure and an accident
FAA Neglects Air Traffic Controller Raises Because “10-Hour Shifts 6 Days A Week” Isn’t Enough
Aug. 27 – Malaria in Germany was not an aviation news item I expected to see, but it’s no joke (Shade’s of Nance’s Pandora’s Clock)
2 Airport Workers Die Of Malaria After Mosquito Arrives On Flight: 4 Others Infected
Aug. 27 – Re-name airport to honour Dolly Parton.
Petition To Rename Nashville Airport After Dolly Parton Garners Over 130,000 Signatures
Aug. 27 – Saskatoon Model Air Show
Saskatoon Model Air Show Takes to the Skies
Aug. 27 – and really big model goes on display at Malton
Replica jet that’s part of city’s aviation history unveiled in Mississauga | INsauga
Aug. 27 – The first jet flight
OTD: The Heinkel He 178 beat Britain into the jet age
Aug. 27 – To first civilian defence drone for private companies
Impact Drones debuts rapid-built SABLE counter-drone interceptor
Aug. 27 – Fundraising for DH.88 Comet repairs
Shuttleworth Provides Update on DH.88 Comet Restoration Plan, Fundraising Appeal Launched – Aerodynamic Media, LLC
Aug. 27 – Islanders and Twin Otters, they just keep coming back
Britten-Norman begins ground testing first fully UK-built Islander
Aug. 27 – Historic flight of Hurricane from UK to Poland
Hawker Hurricane Makes Historic Commemorative Flight from the UK to Poland – Vintage Aviation News
Aug. 27 – Fire Aviation has only storied of helicopter losses this month, including Canadian lost fighting fires in USA. Not an easy way to make a living.
Double fatality in Greek helicopter collision – Wildfire Today
Aug. 26 – In the air over BC fires
In the Sky with the Pilots Fighting a BC Megafire | The Tyee
Aug. 26 – CWH Bolingbroke gets its wings (of course it starts off that way then talks about Blenheims. Shocking)
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s Bristol Bolingbroke Gets Its Wings – Vintage Aviation News
Aug. 26 – Airborne Wind Turbines
China airborne wind power with giant S4000 helium airship
Aug. 26 – Just Funny.
10 Reasons the Fairey Fulmar was the F-14 Tomcat of World War II | Hush-Kit Aviation World
Aug. 26 – Not Funny. Loss of Canadair 604 in Florida in 2024 in detail
Years of Salt and Metal | The crash of Hop-a-Jet flight 823 | by Admiral Cloudberg | Aug, 2026 | Medium
Aug. 25 – The Convair Model 37 ‘Super Clipper’ that probably wasn’t a good idea
Pan American Convair Model-37, the double-deck airliner version of B-36 Peacemaker that never was
Aug. 24 – Not the fuel shortage we were expecting
Fuel “Not Available” For 14+ Hours At Buffalo Airport After Fuel Farm Circuit Failure
Aug. 24 – from Jumbo to Hotel Suites
2 Former Pan Am & Japan Airlines Boeing 747s Are Now Luxury Hotel Suites In Malaysia
Aug. 23 – Large thunderstorm shuts down Vancouver airports
Rare thunderstorm with lightning strikes wows southern B.C., causing havoc at Vancouver airport | CBC News
Aug. 23 – Hercules leaves Winnipeg
Winnipeg bids farewell to Hercules fleet after decades in service | CBC.ca
Aug. 21 – Utah Vintage Aircraft Museum takes over Tillamook Air Museum
Vintage Aviation Museum to Acquire Tillamook Air Museum – Aerodynamic Media, LLC
Aug. 21 – Seems off topic, but remember we built these in Canada, too
World’s Three Airworthy Curtiss SB2C Helldivers Complete Historic Flight Over Colorado Springs – Vintage Aviation News
Aug. 21 – Attempt to rescue NASA observatory fails
NASA fails to save Swift space telescope mission
The Space Review: Learning from a satellite servicing mission’s failure
Aug. 20 – Water borne hydro-plane low flying seaplane drone
REGENT seaglider drone joins US military exercise
Aug. 19 – Documentaries on the failures of Boeing in the 737 MAX crashes.
Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing review – like a horror movie … only this is real life | Television | The Guardian
Aug. 19 – US Ransome Airlines (Allegheny Commuter), DASH-7 user
Ransome Airlines: Major Northeast Regional – Metropolitan Airport News
Aug. 19 – An-124 in Toronto still in legal limbo
Judge Rejects Russia’s Bid To Reclaim Seized Antonov An-124 In Toronto
Aug. 18 – Study points to increased risk of radiation cancer for aircrew
Flight attendants and pilots have highest risk of dying from radiation-linked cancers, study says | CBC News
Aug. 18 – Yorkshire Air Museum looking for a few good miniature making men
Yorkshire Air Museum Invites Model Makers to Compete at Military Model Show – Vintage Aviation News
Aug. 18 – Voyager 2, still Star Trekking
Where is Voyager 2 now? NASA extends interstellar mission
Aug. 17 – I cannot believe how bad the news reports are getting. FOFZ isn’t random markings, it’s the plane’s registration!
Crews find plane in Kawartha Lakes region as search for missing pilot continues | CBC News
Missing plane: David Douglas; search ended
Aug. 17 – Baggage Cart catches fire.
Cart carrying British Airways passenger bags ignites at Malpensa
Aug. 15 – Plans and Possibilities for new water bombers from DHC
Canadair water-bomber builder feels heat of demand as wildfires rage around the world | CBC News
Aug. 15 – Historic DH.88 Comet Racer damaged in nose-over landing
Historic De Havilland DH 88 Comet Damaged in Nose-Over Landing – Aviation News
Shuttleworth to Restore DH.88 Comet After Incident, Project Page Launched – Aerodynamic Media, LLC
Aug. 15 – Quick thinking Controller sorts out two flights with the same flight number
Phoenix air traffic controller saves day when 2 American Airlines flights with same call number converge: “Pretty incredible” – CBS News
Aug. 15 – National Museum of Flight in Scotland
National Museum of Flight – East Fortune, UK – Vintage Aviation News
Aug. 14 – Chinook makes special flight to kids camp
Air Force Chinook Helicopter to make a stop at kids camp
Aug. 14 – Indonesia places order for electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft
AutoFlight Signs Deal for 60 Prosperity eVTOL Aircraft with Indonesia’s Whitesky Aviation – Aviation News
Aug. 14 – and the Philippines goes for electric amphibians
NOEMI Aerospace Signs Deal for Up to Five Electric Seaplanes in the Philippines – Aviation News
Aug. 13 – US President orders Navy to re-design aircraft carriers with old steam catapults
Trump orders Pentagon to redesign US aircraft carrier to use steam catapults to launch jets | Donald Trump | The Guardian
Aug. 13 – Using airplane as landing/launch pad for helicopter.
Russian Ka-52 performs bizarre landing on Ukrainian Il-76
Aug. 12 – WB-57 still in use, still amazing
NASA WB-57F Heads to Iceland for Total Solar Eclipse Mission – Vintage Aviation News
Why a NASA WB-57 Canberra will chase the solar eclipse
Aug. 11 – A look at Porters new E195 aircraft from the cabin
FIA 2026: Is Porter’s E195-E2 Suitable For Transcontinental Flying?
Aug. 10 – ROBO-NAVCAN. Remote ATC
How the future of air traffic controlling could see planes directed from other cities | CBC News
Aug. 10 – Germany enters water-bomber conversion market
Retired German Military Aircraft Transformed into Firefighting Planes to Combat Wildfires – Aviation News
Old warhorse, new fight: Transall returns as aerial firefighter
Aug. 10 – NASA studying cloud formation over BC fires
NASA aircraft flies high over B.C. wildfires to study pyrocumulonimbus clouds | CFJC Today Kamloops
Aug. 10 – Better safe than sorry. Trans-Atlantic flight still not a given.
Why the Red Arrows can’t simply fly home from Canada
Aug. 10 – Space Models? I know some guys used to use firecrackers on some of there botched models, but this looks different.
2026 FAI European Championships for Space Models ready for launch in Wloclawek, Poland | World Air Sports Federation
Aug. 10 – OK, it flew to space, and returned, and landed. Now what.
SpaceX faces tough ocean recovery of intact Starship
Aug. 8 – Putting profit over need, not good for needed water bombers
The world wants more Canadian-made water bombers. Can Canada build them fast enough? | CBC News
Aug. 8 – France exploring creating it’s own water bomber fleet
French Startups Challenge Aging Canadair Fleet with Next-Generation Aerial Water-Bombers – Aviation News
Aug. 8 – SWISS retiring A220 fleet
SWISS To Retire Entire A220-100 Fleet Just 10 Years After Launching It
Aug. 8 – How the heck???
Flight to Toronto cancelled over child standing on seat: Porter Airlines | CBC News
Porter Airline flight cancellation: Child not at fault, passenger says
Aug. 7 – Retired RCAF Hercs sold to Coulson for fire-fighting
Old military transport aircraft to get new lease on life as waterbombers | CBC News
Coulson Aviation Canada Acquires 10 Former RCAF Hercules, Doubling C-130H Fleet – Coulson Aviation
Canadian military planes sold to B.C. firefighting company
Aug. 7 – Medivac from Antarctica
Husband and wife pilots join Antarctic rescue mission in -43C temperatures – AOL
Aug. 7 – B.737 fuselage cracks.
Boeing 737 Max operators told to check fuselages for cracks | Boeing | The Guardian
Aug. 6 – Drone bombing attempt at Leipzig failed
Leipzig drone bomb was found near Ukrainian plane carrying ammunition, say police | Germany | The Guardian
Explosives And Drone Found For 3rd Time This Month At Major German Airport
Aug. 6 – Probably where we will have to go to see an ex-RCAF C-119
National Museum of Forest Service History Officially Opens in Missoula, Celebrating America’s Conservation and Aviation Heritage – Vintage Aviation News
Aug. 5 – Too dependant on GPS, something a friend of mine warned new pilots about 30 years ago
Plane crash that killed four civilians is blamed on military’s experimental weapons test
Aug. 5 – Near miss for Presidential helicopter
FAA investigates air ‘safety incident’ involving Trump’s Marine One | Donald Trump | The Guardian
Crew Flying Marine One Failed To Contact ATC Moments Before Close Call Incident, NTSB Says
Aug. 5 – ICE at US airports arresting passengers
Airlines push back against ICE enforcement at airports
American Airlines Union Says Passengers Put In “Dangerous Positions” By ICE At US Airports
Aug. 5 – Women’s Service honoured at Yorkshire Air Museum
Yorkshire Air Museum to Honor Women’s Military Service During Annual Memorial Day – Vintage Aviation News
Aug. 4 – Good briefing on the RCAF fighter requirements program
Here’s Why Canada Is Expanding Its CF-18 Replacement Program
Aug. 4 – USAF finally kills the A-10 Warthog. Somehow that seems to leave a gap.
End of an Era: U.S. Air Force Bids Farewell to Iconic A-10 Warthog at Davis-Monthan Base – Aviation News
Aug. 4 – “Have you tried turning the power off and then re-starting” got a flight engineer fired
Engineer Sacked Over 17-Minute Delay After Singapore Airlines Jet Reboot Awarded $28,000
Aug. 4 – Communications failure on approach to Denver
Spooky: United Flight Reports “Severe Electrical Disturbance,” Then TCAS Alert Over Denver
Aug. 3 – Whitehorse, a great place for plane-spotters
Are there really more military aircraft in the Yukon? Observers weigh in | CBC News
Aug. 3 – Another Bombardier Ball-Drop. The impending fall of the RJ from service
The Regional Jet Cliff: What Happens When The Bombardier CRJ & Embraer E-Jet Fleets Age Out
Aug. 3 – Seats cancelled without warning by British Airways
British Airways Allegedly Cancels Ticket Over Seat Fee Chargeback, Charges Family $3,200 For New One
Aug. 2 – BC Aviation Museum Open House
PHOTOS: North Saanich aviation museum opens its doors to B.C.’s aviation fans | Vancouver Island Free Daily
Aug. 2 – Actually more focused on the Miles M.34, and the failure to take Mach 1 in England
Rowland White Shares the Saga of the Mosquito in Britain’s Lost Race to Mach 1 | Hush-Kit Aviation World
July 31 – Aviation Maintenance training for Air Cadets
Cadet aviation program returns to North Bay college
July 31 – Talk about crowded airspace!
Ratification of 104-Way Canopy Formation World Record Skydive | World Air Sports Federation
July 30 – Composite adjustable Fairey-Reed propeller for antique aircraft test flown
Fairey Reed Reborn: Ground Tests Complete as New Composite Propeller Takes Flight – Vintage Aviation News
July 28 – Drones in Schools to counter mass shooters. Seems a strange plan to a social problem.
Schools Are Deploying Pepper-Spraying Drones to Stop Shooters – What Could Go Wrong? – Gadget Review
July 7 – Having fun flying a CF-5D
A Bucket List Item: Civilian Engineer who flew the CF-5D tells why a hop in the F-5 is pure fun