We have honoured Flying Officer William Lidstone “Willie” McKnight, DFC and Bar, a Canadian in the Royal Air Force and Canada's most outstanding fighter pilot of the first 18 months of the Second ...
The Spitfire’s heritage springs from a long line of float-equipped racing aircraft designed by the legendary R. J. Mitchell and built by Supermarine Aviation Works, a division of Vickers. Widely ...
The Fleet Finch (Fleet Model 16) is a two-seat, tandem training biplane produced by Fleet Aircraft of Fort Erie, Ontario. There were a number of variants mainly based on engine variations. Over ...
The Vintage Wings of Canada de Havilland Fox Moth is arguably the finest example still flying and has without question the richest history of all Fox Moths ever built. Originally built for the Prince ...
Most know the P-40 as the mount of American General Clair Chenault's Flyng Tigers operating in China against the Japanese at the outset of the war. But, one of the greatest P-40 pilots anywhere was ...
The Vintage Wings of Canada Spitfire Mk XVI was painted in the unique markings of a similar Spit that was the personal aircraft of Flight Lieutenant William Harper of Niagara falls, Ontario, a pilot ...
The Vintage Wings of Canada Swordfish was dedicated to the late Commander Terry Goddard, DCS, Royal Canadian Navy, a Swordfish observer who flew with 808 Squadron of the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm and ...
The Vintage Wings Corsair is dedicated to Lt. Robert Hampton “Hammie” Gray, VC, DSC, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve, a Corsair pilot with the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm aboard HMS Formidable, in ...
Vintage Wings has operated two Tiger Moths over the years — RCAF serial numbers 8869 and 4947. The latter was dedicated to Vintage Wings’ own William Robertson (Bill) McRae, a Second World War ...
Designed as an army co-operation aircraft, the Lysander equipped six RAF squadrons in France for artillery spotting, reconnaissance and other communications tasks during the first year of the war.