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Sopwith Snipe reproduction makes it first flight!

Details coming soon - see it at the Remembrance day airshow.

FOKKER DVIII - in flight

FOKKER DVIII Reproduction flies! This aircraft is equipped with a TVAL built Oberursel engine.
Details coming soon...

Creating a new Albatros

Albatros DVa
The story of how the Vintage Aviator team set about re-creating an exact replica of the WWI Albatros

Notes on Flying the D.Va

Albatros D.Va
Gen DeMarco describes his impressions from the pilots seat of this classic aircraft.

Nieuport 11 Bebe

Used by the British and French to counter the fokker “eindecker“ scourge in 1916

Flying the FE.2b

Fe.2b
Here is a full pilots report describing the experience of taking the new FE.2b into the air! Enjoy the smell of burnt castor oil and another piece of history brought to life by The Vintage Aviator Ltd.

Building the FE.2b

The outer wing panels are installed in pairs making this job relatively easy, the only difficulty is the height at which they are attached!
This exceptional project was a massive undertaking comprising years of work and determination, much longer than the mere months it would have taken ninety years ago.