Kermit Weeks News Today

Jennifer and Vince Santorelly have been pleasantly surprised by living at Florida’s Cuyler Airfield (FD27).

The University community is mourning the loss of Marta Weeks, the first woman to chair the University of Miami Board of Trustees and longtime donor to the university. Her legacy is tied to her generosity, philanthropy and passion for higher education. On Friday, Sept. 1, Weeks passed away at the age of 93. Anyone wandering

Back in early 2021, we reported that the Military Aviation Museum (MAM) had just acquired Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless Bu.36175 from the National Naval Aviation Museum, along with a significant cache of relevant parts from collector/restorer Kevin R. Smith. MAM contracted out the aircraft's restoration, splitting the work between Aero Trader in Chino, California (which would rebuild the outer wing panels) and Pioneer Aero Ltd in Ardmore, New Zealand (which would do the rest). Since that time, no...

These interesting aircraft museums in Florida preserve and celebrate the history of aviation in the state and nationally.

In 1964, the Hatfield-designed de Havilland Mosquito became a movie star in the film 633 Squadron. But what happened to the aircraft used in the film?

The Grumman F3F had the dubious honor of not only being the last biplane fighter to embark aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, but it was also the last such fighter to enter service with any branch of the U.S. military. With monoplanes on the horizon and the clouds of war gathering, Leroy Grumman’s robust Flying Barrel (as the type was affectionately known) served honorably in the years just prior to America's entry into WWII. History records the F3F as being Leroy Grumman’s third fi...

Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar Announces Latest Spitfire Under Restoration Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar Announces Latest Spitfire Under Restoration Images copyright Peter Arnold Collection As we have reported in the past, the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar and its parent organization, The Spitfire Company (Biggin Hill) Ltd, have made remarkable progress in their work restoring Supermarine Spitfires at their facility on London Biggin Hill Airport, south east of London, England. This site is steeped in ...