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CAF Dixie Wing Becomes CAF Airbase Georgia CAF Dixie Wing Becomes CAF Airbase Georgia PRESS RELEASE – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing announces its official recognition as and transition to CAF Airbase Georgia, effective Feb 18, 2021. The group has achieved the designation of Airbase within the organization as a result of tremendous growth and awarded accomplishments over the last 35 years. “We are one of the largest, most active, and successful units in the CAF. With over 350 members, multiple     award-winning aircraft restorations, a maintenance and machine workshop, c...

The Citizen your username your email Password recovery The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing is hosting a virtual open house and recruiting night for potential new members, especially aircraft mechanics, at 7 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Interested people will be given a one-hour Zoom meeting invitation to learn about the CAF Dixie Wing and its operations. “We have a collection of seven operating vintage aircraft that require continuous care and maintenance to keep them flying safely,” said Wing Recruiting Chair Jim Dalton. “We rely 100 percent on volunteer support, an...

Josh Cotton Betty Bishop, a Rosie the Riveter, reunited with a P-63 Kingcobra 70 years after she worked on the planes at Bell Aircraft in Niagara Falls, NY. Photo by John Willhoff Courtesy of the Commemorative Air Force, Dixie Wing WARREN, Pa. — Back in November, Betty Bishop was flown from her home to Florida to participate in the dedication of a restored P-63 Kingcobra — a World War II fighter aircraft. That trip was 75 year in the making. Bishop was a “Rosie the Riveter” who worked at the Bell Aircraft facility in Niagara Falls, N.Y. But there’s so much more to her story than th...

jcotton@timesobserver.com Photo by John Willhoff and courtesy of the Commemorative Air Force, Dixie Wing Betty Bishop, a Rosie the Riveter, reunited with a P-63 Kingcobra 70 years after she worked on the planes at Bell Aircraft in Niagara Falls, NY. Back in November, Betty Bishop was flown from her home to Florida to participate in the dedication of a restored P-63 Kingcobra — a World War II fighter aircraft. That trip was 75 year in the making. Bishop was a “Rosie the Riveter” who worked at the Bell Aircraft facility in Niagara Falls, N.Y. But there’s so much more to her story than t...

CAF Dixie Wing Crew Producing Wooden Wings CAF Dixie Wing Crew Producing Wooden Wings The wing and the crew: L to R: Buchanan, Walker, Brunks, and Basch.Photo by Charles Burcher In the midst of a primarily metalworking shop at the CAF Dixie Wing, a wooden work of art is taking shape in the form of a PT-19 wing.  The restoration project is being conducted by the Georgia based Wing in support of another Commemorative Air Force unit, the CAF Heart of America Wing. This wooden craftsmanship is the work of a crew headed by CAF volunteer Paul Brunks. He relies on the assistance of crew members For...