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MISSION STATEMENT: The WARBIRDS UNLIMITED FOUNDATION's mission is to preserve our American Aviation Heritage by supporting and promoting vintage and historic aircraft, and the individuals and organizations who contribute in that endeavor, for the education and enjoyment of the public
Warbirds Unlimited Salutes Those Who Have Served
PLEASE JOIN US IN HONORING THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED.
​DO YOU HAVE A FRIEND OR RELATIVE WHO SERVED DURING WWII AND WOULD LIKE TO TELL THEIR STORY?
SPONSOR THEM WITH WARBIRDS UNLIMITED HONOR ROLL:
We will post their stories and pictures to honor their service and ensure their contributions are not forgotten. 
It is estimated that there are fewer than 600,000 WWII veterans surviving today, and we are losing approximately 350 per day from the "Greatest Generation". Help us preserve the memory of their contributions!
Tax deductible donations to our 501c(3) non-profit organization can be made using your Paypal account or any major credit card. All donations are securely handled through Paypals secure and encrypted website. You will automatically be provided an email receipt for your donation to Warbirds Unlimited

A little about ourselves

Warbirds Unlimited Foundation is a 501c(3) non-profit organization composed of dedicated and interested persons who voluntarily work for the success of the Foundation.  We seek to support and promote vintage and historic aircraft and those who contributed to our American aviation heritage, for the education and enjoyment of the public.
WARBIRDS UNLIMITED HONOR ROLL

        UPCOMING EVENTS/Recent News

August 2020 - Warbirds sailing to Hawaii for World War II Commemoration: 14 WWII vintage warbirds were transported to Hawaii aboard the USS Essex in preparation for a series of flyovers commemorating the 75th anniversary of the wars end. Below are several links about this event:
https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/wwii-warbirds-arrive-in-hawaii-for-historic-flyovers-to-commemorate-end-of-war-75-years-ago-1.640952
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https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/f-35s-b-25s-uss-essex-transports-world-war-ii-warbirds-hawaii-166877

https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-wwii-warbirds-hitch-ride-on-us-navy-amphibious-ship-2020-8

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a33524836/uss-essex-taxi-wwii-warbirds/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S7H-iyhj8g
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoD8OL77yjk
March 30, 2019: Warbirds Unlimited exhibited at the annual Mesa Falcon Field Airport Open House. Thanks to everyone who visited with Warbirds Unlimited at the event. Special thanks go out to John, Charlie, Brian, Frank and Mike for all you support and assistance in setting up and making this event a success! (see a few photos from the event in our gallery - click here!)

​ Warbirds Unlimited President Receives FAA Master Pilot Award January 2019!
Warbirds Unlimited Foundation congratulates its President Ray Hillson on his recognition by the FAA as Master Pilot. The award is the most prestigious award issued by the Federal Aviation Administration to pilots and recognizes Ray's 50+ years of contributions to aviation. We thank you for your many contributions to aviation, Warbirds Unlimited Foundation and our American Aviation Heritage.
​See the slide show below:
Warbirds Unlimited proudly supported the  Historic Photo Dedication at Mesa Falcon Field Airport February 25, 2019! See pics below.
Warbirds Unlimited supported the recent tour stop of the Experimental Aircraft Association Ford Tri-motor at Mesa Falcon Field on January 24-27, 2019.
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Visit our Honor Roll  for our latest addition and listen to the interview of "Sinker" Robinson, a B24 gunner shot down over Yugoslavia in March 1945.

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 Merry Christmas! Enjoy a greeting from Christmas past when Arizona News Channel 3 covered the event when Santa took the controls of BarbieIII
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December 7, 2018: Warbirds Unlimited 50/50 Raffle #3 is complete and the winner is ticket 0603015 held by Jack F. The pot of $1505 is split between Jack F. and Warbirds Unlimited.
​A sincere Thank You to everyone who participated in raffle #3 to "keep em flying".


November 3, 2018: Thanks to all who visited with Warbirds Unlimited during the Mesa Falcon Field Airport Tennants and Family BBQ. Good luck to those that bought 50/50 raffle tickets. The drawing for raffle #3 was held December 7, 2018!.

It is with great sadness that Warbirds Unlimited learned of the passing of Lynn Davis. Lynn was the lead restorer on a AN75-N1 Stearman previously operated by Warbirds Unlimited. God Speed Lynn Davis, we are grateful to you for your friendship and expertise. You will be greatly missed.
                    Link to obituary of Francis Lynn Davis here
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Below: Dr. Mike Pfleger of Warbirds Unlimited seated in a P-40 Warhawk; ready for a flight with Warbirds Adventures of Florida.
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Warbirds Unlimited was represented at the 2018 Reno Air Races!
Mike Pfleger participated in the T6 event as racer #54 in "Miss Informed".

Follow our journey to Reno through our photos and videos on  "Miss Informed" web page!

The below links are provided for further information on the 2018 Reno Air Races!
https://airrace.org/
​​https://www.visitrenotahoe.com/event/national-championship-air-races-2018/

Click here for link to Reno Races Results Page
AT-6C "Miss Informed" was flown by experienced Reno air racer Mike Pfleger. Mike also flew a P-51 in the Unlimited Category.
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Warbirds Unlimited welcomes Dr. Mike Pfleger to the foundation. Mike will be piloting AT-6C "Miss Informed" in the Reno Championship Air Races. 

Mike Pfleger has enjoyed the thrills of flying some of the USA’s most iconic military aircraft:  trainers such as the Boeing Stearman and North American T-6 Texan, fighters such as the P-51 Mustang, F4U Corsair and FM-2 Wildcat, and jets such as the T-33, F-86 Sabre and the Russian MiG-15. 

Pfleger’s love of flying began when his father, a former pilot, took him as a kid to watch planes at the airport and taught him to draw them and build plastic and balsa-wood models.  As he got older, Mike rode his bicycle and later his motorbike to local airports in Tulsa, Okla to hang around restoration shops where WWII planes and early jets were being reborn.  He learned all he could about flying and obtained his private plot license in gliders at age 16.

FAA vision requirements at the time didn’t allow him to pursue a military or airline pilot career, so after high school Pfleger earned a bachelor’s in mechanical and aerospace engineering at Oklahoma State University before working as a performance/flight test engineer at GE Aircraft Engines in Cincinnati.  He continued flying, racing and towing gliders and enjoying tailwheel classics like the J-3 Cub, Cessna L-19 and Piper Pawnee.  Pfleger also learned basic aerobatics in planes like the Bellanca Citabria and Decathlon.

It was a flying club member who was an ER physician who interested him in a career in medicine.  Pfleger attended the University of Cincinnati Medical School, and his residency in emergency medicine brought him to Phoenix, where he has put down roots. After the medical school bills were paid off, he was able to purchase a North American T-6 in which he accumulated more than 900 hours through formation flying, aerobatics and racing at Reno."

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 Warbirds Unlimited foundation promotes vintage AIRCRAFT

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Warbirds Unlimited has follwed the restoration of a 1946 North American Navion at Mesa Falcon Field.
​Although originally designed for the post WWII civilian market, Navion's served with the US Army Air Force  designated as L-17.

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    AT-6C Trainer
    •1943: Manufactured by North American  
    •1943: Purchased by British to train pilots in South Africa;          shipped to Capetown South Africa
    •1995: One of the last 93 aircraft released by the South African    Air Force; Shipped to Mesa Falcon field in a crate
   •1997: Re-assembled Standard/Normal Category
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   AN75-N1 Boeing Stearman Trainer
   •1942: Delivered to Army Air Force as a primary trainer
   •1950: 220 hp Continental replaced with 450 hp P&W R-985          engine
   •1950-52: Towed banners in California
   •1952-1976: Dusted crops on Oahu
   •1982:Starred in IMAX film flyers and Larry Hagman film            “Deadly Encounters”
   •2008: Ground-up restoration completed in 2012. 15,000 hours      labor. Standard/Aerobatic Category​ 
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Low pass and right break in an aT-6C
Warbirds Unlimited demonstrate our American aviation heritage in our World War II Trainers!

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