Month: January 2013

Cornwall, UK — Visitors to Cornwall this summer may be forgiven for thinking they have stumbled on to the set of a remake of Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines as the skies are filled with classic aircraft. Preparations

Tyler, Texas USA — Sarah Willett is standing in the Historical Aviation Memorial Museum in Tyler. Everywhere she turns are memorabilia that tell fascinating stories of how the United States conquered the sky. There is so much to see, it

Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums Conference Seattle, Washington at the Museum of Flight Saturday, April 27th – Tuesday, April 30th, 2013 Optional Field trips planned for Wednesday, May 1 and Thursday, May 2. Sponsored by: Smithsonian National Air

Archaeologists hunting for World War II Spitfires in Burma believe there are no planes buried at the sites where they have been digging, the BBC understands. The archaeologists have concluded that evidence does not support the original claim that as

EL CAJON, CA USA — Local businessman Jim Slattery loves naval aviation, and it seems he will spare no expense to preserve it wherever possible. Two years ago, Slattery, 62, of Poway purchased a broken-down, World War II-era PBY Catalina

RIO GRANDE, NJ USA — The state of New Jersey wants more people to know about the Aviation Museum in Rio Grande. The Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum has been awarded a travel and tourism grant for 2013.  The

Tulsa, OK USA — The Tulsa Air and Space Museum and Planetarium’s classes give elementary students a chance to exercise their engineering and science muscles after school. For the next eight weeks, students will be tinkering and building in the

LINCOLN, IL USA — After receiving word that the Heritage in Flight Museum at the Logan County Airport near Lincoln was in line for a $112,518 grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, museum Director Jack Burke made an

Warner Robins, GA USA — Once a month, teachers come to the Museum of Aviation for training aimed at inspiring student interest in science, technology, engineering and math. This month’s program, held Saturday, was also aimed at inspiring student interest

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum has started the process of constructing temporary scaffolding and a protective cover over Space Shuttle Enterprise, as it works to reopen the Space Shuttle Pavilion for Spring 2013. The process is expected to

ASHLAND, OR USA — Its exact duty service is unclear, but the Douglas C-54 now ensconced in the Durham Restoration Gallery at the Strategic Air and Space Museum clearly has seen hazardous duty since retirement. The four-engine cargo plane is

One of Hughes most popular planes. This plane was frequently used to pick up one of his flings, Katherine Hepburn. No word yet as to if the aircraft will be displayed to the public at Kermit’s Fantasy of Flight. Watch