Month: February 2013

  Joplin, MO USA — Plans are being organized for a possible new aviation museum in Joplin. Organizers say they’ve been talking about this for years but the May 22, 2011 tornado put a damper on things. Now the idea

Riverside, CA USA — March Field Air Museum will be hosting a special engagement of “We Choose Space” in an inflatable planetarium to celebrate the opening of its new Space Exhibit in March. On loan from NASA, the dome will

VANCOUVER, WA USA — Pearson Air Museum will reopen at 10 a.m. today under new management, as a National Park Service facility. Pearson has been closed for three weeks following a dispute between the NPS and the Fort Vancouver National

TUCSON, AZ USA  – Congrats to Best Picture winner, Argo who took home the Oscar at last night’s Academy Awards. Did you know that Pima Air and Space Museum, in Tucson, houses the aircraft that brought the Iran hostages home

BLENHEIM, ONT. CANADA—It gained notoriety when it dropped in unexpectedly at a former air base-turned-drag strip north of Winnipeg. Now, a former Air Canada Boeing 767 — dubbed the Gimli Glider — is up for auction, but it could cost

A ‘passionate and committed’ grandfather, who ‘lived his life to the full’ and fought to protect Britain’s aviation heritage, has died. Peter Vallance, 79, from Charlwood, who was the owner and founder of Gatwick Aviation Museum, died at St Thomas

  Paso Robles, CA USA — Because of their advancing ages, World War II veterans are getting harder and harder to find, but one of them is resting quietly in a hangar at ArtCraft Paint at the Santa Maria Public

  CHICO, CA USA — The newest plane at the Chico Air Museum is very different than the others. This new plane makes museum members wildly excited because of its firsts. It is the first operational plane acquired by the

PORTAGE MI USA — The New Director of the Kalamazoo Air-Zoo was welcomed to town at a private reception Wednesday evening in the Main Display Hall of the aviation museum. Troy Thrash got a chance to lay out his vision

  TUCSON, AZ USA — A Huey Helicopter Forum is being held this weekend at the Pima Air & Space Museum. The Huey Forum showcases the varied history of the Bell UH-1 Iroquois “Huey” helicopter whose storied career has included

CAPE MAY, NJ USA — Like a champion prizefighter, Yankee Lady, the meticulously restored Boeing B-17, spends the offseason strengthening and conditioning. The B-17 will be visiting Naval Air Station (NAS) Wildwood Aviation Museum at the Cape May, NJ airport

VANCOUVER, Wash. – Two teenagers are pushing to preserve Pearson Air Museum, which was closed after a contract dispute between the city and the National Park Service. Brother and sister Kaya and Kjer Galbraith are gathering momentum to reopen the

SAN DIEGO, CA USA — The San Diego Air & Space Museum turned 50 years old Friday and marked the occasion by releasing a guidebook on its history and collections. The attraction opened in Balboa Park as the San Diego