LONGUEUIL, Que.–The original Canadarm, which touched down on the last flight of the U.S. Space Shuttle Endeavour in May 2011, has itself a home in Ottawa. After being returned to Canada, the robotic arm underwent a thorough evaluation at the
Representative Introduces Bill To Transfer Air Museum To City
Washington Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler has introduced a bill that would transfer Vancouver’s Pearson Air Museum into city ownership. This is one of several efforts to resolve the spat between the Parks administrators who own the Museum and the non-profit
EAA’s P-64 Runs for First Time in Decades
Oshkosh, WI USA — The EAA AirVenture Museum’s rare North American P-64 fighter – often referred to by warbird lovers as an “export fighter version of the AT-6 Texan” – was started up for the first time in more than
Carolinas Aviation Museum Will Receive Smithsonian Designation
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina museum is forging close ties with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. The Carolinas Aviation Museum is receiving the Smithsonian affiliate designation. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum director, retired Marine Corps
Myanmar’s (Burma) phantom Spitfires: How a legend was born
In recent weeks we have been regaled with stories about the imminent unearthing In Myanmar of literally squadrons of brand-new World War II Spitfires – that iconic aircraft of the Battle of Britain in 1940 – that were supposedly buried
Air Museum Plans Flight 232 Remembrance
Sioux City, Iowa USA — Next summer, 2014, will mark the 25th anniversary of the crash of United flight 232 at Sioux Gateway Airport. Mid America Air and Transportation Museum director Larry Finley says some special plans to commemorate the
The Anchorage Museum opens a major exhibit celebrating a century of flight
Anchorage, Alask USA — One hundred years ago, the sound of an internal combustion engine in the sky was first heard in Alaska when James and Lilly Martin sold rides to Fairbanks thrill-seekers. James had built the biplane himself. Lilly
Protesters at Fort Vancouver air museum: ‘We are part of aviation history’
VANCOUVER, Wash. USA — In Vancouver Saturday people gathered to protest the closure of the Pearson Air Museum. The museum was shut down Wednesday. The closure followed a dispute between the National Parks Service, which owns the land and building, and
Teens start petition for air museum
Vancouver, WA USA — Kjer and Kaya Galbraith said they were shocked at news that Pearson Air Museum closed this week — so shocked that the two teens, ages 16 and 14, respectively, decided to do something about it. The
Retired Air Zoo director Bob Ellis among the 2013 inductees into Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame
KALAMAZOO, MI USA — Bob Ellis, retired executive director of the Air Zoo in Portage, is among the Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame inductees in 2013, the Air Zoo has announced. Ellis ended his 35-year career with the aviation museum
Fantasy of Flight Museum’s rare Stinson emerges
The latest restoration to emerge from the workshops at Kermit Weeks’ Fantasy of Flight Museum at Polk City, Florida, is Stinson O-49 Vigilant 40-3102/N63230. The two-seat light observation machine was seriously damaged while in the Weeks Air Museum at Tamiami,
NASA Historian Bill Barry: Yes, There Really was a Moon Race
The United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, commonly known as the Soviet Union dominated by Russia, battled for supremacy in space in the 1960s in a race that was much closer than people realized. The Soviet Union
Black History Month brings Tuskegee Airmen to Fantasy of Flight
POLK CITY, Florida USA — For the fifth year, Fantasy of Flight will once again welcome the Tuskegee Airmen when it kicks off its 2013 Legends & Legacies Symposium Series Thursday, Feb. 7, through Saturday, Feb. 9. The attraction will
Pearson Air Museum exhibits moving into Pearson Field hangar
Vancover, Washington USA — The National Park Service has terminated an agreement with the city of Vancouver, putting Pearson Air Museum under management of the park service’s Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. The nonprofit Fort Vancouver National Trust has been
WWII plane to enthrall crowds
Yelahanka, Bangalore India — Amidst the supersonic metal birds that are lined for the flying display during the upcoming air show, the India Air Force (IAF) will be showcasing its first aircraft – the Westland Wapiti. On Saturday, the aircraft