San Carlos, CA — Hiller Aviation Museum is proud to present a Seaplane Adventure Event, taking place on Saturday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. In the early years of aviation, airplane technology advanced in leaps and bounds,
Space Shuttle Enterprise’s New Home Takes Shape at NYC Museum
New York, NY — Space shuttle Enterprise, NASA’s test orbiter destined for display in New York City, will soon have a new home. As aerial photographs taken Friday (April 26) show, the constructionof a new exhibition pavilion is taking
8th Annual Flying Model Expo at Cradle of Aviation Museum
GARDEN CITY, NY — The Cradle of Aviation Museum will hold the Eighth Annual Flying Model Expo on Saturday May 18th and Sunday May 19th from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Each year the event continues to grow and
F-104 Starfighter arrives at Nampa Idaho’s Warhawk Air Museum
NAMPA, ID — The newest addition to the Warhawk Air Museum slowly floated through the air Friday morning during a unique delivery process described as “slinging.” Suspended 30 feet above the ground by a crane, a well-preserved F-104A Starfighter was
Fantasy of Flight cutting back on operating hours and staff
POLK CITY, FL — Effective May 6, Fantasy of Flight is introducing new operating hours. The attraction will open Thursday through Sunday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. All previously scheduled group reservations or events will take place as planned.
Combat Air Museum to hold 20th annual celebrity pancake feed
Topeka, KS — Anyone looking to support a Topeka landmark and get all-you-can-eat pancakes at the same time may want to consider attending the 20th annual Combat Air Museum celebrity pancake feed Saturday at Forbes Field. Going from 7
CAF Airpower History Tour Announces Summer Tour Stops
Come and tour and fly in the last flying Boeing B-29A Superfortress at a city near you. More dates coming soon. Book online here: http://www.airpowersquadron.org/#!book/c1gh5 Date Location Activity Gate Hours B-29 Ride Flights Partner
First visit: Wings of History Museum in San Martin, California
San Martin, CA — There is a gem of a museum tucked in the back of the South County Airport in San Martin California. You are not going to find glamorous and sleek warbirds or famous bombers and jets here.
Aviation Museum to Host Two Unique, Educational Summer Camps
CAPE MAY, NJ – Naval Air Station Wildwood (NASW) Aviation Museum and The Federal Aviation Administration will again partner to host an Aviation Career Education Summer Academy. The full day “ACE” camp will run one week only, July 8-12,
2013 STAR Awards: Tamra Stafford, Air Zoo volunteer and community resources manager treats volunteers like family
KALAMAZOO, MI — The volunteers that Tamra Stafford oversees could fill a mid-sized airplane. Stafford, who received the 2013 STAR (Sharing Time and Resources) Award for volunteer manager of the year, has been the volunteer and community resources
Crews prep John Travolta jet for Georgia museum
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, GA (AP) — Military crews in central Georgia are preparing to move a jet donated by actor John Travolta to its new home in an aviation museum. Robins Air Force Base officials said workers on
Yankee Air Museum Begins $6 Million Campaign to Make Its Home in the Former B-24 Bomber Facility at Willow Run
YPSILANTI, MI — The Yankee Air Museum on Monday evening announced a $6 million campaign to purchase and undertake necessary separation and renovation costs for the area of the former Willow Run Powertrain Plant that manufactured B-24 Liberator bombers during
Replica of historic plane soars at Woodley museum
Woodley, Birkshire, UK — A replica of an historic plane soared into Woodley’s aviation museum, thanks to the work of skilful volunteers. A half scale Blériot IX now has pride of place in Museum of Berkshire Aviation, celebrating a
Gloucestershire’s new Jet Age Museum takes delivery of historic Meteor aircraft
Hundreds watched as the aircraft was flown one-and-a-half miles from Imjin Barracks to Staverton Airport under the belly of an RAF helicopter. The journey was made to preserve the craft’s history, but was also inspired by love. Martin Clarke
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK April 21-27, 2013
National Volunteer Week is a time to celebrate people doing extraordinary things through service. Established in 1974, National Volunteer Week focuses national attention on the impact and power of volunteerism and service as an integral aspect of our civic leadership.