The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator completed its first carrier-based arrested landing on board USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) off the coast of Virginia July 10.
CAF Moving Headquarters To Larger City
MIDLAND, TX — A couple of years ago, FIFI, the only flying B-29 aircraft, left the basin to go to a new home in the metroplex. Now, a much bigger part of the Commemorative Air Force Museum in midland
Restoration plan for National Museum of Flight
Two wartime hangars of national importance will be restored in a £3.6 million project at the National Museum of Flight, East Fortune. The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced its support for the next phase of a development plan, with
Emirates Opens an ‘Interactive Museum’ Complete with Flight Simulators for the Public
London, United Kingdom — A trip to London need not be filled with the usual Royal tours, high tea and Big Ben. Thanks to Emirates, visitors to Emirates Air Line, the recently opened cable car from the Greenwich Peninsula to
History takes flight at this year’s Air Expo in Eden Prairie, MN
Eden Prairie, MN — If you have never heard stories from a World War II-era aviator before, this year’s Air Expo at Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie may be the time to do so. More than 50 veterans
Budget cuts close naval aviation museum on Mondays
Pensacola, FL — The National Naval Aviation Museum will be closed on Mondays in order to absorb reductions resulting from the announced federal furlough. Museum operating hours are as follows beginning July 8th: Monday (Closed), Tue-Fri (9:00 AM to 5:00
Vietnam War Helicopter Pilot Leads July 13 Lecture at Seattle Museum of Flight
Combat helicopter expert, retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dale Stovall, leads a July 13 program recalling the role of Sikorsky HH-53 “Jolly Green Giant” helicopters in rescue missions during the Vietnam War. Stovall will be speaking with Museum of Flight Docent
New WWII planes arriving at the Tillamook Air Museum
Tillamook, OR –The Tillamook Air Museum, in cooperation with owner and operator Jack Erickson, announced the acquisition of a WWII B-17G Bomber “Chuckie” and a German Focke-Wulf 190 to its growing collection of historic flying airplanes. The B-17 made its
PPG Donates $15,000 to Air Force Museum Foundation
DAYTON, OH — The PPG Industries Foundation has donated $15,000 to the Air Force Museum Foundation for construction of a fourth major building at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near
Alaska aviation centennial gets special gift from long-time bush pilot
Alaska’s Centennial of Flight celebration now includes a particularly special aircraft, a BT13B World War II training plane that was formally donated to the Commemorative Air Force Thursday by longtime Anchorage resident Howard “Mike” Hunt. The BT13B flew earlier this
Va. Beach aviation museum owner: We’re fine for now
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA — A gleaming silver and banana-yellow B-17, a vintage bomber from World War II, rolled past the window behind David Hunt. It’s up for sale. Seated at his desk inside the Military Aviation Museum in Pungo,
Piece of North Texas aviation history moved to museum at Meacham
FORT WORTH, TX — It has gone by names like “Dorito” and “UFO.” And for a long while, its future was in peril. But thanks to some North Texas aircraft fanatics and aviation old-timers, the mockup of the A-12A
Delta To Begin Renovations On Delta Flight Museum, Set To Open In 2014
ATLANTA, GA — Delta Air Lines will begin renovations funded by a $6.3 million grant from The Delta Air Lines Foundation and will kick-off a corporate sponsorship campaign to refurbish Delta’s historic hangars on the company’s corporate campus. Upon completion