LUBBOCK,TX– In 1944, then 22-year-old Charlie Screws was flying over Nazi controlled France when his plane was shot down. 71 years later, a piece of his downed P-47 Thunderbolt showed up on his doorstep as it made it’s way to
BBMF Chooses New Leader
After a competitive selection process, Squadron Leader Mark ‘Disco’ Discombe has been selected as a future OC BBMF (Battle of Britain Memorial Flight). With a background as a Jaguar pilot, ‘Disco’ is currently employed as the Deputy Chief Flying Instructor
Lancaster Bomber UK tour film trailer “Reunion of Giants” released
It has been 50 years since two Avro Lancaster bombers flew side by side. Watch this trailer filmed when the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s Avro Lancaster visited the UK. Coming Summer 2015 – Worldwide TV release followed by DVD/Blu-ray (all
Visitors get up-close look at Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis at National Air and Space Museum
WASHINGTON D.C. – – Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis, one of the most treasured aircraft at the National Air and Space Museum, has been lowered to the floor for its first conservation treatment in 22 years. For decades, the
Seattle Museum of Flight to display SpaceX Dragon spacecraft
Seattle, WA — Museum of Flight visitors can experience the past, present and future of space travel during the three-day showing of the pioneering SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, Jan 17-19. The Dragon made history in May 2012 when it became the
A-7 fighter replica lands at Military Museum
Broken Arrow, OK – Jack D. Smith could take a piece of tin, steel or aluminum and build anything. And, he could do it without any printed plans or blueprint to follow. We’re talking about big items and built with
National Air and Space Museum Commemorates First Space Walks with Exhibition
Washington D.C. – In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the first two ventures of astronauts outside the spacecraft, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., will open “Outside the Spacecraft: 50 Years of Extra-Vehicular Activity” Jan.
PBY Naval Air Museum planning midnight move of aircraft
Oak Harbor, WA – To minimize disturbances to traffic flow and local business, a midnight move is being planned this month to wheel a World War II–era aircraft through the heart of downtown Oak Harbor. The move of the PBY-5A