Wallingford, CT — A Connecticut man has been accused of stealing more than $1 million worth of vintage airplane parts, including an item that was to be donated to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Authorities said
Mid-America Air Museum set to restore its OV-10 Bronco
Liberal, KS — The Mid-America Air Museum is home to more than 100 aircraft and other artifacts of aviation history. One of those pieces of history, an OV-10 “Bronco” aircraft, will soon be getting some much-needed repair work along with a
NASM announces tentative dates for 2016 Mutual Concerns Conference
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM) has announced April 1-16, 2016 as the proposed dates for the next Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums Conference. Plans are for the meeting to be held in the New York City
Commissioners hear support for Patuxent River Naval Air Museum
Leonardtown, MD — The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County at their regularly scheduled March 10 public forum heard one person after another come to the microphone in support of the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum. Of the unusually large number
Bonne Terre Space Museum making progress
Bonne Terre, MO — The Bonne Terre Space Museum is slowly making progress on its annex in the Heritage Hall Building. Space Museum Owner Earl Mullins said when they started out, the annex space was in really rough shape. It
David Griffin inducted into South Carolina Aviation Hall of Fame
David Griffin is no stranger to rarefied air. Now the pilot has a plaque and place among the state’s best aviators. Griffin, 77, is among the three newest members of the South Carolina Aviation Hall of Fame. The Tega Cay
Castle Air Museum expecting new jet this month
Atwater, CA — Castle Air Museum is expecting the arrival on March 18 of its newest aircraft, a Northrop-Grumman EA-6B Prowler. The electronic warfare jet is scheduled to be flown to the former Air Force base by a U.S. Marine
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Concrete, WA — The North Cascades Vintage Aircraft Museum is working on their first ever newsletter! Help them out by signing up. Issue #001 comes out at the end of this month with new issues publishing once a quarter. Featured will be news about the
Qantas Boeing 747 flies to aviation museum
Qantas’ first Boeing 747-400 aircraft, which is celebrated for having flown the longest commercial flight in history from London to Sydney, has now made its shortest journey – from Sydney to Illawarra Regional Airport in New South Wales. The 15-minute
Air Force Museum closing galleries this fall to prepare for move
Dayton, OH — The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will shut down its Presidential and Research and Development galleries on Oct. 1 to prepare them for a move to its new fourth building. The aircraft and exhibits in
Video shows Harrison Ford’s Ryan PT-22 moments before crash
True to the heroes he plays on the big screen, a calm and collected Harrison Ford glided his airplane into a crash landing on a Venice, California golf course Thursday afternoon. Moments before the crash, in audio of his conversation
Strategic Air & Space Museum’s largest restoration project to date
Ashland, NE — The Strategic Air & Space Museum in Ashland is anxious to start their largest restoration project to date and kick off their first permanent indoor walk-through exhibit. Marketing and PR Director Deb Hermann says they will restore
American Air Museum at Duxford’s Imperial War Museum to close for a year
Duxford, UK — The American Air Museum at Duxford has closed for a year to undergo a major redevelopment. The section of The Imperial War Museum (IWM) will be closed until spring 2016 while exhibitions and displays within the building