McMinnville, OR — A deal reached Thursday appears to plot a course out of the financial turbulence that’s dogged the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville since last year. Evergreen Vintage Aircraft, a for-profit company that owns the nonprofit
USAF museum Space Shuttle Exhibit to close Aug. 3 to prepare for move
Dayton, OH — The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force‘s Space Shuttle Exhibit and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Learning Node will close beginning Aug. 3 in preparation for its move to the fourth building. Plans call for
Device can give private museum tour from afar
San Diego, CA — If there is no way for you to get to the San Diego Air & Space Museum, a new invention can give you a private tour no matter where you are. David Neville with the San Diego
Boeing said to donate first Dreamliner to Japanese air museum
Boeing plans to give its very first 787 Dreamliner to an air museum, and the company reportedly is looking at options in Japan. The planned donation of ZA001, the aircraft that was historically first rolled out to the public on
Keep the Spirit of ’45 Alive! and the WWII Airpower Legacy Project planning August flyovers
The organization Keep the Spirit of ’45 Alive! is organizing several WWII aircraft flyovers in August to commemorate to the end of WWII through the WWII Airpower Legacy Project. The goal of the stated as is “To pay tribute to the pivotal
Newly restored Bristol Blenheim to fly its first display at IWM Duxford’s VE Day Anniversary Air Show
Following a 12 year restoration, the Blenheim will have its first flying display at the VE Day Anniversary Air Show this weekend. John Romain, owner of the Aircraft Restoration Company, flew a spirited display in the Blenheim, before landing and
Ground breaks for Saskatchewan aviation museum
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CA – Saskatchewan has a rich aviation history and soon there will be a place to showcase it. Shovels broke ground Tuesday for the Saskatchewan Aviation Museum and Learning Centre at the Saskatoon’s John G. Diefenbaker International Airport. “It was
American Airpower Museum to host Legends Of Airpower and Armor Weekend
Farmingdale, NY — The American Airpower Museum is hosting their annual Legends Of Airpower and Armor Weekend event 10am-6pm Monday May 20th through Monday May 25th The Event Weekend officially kicks off on Friday May 22nd when scheduled flight operations begin. Event
Navy electronic warfare Grumman EA-6B Prowler lands at Museum of Flight
SEATTLE, WA (Press Release) –The last active duty flight of this Navy electronic warfare Grumman EA-6B Prowler jet will be to The Museum of Flight on May 27, where it will be officially decommissioned and taken into the Museum’s permanent collection.
Air traffic control gallery opens at The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park
Milton Keynes U.K. — An air traffic control gallery opened at The National Museum of Computing today featuring interactive exhibits highlighting the past, present and future of air traffic control. Sponsored by NATS, the UK’s leading air traffic management company,
The Final Mission
Culpeper, VA & Washington D.C. — When attending airshows or aviation events, one gets to meet all sorts of people. Whenever engaged in conversation, these people all have something to say. They will either tell you which aircraft is their
Patuxent River Naval Air Museum set to open late this year
Lexington Park, MD — The new Patuxent River Naval Air Museum and Visitors Center should be open to the public before the end of the year. The building is expected to be completed in June and turned over the non-profit
Polish Aviation Museum gains unique WWII airplane
Kraków, Poland — The Caudron-Renault CR.714 Cyclone, which was used by Poles in the defense of France, is the only fully intact example of its kind is now on display at the Polish Aviation Museum. Owing to technical faults, the
Arsenal of Democracy Flyover Announces Live Webcast of Historic World War II Celebration
PRESS RELEASE — Washington, DC — The Arsenal of Democracy: World War II Victory Capitol Flyover Executive Committee announced that the Flyover will be streamed live on Friday, May 8, beginning at 10:30 a.m. The link for the live webcast is http://www.usvets.tv/Events/ArsenalofDemocracy2015.aspx.
Quonset Air Museum’s fate is up in the air
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — The Quonset Air Museum is grounded — maybe for good. The state-owned airport hangar at Quonset Point, which houses the museum and almost two dozen vintage military aircraft, sustained a partial roof collapse in March from