KANOYA, Japan (AP) — One of Mitsubishi’s legendary Zero fighter planes took to the skies over Japan on Wednesday for the first time since World War II. The restored plane made a brief flight to and from a naval base
Bill Introduced to Help Commemorate & Preserve Long Island’s Aviation History
Garden City, NY – U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice joined local aviation enthusiasts today at the Cradle of Aviation Museum to introduce legislation directing the federal government to study ways to commemorate Long Island’s leading role in the development of our
4th building of the National Museum of the United States Air Force set to open in June
Dayton, OH — Construction was recently completed on the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s new 224,000 square foot fourth building. The $40.8 million building was privately financed by the Air Force Museum Foundation and will house more than
Online registration now open for the Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums Conference
Registration is now open for The Smithsonian Air And Space Museum’s Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums Conference to be held Friday, April 1st – Monday, April 4th, 2016. Conference Overview Mutual Concerns is a unique, international meeting specifically focused on
The legendary Junkers F13 flies again
In the spring of 2016 one of the most revolutionary aircraft in aviation history will take to the skies for the first time in more than 60 years. The Junkers F13 was the world’s first all-metal transport aircraft, designed just
First move in 60 years for last original de Havilland Comet
The last original de Havilland Comet left the ground for the first time in six decades at an event last week. The 1952 Hatfield-designed and built aircraft is one of the star exhibits at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum in
B-17 Flying Fortress bomber found on seabed off Sicily
The wreck of a Flying Fortress bomber shot down by Messerschmitt fighters during the Second World War has been found lying on the seabed off the coast of Sicily. The B-17, nicknamed Devils from Hell by its nine-man crew, was