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Lexington KY — The Aviation Museum of Kentucky now has a whale. The “Whale” is the Douglas Aircraft A3D Skywarrior. It was given the name Whale due to its large size. Such size did not prevent it from operating from
Gander, NL — Do not stand on top of the antique aircraft at the North American Aviation Museum. Not even if there’s a Charizard up there. That’s the message from the museum this week, after adventurous Pokemon Go players affixed themselves to the
Box Elder, SD — The South Dakota Air and Space Museum will host its first community appreciation day on Saturday July 30, 2016. Normal museum hours are 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; special appreciation day events will run from 10:00
Geneseo, NY — The weekend of July 8, 2016 saw another edition of the Greatest Show On Turf. This annual event is held by the National Warplane Museum and attracts airshow fans from around the country and beyond borders. The
PRESS RELEASE — The F-14 Tomcat “Fast Eagle 102” is the sole surviving aircraft from the air-to-air battle and shoot down of two Libyan Su-22 Fitter aircraft on August 19, 1981. While on deployment with the USS Nimitz battle group off the Libyan
PRESS RELEASE – – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) will fly its P-51 Mustang, “Red Nose,” and SB2C-5 Helldiver, “The Beast,” to Fond du Lac airport (KFLD) as part of the 2016 Experimental Aviation Association (EAA) AirVenture at Oshkosh, Wis.,
The source code for Apollo 11’s guidance computer has been available for a while (Google hosted it several years ago, for instance), but would you know how to find it or search through it? As of this week, it’s almost
Wichita, KS — The Wichita group restoring the Boeing B-29 Superfortress named “Doc” said Friday that the airplane is expected to make its first flight July 17. “Hundreds of volunteers have spent thousands of hours working to restore this national
McMinnville , OR — A buyer has emerged for property at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville that had been threatened by foreclosure and bankruptcy proceedings. Utah businessman Steve Down is leading a group of investors who have
Middle Wallop, UK —The Museum of Army Flying has received a major boost towards its ambitious £2.7 million development plan by successfully securing funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). Based at Middle Wallop and serving as the regimental museum
PORTAGE, MI — A rare, combat-flown World War II U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-2P “Dauntless” Dive Bomber recovered from the bottom of Lake Michigan arrived Friday at Air Zoo, where it will be restored. After evaluating aviation museums throughout the country,
Quinte West, Ontario Canada — It is curious how some people can tell you how long it has been since there has been an air show in their community. It is like they count in dog years. One year seems