Air Museum Network – Connecting You with Aviation History
The EAA’s AirVenture, more famously known as just “Oshkosh”, is mecca for aviation enthusiasts of all ages, incomes, races and interests. To takeoff and land from it’s runway is awe inspiring enough, but to do so in formation with four
The history of airmail, which humbly began on the shoulder of pilot Earle Ovington in the form of a mailbag at an international airmeet in 1911, has now been recognized in futuristic heights at the Smithsonian National Air and Space
Washington D.C. – Pieces of history are missing from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, and Ellen Stofan has to figure out how to raise $250 million to put them on exhibit and tell their stories. At the same
New York NY – Seventy-five years ago, the U.S. aircraft carrier Intrepid was commissioned on August 16, 1943, and sent into World War II for combat in the Pacific. It was later used during the Cold War and the Vietnam
PRESS RELEASE Reading PA — The WW II Weekend, sponsored annually by the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum and produced entirely by volunteers, takes place annually at Reading Regional Airport, Reading, Pennsylvania, during the first full Friday, Saturday and Sunday of June.
(PRESS RELEASE) DAYTON, OH — With the opening of the new B-17F Memphis Belle™ exhibit just over a month away, visitors are invited to test their knowledge about the iconic aircraft by attending one of three free presentations titled “Memphis
PRESS RELEASE Rhinebeck, NY — Plans are well under way for the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome’s Diamond Jubilee Celebration at the Spirit of the Aerodrome Gala and Fundraiser to be held at the museum on May 19th 2018. Since its founding
Reading, PA — Last season, the Air Museum Network was lucky enough to mount 360 video camera inside Geico Skytypers‘ slot aircraft during one of their performances. Take a look around and watch the action from all angles as our
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, CA. — For test aircraft enthusiasts, students, and those who are just curious, gaining access to the current Air Force Flight Test Museum sometimes means signing up several months in advance for or a tour. After
MISSOULA, MT – Neptune Aviation’s legendary propeller-driven firefighting tankers are headed for new homes. The Missoula-based company opted to retire the classic “P2V” tankers at the end of the 2017 fire season, now that it has a full fleet of
Dayton, OH — The “Memphis Belle”, the second World War II B-17 bomber to complete 25 missions (“Hells Bells” was first), which arrived in pieces and sat for years in a restoration hangar at the National Museum of the U.S.
KAKAMIGAHARA, Gifu Prefecture Japan –Looking much like it did about 75 years ago when it rolled off the assembly line here, the last surviving Hien (“flying swallow” – U.S. code named “Tony”) fighter aircraft in Japan is ready for its
New York, NY — Aug. 16, 2018, will mark the 75th anniversary of the commissioning of the USS Intrepid (CVS-11), the World War II-era Essex class aircraft carrier that is now home to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
TROY, OH — Fundraising efforts continue to build and outfit the WACO Air Museum’s 13,000-square-foot learning center, which received a $10,000 gift from the American WACO Club on Friday. The WACO Air Museum’s Learning Center officially broke ground for its
Bethel, PA — The Golden Age Air Museum recently hosted their biannual “Flying Circus” airshow and as always, a great time was had by all. We were fortunate enough to be allowed access to capture 360° pilot’s eye view images