Air Museum Network – Connecting You with Aviation History
A PBY-6A Catalina has been left abandoned and stranded for a while on a beach off the north Gulf Coast of the US. It the subsequent “recovery operation” the Catalina broke apart and has been destroyed. The plane is a PBY-6A
Monroe, LA — A crowd forms in anticipation to see a re-touched piece of our nation’s history at the Chennault Aviation Museum. U.S. veterans teamed up to restore a military aircraft that had begun to deteriorate and rust. “This is a very unique
Hindenburg silver service
Heritage Flight of P-38 and A-10
Hayden, ID — Military memorabilia can be found everywhere from thrift stores, to waste collection sites and musty basements. But the stories behind those artifacts can be harder to come by. Richard Le Francis, director of the Pappy Boyington Field Museum
Off the coast of Orange Beach, AL, a hastily restored (i.e., to Hollywood’s liking) PBY Catalina began taking on water. The aircraft is currently being used in the making of the movie, “USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage” featuring Nicholas Cage.
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Washington D.C. — The Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum, like the U.S. space program itself, has seen better days. But there is a $365 million strategy to return one of the institution’s most popular attractions to greatness, and
Belleville, MI — In 2004 a fire in the hangar the Yankee Air Museum called home destroyed eight historic aircraft and tens of thousands of artifacts with it. It was a big blow to the staff and volunteers who worked to
Are you aged between 16 and 18? Do you have a passion for history? The American Air Museum at IWM Duxford is looking for students to take part in an innovative and exciting History Day on Tuesday 11 August. In