Dover, DE — Thousands and thousands of motorists take Del. 1 every day, and many of them pass by a point just south of the Dover Air Force Base near the exit to Del. 9. On one side is a man-made
Qantas Founders Museum nearing completion of Stage Three of the Super Constellation Project
Longreach, Queensland, AU — Progress on Stage 3 of the Qantas Founders Museum’s Super Constellation Project in Manila, Philippines continues apace with the disassembly of the aircraft completed and preparations for storage and shipment now well advanced. In Stage 1
Work started today on Museum of Flight Aviation Pavilion
Seattle WA — Construction begins today on The Museum of Flight’s Aviation Pavilion – a structure that will cover more than 20 commercial and military airplanes once completed. Aircraft that will be moved to the Aviation Pavilion upon its completion
PBY-Naval Air Museum unveils new aircraft display
Oak Harbor, Bud Zylstra can still remember the roar of the PBY engines over Oak Harbor. He shared some of those memories during the opening of the PBY-Naval Air Museum’s new aircraft display exhibit Wednesday. “When we were sitting in
The Commemorative Air Force SoCal Wing’s museum expansion is a go
Camarillo, CA – The Commemorative Air Force’s SoCal Wing has begun the initial phase for expansion of its historic WWII Aviation Museum, hangars and buildings complex at Camarillo Airport. “We have run out of museum display space, artifacts storage, maintenance/restoration
Prairie Aviation Museum gets makeover
Bloomington, IL — The Prairie Aviation Museum embraces all forms of aviation — from military to outer space and everything in between — in its recently refurbished space on Illinois 9 near the old airport. “We didn’t want to be all
Pima Air & Space Museum getting Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Tucson, AZ — Tucson’s Pima Air & Space Museum, an affiliate of the Titan II Missile Museum in Sahuarita, has a new addition to its airplane collection — a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner commercial jet. The donation from Boeing arrives today
Shock as UK Classic Air Force Museum announces closure
Cornwall, UK — Newquay’s Classic Air Force museum has closed its doors for the last time, just months after directors promised they would keep it open. In a statement posted today on the trust’s Facebook page, directors said financial pressures
Pilot, plane reunited after 58 years
Escondido, CA — A former Navy pilot was reunited with a plane he ejected from more than 50 years ago at Rancho Guejito in Escondido. While conducting a familiarization flight in the San Diego skies in 1957, Robert F. Jones,
National Geographic Studios Presents new film “Living in the Age of Airplanes”
Washington D.C. — This spring, National Geographic Studios presents an immersive new giant screen film experience that offers a fresh perspective on a modern-day miracle that many of us take for granted: flying. Using spectacular aerial and nature photography, LIVING IN
D-Day combat veteran C-53D (C-47 variant) waiting for engine transplant
Riverside, CA — This C-53D “D Day Doll,” built in 1943 by Douglas, flew three combat air drops on June 6, 1944 with the 101st Airborne Parachute Division.The twin-engine aircraft, on each of three missions, carried 28 paratroopers, many of
Museum of Flight to unveil restored XF8U-1 Crusader
Everett, WA — March 25 marks the 60th anniversary of the first flight of one of the Museum’s most historic military jets–the Chance Vought XF8U-1 Crusader. Seattle’s Museum of Flight will celebrate the date during an 11 a.m. ceremony with the aircraft at
Rollout ceremony held for B-29 ‘Doc’
Wichita, KS — The restorers of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress that almost met its end as a target at a desert weapons-testing range celebrated a milestone March 23 when the reconstructed aircraft was rolled out of a hangar in ,
Rare Items Stolen from Ransacked Solent Sky Museum
Southampton, UK — Rare exhibits from Britain’s aeronautic heritage have been stolen during a raid on a Hampshire museum. Raiders broke into the Solent Sky Museum, Albert Road South, Southampton, before stealing a number of items, including a cigarette case
The Arsenal of Democracy: WWII Victory Capitol Flyover wins FAA Approval for May Event
Washington, DC—The Arsenal of Democracy: WWII Victory Capitol Flyover announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued the necessary approvals for the Flyover to take place in restricted airspace over the nation’s capital on May 8, 2015, the 70th