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Wichita, KS — Lon Smith is leaving the Kansas Aviation Museum for a new position with Integrated Facilities Group. He has been executive director at the museum since 2009. “It has been an incredible honor to work with the board,
Paso Robles, CA — The second portion of a three phase major expansion for Estrella Warbirds Museum is currently taking advantage of the great spring weather. Steel columns and purlons began to be set in place the second week of
On March 18, 2015, residents of Washington, D.C., and neighboring counties may observe a twin-engine private aircraft flying in the vicinity of the Potomac River and along the National Mall. This aircraft will be conducting a practice flight to assist with
Dallas, TX — A mother-daughter duo was recently inducted into the Women in Aviation International Pioneer Hall of Fame for their efforts to preserve the history of women pilots in the military. Deanie and Nancy Parrish were recognized last weekend
North Kingstown, RI — Firefighters responded to a report of a roof collapse at the Quonset Air Museum located at 488 Eccleston Avenue around 3pm Saturday. Qounset Air Museum Vice President John King confirmed that two workers went to check
Wallingford, CT — A Connecticut man has been accused of stealing more than $1 million worth of vintage airplane parts, including an item that was to be donated to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Authorities said
Liberal, KS — The Mid-America Air Museum is home to more than 100 aircraft and other artifacts of aviation history. One of those pieces of history, an OV-10 “Bronco” aircraft, will soon be getting some much-needed repair work along with a
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM) has announced April 1-16, 2016 as the proposed dates for the next Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums Conference. Plans are for the meeting to be held in the New York City
Leonardtown, MD — The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County at their regularly scheduled March 10 public forum heard one person after another come to the microphone in support of the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum. Of the unusually large number
Bonne Terre, MO — The Bonne Terre Space Museum is slowly making progress on its annex in the Heritage Hall Building. Space Museum Owner Earl Mullins said when they started out, the annex space was in really rough shape. It
David Griffin is no stranger to rarefied air. Now the pilot has a plaque and place among the state’s best aviators. Griffin, 77, is among the three newest members of the South Carolina Aviation Hall of Fame. The Tega Cay
Atwater, CA — Castle Air Museum is expecting the arrival on March 18 of its newest aircraft, a Northrop-Grumman EA-6B Prowler. The electronic warfare jet is scheduled to be flown to the former Air Force base by a U.S. Marine
Concrete, WA — The North Cascades Vintage Aircraft Museum is working on their first ever newsletter! Help them out by signing up. Issue #001 comes out at the end of this month with new issues publishing once a quarter. Featured will be news about the
Qantas’ first Boeing 747-400 aircraft, which is celebrated for having flown the longest commercial flight in history from London to Sydney, has now made its shortest journey – from Sydney to Illawarra Regional Airport in New South Wales. The 15-minute
Dayton, OH — The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will shut down its Presidential and Research and Development galleries on Oct. 1 to prepare them for a move to its new fourth building. The aircraft and exhibits in