Chico, CA — For Lee Koenig, Saturday was an “amazing” day. For the 30 or so gathered in his honor, it was equally amazing, but in a far different way. In Koenig’s view as he sat at the Chico Air
F-86 jet fighter painted for local Korean War pilot
Comanche helicopter on closeup display for a limited time
Fort Rucker, AL — An aircraft that never quite made it into the Army’s operational inventory and looks like something out of a science-fiction movie is now on display at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum. The Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche –
France’s national aerospace museum acquires A380 super jumbo
Paris, France — France honoured the A380 superjumbo with a place in its national aerospace museum on Tuesday, granting it equal status with the Boeing 747 even as questions pile up over the future of the industry’s biggest jets. The
Newly relocated Lone Star Flight Museum opening soon
Houston, TX — – From the air, the Lone Star Flight Museum looked like Galveston after Hurricane Ike blew ashore in September of 2008. Archives photos taken inside the facility showed the flooded museum with damaged aircraft and priceless artifacts destroyed.
Concorde’s last journey to a £19 million aerospace museum
Bristol, UK — The last Concorde made its final journey to a new home on Tuesday, just a quarter of a mile and at a walking pace. After 13 years languishing at the side of an airfield in Bristol, the
What it’s like to fly the only civilian owned Harrier Jump Jet
Reading,PA — At the recently held Reading Air Fest in Reading, PA, Art Nalls and the Nalls Aviation crew were kind enough to let the Air Museum network tag along for a ride in the World’s only privately owned Harrier Jump
Kansas Aviation Museum adds Beech 18 to it’s collection
Wichita, KS — The Kansas Aviation Museum is set to take possession of a Beech 18, with plans to move the aircraft across Wichita next week. The museum said in latest email newsletter on Tuesday that the Beech 18 is currently
France gifts Dassault Mirage IVA to the Allied Air Forces Memorial & Yorkshire Air Museum
York, UK — The Allied Air Forces Memorial & Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington near York, UK has been gifted a Dassault Mirage IVA nuclear bomber aircraft by France. The Dassault Mirage IVA weighs 31 tonnes and is set to become the
Stafford Air and Space Museum lands NASA’s Space Shuttle Simulator
WEATHERFORD, OK — Another piece of NASA history will go on display in Weatherford. The Stafford Air and Space Museum acquired a simulator used for Space Shuttle missions. It should be ready for display at the beginning of next year. “It’s
Yanks Air Museum Acquires ROC F-5
Chino, CA — A decommissioned Republic of China (Taiwan) Air Force F-5 jet fighter equipped with wingtip missile launchers went on display at the Yanks Air Museum in California Sunday, Taiwan’s “Air Force Day”. The AF fighter, serial number 5243, was given
AVG Flying Tigers Veterans Headline Atlanta Warbird Weekend Dinner
PRESS RELEASE – PEACHTREE CITY, GA (Aug. 8, 2016) — Three World War II veterans of the legendary American Volunteer Group “Flying Tigers” will share their fascinating experiences and stories at the Atlanta Warbird Weekend (AWW) “Dinner with the Tigers,”
Fly along with the GEICO Skytypers at the EAA’s AirVenture
Oshkosh, WI — Last summer the GEICO Skytypers invited the Air Museum Network’s Rich Souza to explore the Team behind the scenes. At this year’s EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin we were invited view the show up close and personal.
Seeing EAA’s AirVenture in a different light
Oshkosh, WI — The EAA’s AirVenture in Oshkosh always provides a full spectrum full of colors for the eye to behold and this year’s event was no exception. It is a photographer’s dream with aircraft painted in all sorts of
Rare Douglas A3D Skywarrior “Whale” arrives at Aviation Museum of kentucky
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
Vintage and rare aircraft not being respected by Pokemon Go players
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