Author: the Air Museum Network

Seattle, WA — On Saturday, Sept. 7, the Museum will formally dedicate its permanent exhibition of one of the Vietnam War’s rarest aircraft, the Lockheed YO-3A Quiet Star. There will be a   1 p.m. ceremony at the exhibit with The Museum of

Yorkshire, UK — An unusual sight will be seen on the roads of North Yorkshire this past Sunday morning as the Blackburn Buccaneer XV168 is donated to the the Yorkshire Air Museum near York. The large 1960’s jet aircraft will

BRIDGEPORT, CT — John Brown, the aviation expert and historian who has given new life to the argument that Bridgeporter Gustave Whitehead flew first, on Saturday ripped into the Smithsonian Institution for its insistence that the Wright Brothers were first,

Queensland, Australia — It has been described as the Australian military history equivalent of discovering a long lost Don Bradman bat. Found on a tip in southern Queensland, a brown leather Gladstone bag contained the property of Australia’s greatest fighter

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A new $46 million aircraft and space gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is now scheduled to open in late 2015, with five companies competing to build it.   The U.S. Army

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A new hangar at the Fargo Air Museum honors two area aviation pioneers who died in crashes.   Groundbreaking ceremonies were held Saturday for the Beck-Odegaard wing. It is named for Gerry Beck and Bob Odegaard, the

Driver-pilots who are tired of waiting for the Federal Aviation Administration to clear the Terrafugia Transition flying car for sale have at least one alternative. Another car that can drive to the airport, spread wings and take off is available.

Special Exhibition Is Part of “Year of Italian Culture in the United States”   One of Italy’s greatest treasures, Leonardo da Vinci’s “Codex on the Flight of Birds,” will be exhibited at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in

BRIDGEPORT, CT — The Discovery Museum and Planetarium will celebrate the 112th anniversary of Gustave Whitehead’s historic flight in a series of discussions and presentations on Saturday, August 17, at 4450 Park Ave.   Gustave Whitehead was recently recognized by

Ilchester,Somerset, UK — The brave men and women who risk their own lives to save people in peril are to be at the heart of a new exhibition this summer.   The Fleet Air Arm Museum at RNAS Yeovilton has

McMINNVILLE, OR — The 6th Annual Loose Goose Hot Air Balloon Rally starts Friday at McMinnville’s Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum. Sunrise balloon launches are scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, if the weather cooperates. On Saturday night the balloons

Palm Springs, CA — Engine sounds for Skipper the Corsair, one of the characters in Disney’s new animated feature, “Planes,”  come directly from the Palm Springs Air Museum, museum Managing Director Fred Bell said in a news release.   In

It is not every day that people can get up close and personal with helicopters and the people who fly them. On Saturday, Aug. 10, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum will present “Helicopters,” an educational family day at