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SAN DIEGO, CA — Summer is here and The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum is giving you the opportunity to feel like a real pilot during their annual Open Cockpit Days. Bring the little ones — big kids are welcome too

The state of Connecticut is looking to ground North Carolina’s claim of ‘First in Flight.’ State leaders there are trying to recognize Gustave Whitehead as the man who first went airborne. Whitehead was a German immigrant, he built engine-powered machines

PALM SPRINGS, CA — The Palm Springs Air Museum is trying to raise funds to rescue a Vietnam War-era fighter-bomber headed for the scrap heap.   Meanwhile, the coveted Republic F-105 Thunderchief awaits its fate at Lackland Air Force Base

Experts have begun the delicate task of cleaning barnacles and silt from a rare German Second World War Dornier 17 bomber which has been at the bottom of the sea for more than 70 years. Conservation staff at the RAF

News, Weather and Classifieds for Southern New England   NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. – Scattered around the Quonset Air Museum in North Kingstown are pieces of former U.S. Navy pilot Joe Zebrowski’s past.   The 85-year-old man traveled nearly 3,000 miles

A German World War II bomber has been raised from the bottom of the English Channel. The Dornier Do-17 aircraft was shot down off the Kent coast more than 70 years ago during the Battle of Britain.   Believed to

One of Four Surviving World War II Veterans of “Doolittle Tokyo Raid” to Speak at Museum June 15 Lt. Col. Ed Saylor will talk about historic 1942 bombing mission over Tokyo   Seattle, WA — Lt. Col. Ed Saylor is

Ottawa, ON Canada — History is hardly new at the Canada Air and Space Museum in Ottawa, but the eclectic display of vintage and modern aircraft was enhanced on May 30 by the presence of living history – specifically, the

The first duplication of the ALC will provide model for national replication Seattle, WA — AirSpace Minnesota and The Museum of Flight in Seattle have joined forces to create the first Museum of Flight Aviation Learning Center (ALC) outside of

Roverta A. Olinger talks about her experiences making Boeing bombers during World War II     Seattle, WA — During World War II, Roverta A. Olinger was a young girl from South Dakota when she was given a train ticket

Sioux City, IA — During its three years in operation, the Mid America Museum of Aviation & Transportation has had visitors from all 50 states and 11 foreign countries tour its 30,000-square foot facility, which features commercial air crafts, vintage

London, UK — Come on Friday 21st JuneCome and listen to our Curator talk about 5 particular aircraft and how they have come to be at the Museum, how they are conserved and their individual career history. You will then

Seattle, WA — At a press conference at The Museum of Flight today, Planetary Resources, Inc., the asteroid mining company, launched a campaign for the world’s first crowdfunded space telescope to provide unprecedented public access to space and place the most