Blenheim, Marlborough New Zealand — Aviation fans will be thrilled by the appearance of two of World War II’s best-known fighter planes at this year’s show, says Omaka Classic Fighters Airshow organiser Graham Orphan. The biggest drawcard at Marlborough’s biennial
Wings of Dreams Aviation Museum takes delivery of Douglas C-47
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, FLORIDA USA – After threeand ahalf years of holding out and waiting, a Clay County museum is getting its wish. The Wings of Dreams Aviation Museum in Keystone Heights took delivery of a World War II era Douglas
Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum dedicates day for people with special needs
McMinnville, Oegon USA — It’s not just spaceships and rockets that can reach the stars. It’s determination that fuels us into the horizon — something the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum aims to instill this Saturday at the Reaching for
Museum of Aviation has much to offer schoolchildren
Warner Robbins, Georga USA — Museum of Aviation events are true to their vision to “explore the past, create the future” in the many field trips, tours, flight labs and outreach programs they offer. Coming March 30 is “Spring into
Kansas Aviation Museum to open learning center
By The Associated Press WICHITA, Kansas USA — The Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita is planning to open an interactive learning center that features flight simulators, a weather station and educational stations. The new center is expected to open March
Sikorsky H-19 Helicopter Flight Training – 1956 US Army Instructional
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San Diego Air & Space Museum’s Bell X-1 replica nearing completion
San Diego, California USA — The San Diego Air and Space Museum’s Bell X-1 project was begun about 15 months ago and is coming along quite nicely. It will be finished as “Glamorous Glennis,” the aircraft flown by Chuck Yeager
Indoor air show and chili at SAC Museum
Ashland, Nebraska USA — The Strategic Air and Space Museum is dishing out chili, planes and more on Saturday. The event, which is included in the museum’s admission price, will provide hours of high-flying family fun, organizers said in a
How do you restore a 60-year-old Spitfire to its former glory? With patience, a set of machine guns and the RAF’s top mechanics
In autumn 1940, as the Battle of Britain raged, Luftwaffe commander-in-chief Hermann Göring gazed across the Channel towards Dover’s white cliffs and asked German fighter ace Adolf Galland what he’d need to defeat the RAF. ‘Eine Ausstattung von Spitfires
Classic aircraft attraction on target to re-live heyday of British aviation
Cornwall, UK — Visitors to Cornwall this summer may be forgiven for thinking they have stumbled on to the set of a remake of Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines as the skies are filled with classic aircraft. Preparations
New curator takes on task of inventorying archives at Aviation Memorial Museum
Tyler, Texas USA — Sarah Willett is standing in the Historical Aviation Memorial Museum in Tyler. Everywhere she turns are memorabilia that tell fascinating stories of how the United States conquered the sky. There is so much to see, it
Seattle Museum of Flight to host Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums Conference
Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums Conference Seattle, Washington at the Museum of Flight Saturday, April 27th – Tuesday, April 30th, 2013 Optional Field trips planned for Wednesday, May 1 and Thursday, May 2. Sponsored by: Smithsonian National Air
Archaeologists believe no Spitfires buried in Burma
Archaeologists hunting for World War II Spitfires in Burma believe there are no planes buried at the sites where they have been digging, the BBC understands. The archaeologists have concluded that evidence does not support the original claim that as
Flightsim model used as a fundraiser
With the success of the Mid Atlantic Air Museum‘s sales of their flight simulator models of their Douglas DC-3, B-25 and TBM Avenger, the Commemorative Air Force has commissioned David Eckert (the creator of the Air Museum Network website) to
Businessman brings WWII plane home
EL CAJON, CA USA — Local businessman Jim Slattery loves naval aviation, and it seems he will spare no expense to preserve it wherever possible. Two years ago, Slattery, 62, of Poway purchased a broken-down, World War II-era PBY Catalina