The sound of veteran aeroplane engines was heard all day at the Bombers and Biplanes fundraiser at the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre on Saturday. The 350 aviation enthusiasts at the show were treated to aerial displays from rare World War
Wings of Freedom Museum (Horsham, PA) looking for volunteers
We are looking for people who have an outgoing personality, a general love of history, enjoy meeting new people, want to belong to a great organization as it is grows. We need volunteers for the following: Front Desk: (welcome the
109th Anniversary of the Wright Bros. First Flight
On the morning of December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright took turns piloting and monitoring their flying machine in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Orville piloted the first flight that lasted just 12 seconds and 120 feet. On the
‘Miracle on the Hudson’ plane boosts Charlotte aviation museum
Charlotte Charlotte’s air museum has emerged from its stealth mode. Four years ago, the Carolinas Aviation Museum was housed in a humble hangar, one of the original structures at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, built as a WPA project during the
Sad, vast airplane graveyard in Russia
Sat rusting away in a field 555 miles east of Moscow, these relics are all that’s left of a bygone era of Soviet innovation in military and civilian aircraft. Among them are some of the former Communist regime’s greatest achievements
Vintage Aircraft Gets New Life, Flies At Flight Museum
The Historic Flight Foundation displays and flies vintage aircraft from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, also the home to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner manufacturing plant. Contrasting the very latest commercial aircraft of today, being built right next door, The Historic
Hindenburg theories tested for Discovery Channel
Approaching Lakehurst, N.J., the flight crew may have had an inkling of the disaster about to unfold. The Hindenburg, the largest aircraft ever made, was tail heavy and resisted repeated attempts to trim it level—a sign pointing to a leak
100′s of Spitfires still waiting to be unearthed across Britain
Hundreds “or potentially thousands” of bombers, fighters and trainee aircraft are still scattered across Britain and intact engines could be recovered by enthusiasts, according to Peter Elliott, the head of archives at London’s RAF Museum. His comments come after 36
World War II Fighter Raised From Lake Michigan
WAUKEGAN IL USA – After spending almost 70 years submerged in Lake Michigan, salvage experts pulled an old World War II fighter plane out of the water on Friday. The FM-2 “Wildcat” went into the lake off the end of
Flight museum expects to leave Bellingham over disputed lease
BELLINGHAM, WA USA – Heritage Flight Museum Executive Director Greg Anders said he is looking for a new home for the museum’s collection of vintage aircraft because the Port of Bellingham has reneged on an earlier promise of a $1-a-year
Millville Air Museum dedicates wing to chairman
Millville, NJ USA – A museum that celebrates the city’s military history now has a wing named for one of its biggest supporters. A new section of the Millville Army Air Field Museum has been named to honor Hugh McElroy.
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
December 7 is National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. This observance honors the more than 2,400 U.S. military service personnel who died on December 7, 1941, during the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, by Japanese forces. Shortly after the attack on
First look at the new Atrium for the Imperial War Museums London
Our team’s job is to select and shape the displays for the new Atrium and what you see as you first step into IWM London. The challenge is how to draw all the complexity of conflict – its overwhelming forces
Rare Mosquito confirmed for airshow
Wairarapa, New Zealand – A one-of-a-kind Mosquito fighter bomber will take to the skies next year to headline the Wings Over Wairarapa airshow.The de Havilland Mosquito has been confirmed for the January show, where it will take pride of place as
The Royal Air Force Museum London launches apprenticeship scheme
The RAF Museum is proud to announce its London based apprenticeship scheme in conjunction with Barnet and Southgate College. In 2005 The Royal Air Force Museum launched its apprentice scheme at the Michael Beetham Conservation Centre (MBCC) at its Midlands