Air Museum Network – Connecting You with Aviation History
Riverside, CA — This C-53D “D Day Doll,” built in 1943 by Douglas, flew three combat air drops on June 6, 1944 with the 101st Airborne Parachute Division.The twin-engine aircraft, on each of three missions, carried 28 paratroopers, many of
Everett, WA — March 25 marks the 60th anniversary of the first flight of one of the Museum’s most historic military jets–the Chance Vought XF8U-1 Crusader. Seattle’s Museum of Flight will celebrate the date during an 11 a.m. ceremony with the aircraft at
Wichita, KS — The restorers of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress that almost met its end as a target at a desert weapons-testing range celebrated a milestone March 23 when the reconstructed aircraft was rolled out of a hangar in ,
On March 18, 2015, residents of Washington, D.C., and neighboring counties may observe a twin-engine private aircraft flying in the vicinity of the Potomac River and along the National Mall. This aircraft will be conducting a practice flight to assist with
Liberal, KS — The Mid-America Air Museum is home to more than 100 aircraft and other artifacts of aviation history. One of those pieces of history, an OV-10 “Bronco” aircraft, will soon be getting some much-needed repair work along with a
Atwater, CA — Castle Air Museum is expecting the arrival on March 18 of its newest aircraft, a Northrop-Grumman EA-6B Prowler. The electronic warfare jet is scheduled to be flown to the former Air Force base by a U.S. Marine
Qantas’ first Boeing 747-400 aircraft, which is celebrated for having flown the longest commercial flight in history from London to Sydney, has now made its shortest journey – from Sydney to Illawarra Regional Airport in New South Wales. The 15-minute
True to the heroes he plays on the big screen, a calm and collected Harrison Ford glided his airplane into a crash landing on a Venice, California golf course Thursday afternoon. Moments before the crash, in audio of his conversation
Ashland, NE — The Strategic Air & Space Museum in Ashland is anxious to start their largest restoration project to date and kick off their first permanent indoor walk-through exhibit. Marketing and PR Director Deb Hermann says they will restore
Pima, AZ — For the first time, the U.S. Air Force has resurrected a B-52 bomber that had been in long-term storage at the Boneyard, the portion of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base near Tucson, Arizona, where the military sends aircraft
Cleveland, OH — The gondola from The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s retired “Spirit of Goodyear” blimp is being donated to the Crawford Auto Aviation Museum of the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland. “It has been wonderful collaborating with
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Museum of Aviation visitors can now get a close-up view of what crew members of the Enola Gay were looking at when they changed history. The Enola Gay was a B-29 Superfortress that dropped an atomic bomb
It may look like the SR-71 Blackbird, but this sleek flying beast is not the most famous supersonic spy plane ever created but its father, the A-12 Oxcart. In some ways, it was a better machine than the famous Blackbird.
Lake Mead, NV — The drought that has parched much of the southwest may soon yield a mystery that has rested at the bottom of Nevada’s Lake Mead for nearly 70 years, a B-29 bomber that went down carrying a
An historic event is planned in Washington, D.C. In honor of the 70th Anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe), the Arsenal of Democracy is hosting a tribute to the men and women at home and abroad that made victory