Reading, PA — The Mid Atlantic Air Museum (MAAM) held its 25th Annual WWII Weekend this past weekend. The show was its usual mix of WWII aircraft, vehicles, guest speakers and WWII reenactors. The show featured a mix of CAF
Settlement deal puts Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum on firmer ground
McMinnville, OR — A deal reached Thursday appears to plot a course out of the financial turbulence that’s dogged the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville since last year. Evergreen Vintage Aircraft, a for-profit company that owns the nonprofit
Device can give private museum tour from afar
San Diego, CA — If there is no way for you to get to the San Diego Air & Space Museum, a new invention can give you a private tour no matter where you are. David Neville with the San Diego
Keep the Spirit of ’45 Alive! and the WWII Airpower Legacy Project planning August flyovers
The organization Keep the Spirit of ’45 Alive! is organizing several WWII aircraft flyovers in August to commemorate to the end of WWII through the WWII Airpower Legacy Project. The goal of the stated as is “To pay tribute to the pivotal
Newly restored Bristol Blenheim to fly its first display at IWM Duxford’s VE Day Anniversary Air Show
Following a 12 year restoration, the Blenheim will have its first flying display at the VE Day Anniversary Air Show this weekend. John Romain, owner of the Aircraft Restoration Company, flew a spirited display in the Blenheim, before landing and
Ground breaks for Saskatchewan aviation museum
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CA – Saskatchewan has a rich aviation history and soon there will be a place to showcase it. Shovels broke ground Tuesday for the Saskatchewan Aviation Museum and Learning Centre at the Saskatoon’s John G. Diefenbaker International Airport. “It was
American Airpower Museum to host Legends Of Airpower and Armor Weekend
Farmingdale, NY — The American Airpower Museum is hosting their annual Legends Of Airpower and Armor Weekend event 10am-6pm Monday May 20th through Monday May 25th The Event Weekend officially kicks off on Friday May 22nd when scheduled flight operations begin. Event
Air traffic control gallery opens at The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park
Milton Keynes U.K. — An air traffic control gallery opened at The National Museum of Computing today featuring interactive exhibits highlighting the past, present and future of air traffic control. Sponsored by NATS, the UK’s leading air traffic management company,
Patuxent River Naval Air Museum set to open late this year
Lexington Park, MD — The new Patuxent River Naval Air Museum and Visitors Center should be open to the public before the end of the year. The building is expected to be completed in June and turned over the non-profit
Arsenal of Democracy Flyover Announces Live Webcast of Historic World War II Celebration
PRESS RELEASE — Washington, DC — The Arsenal of Democracy: World War II Victory Capitol Flyover Executive Committee announced that the Flyover will be streamed live on Friday, May 8, beginning at 10:30 a.m. The link for the live webcast is http://www.usvets.tv/Events/ArsenalofDemocracy2015.aspx.
Quonset Air Museum’s fate is up in the air
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — The Quonset Air Museum is grounded — maybe for good. The state-owned airport hangar at Quonset Point, which houses the museum and almost two dozen vintage military aircraft, sustained a partial roof collapse in March from
Naval Aviation Museum Foundation to host naval aviation symposium
Pensacola, FL — Since 1987, the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation has hosted its Naval Aviation Symposium each May in Pensacola. The Symposium series average nearly 3,000 guests annually, including active and retired flag and general officers and executives from the
Chanute Air Museum to close
Rantoul IL — One of the last signs that Rantoul at one time held an Air Force base will vanish at the end of this year. Chanute Air Museum, which has operated in the community since the spring of 1994
New entrance for the Air Mobility Command Museum is dedicated
Dover, DE — Thousands and thousands of motorists take Del. 1 every day, and many of them pass by a point just south of the Dover Air Force Base near the exit to Del. 9. On one side is a man-made
Work started today on Museum of Flight Aviation Pavilion
Seattle WA — Construction begins today on The Museum of Flight’s Aviation Pavilion – a structure that will cover more than 20 commercial and military airplanes once completed. Aircraft that will be moved to the Aviation Pavilion upon its completion