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Camarillo, CA – The Commemorative Air Force’s SoCal Wing has begun the initial phase for expansion of its historic WWII Aviation Museum, hangars and buildings complex at Camarillo Airport. “We have run out of museum display space, artifacts storage, maintenance/restoration
Bloomington, IL — The Prairie Aviation Museum embraces all forms of aviation — from military to outer space and everything in between — in its recently refurbished space on Illinois 9 near the old airport. “We didn’t want to be all
Cornwall, UK — Newquay’s Classic Air Force museum has closed its doors for the last time, just months after directors promised they would keep it open. In a statement posted today on the trust’s Facebook page, directors said financial pressures
Escondido, CA — A former Navy pilot was reunited with a plane he ejected from more than 50 years ago at Rancho Guejito in Escondido. While conducting a familiarization flight in the San Diego skies in 1957, Robert F. Jones,
Washington D.C. — This spring, National Geographic Studios presents an immersive new giant screen film experience that offers a fresh perspective on a modern-day miracle that many of us take for granted: flying. Using spectacular aerial and nature photography, LIVING IN
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 ,
Southampton, UK — Rare exhibits from Britain’s aeronautic heritage have been stolen during a raid on a Hampshire museum. Raiders broke into the Solent Sky Museum, Albert Road South, Southampton, before stealing a number of items, including a cigarette case
Washington, DC—The Arsenal of Democracy: WWII Victory Capitol Flyover announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued the necessary approvals for the Flyover to take place in restricted airspace over the nation’s capital on May 8, 2015, the 70th
Wichita, KS — Lon Smith is leaving the Kansas Aviation Museum for a new position with Integrated Facilities Group. He has been executive director at the museum since 2009. “It has been an incredible honor to work with the board,
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
Dallas, TX — A mother-daughter duo was recently inducted into the Women in Aviation International Pioneer Hall of Fame for their efforts to preserve the history of women pilots in the military. Deanie and Nancy Parrish were recognized last weekend
North Kingstown, RI — Firefighters responded to a report of a roof collapse at the Quonset Air Museum located at 488 Eccleston Avenue around 3pm Saturday. Qounset Air Museum Vice President John King confirmed that two workers went to check
Wallingford, CT — A Connecticut man has been accused of stealing more than $1 million worth of vintage airplane parts, including an item that was to be donated to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Authorities said
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM) has announced April 1-16, 2016 as the proposed dates for the next Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums Conference. Plans are for the meeting to be held in the New York City
Leonardtown, MD — The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County at their regularly scheduled March 10 public forum heard one person after another come to the microphone in support of the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum. Of the unusually large number