Atlanta, GA — The Delta Flight Museum at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport reopens after major renovations on June 17. The buildings and Delta’s historic 1940s maintenance hangars have been updated with fresh exhibits, new displays and cases, improved public spaces,
Canadian Sabre to gets its look back
Quinte West, Ontario, CA — These iconic fighters once screamed through the skies, carrying hundreds of Royal Canadian Air Force pilots on missions around the world. Today, many F-86 Sabres that remain are mounted on pedestals or part of
World War II aircraft said to have shot down first enemy plane on D-Day to take part in IWM, Duxford, airshow
Duxford, UK — A Spitfire, which brought down the first enemy aircraft during D-Day, will be returning to the sky this weekend. The Supermarine Spitfire IXT ML407 will be one of several World War II planes taking part in the
Air museums increasingly turning to crowdfunding
Unless a museum has a collection owner with deep pockets like Paul Allen (the Flying Heritage Collection) or Jerry Yagen (Military Aviation Museum) they must turn to ever creative ways of raising funds for artifacts, aircraft restorations and acquisitions, and
Campbell County men rebuilding aviation history
Cincinnati, OH – To Dan Emmerich and Charlie Pyles, the metal-tube frame and maroon-coated fabric in the hangar at Cincinnati’s Lunken Airport isn’t a pile of junk. It’s a treasure. Emmerich, of Highland Heights, and Pyles, of Cold Spring,
Air Zoo shifts focus toward education while continuing to preserve history
PORTAGE, MI – Air Zoo president and CEO Troy Thrash said he had two things on his mind when he took control of the museum a little more than a year ago — education and community engagement. Well-known for
Museum Begins To Move Historic Airplane Collection To Central Oregon
Madras, OR — The Tillamook Air Museum is in the process of moving roughly 25 World War II-era planes to the site of a yet-to-be completed museum at the Madras airport. The collection belongs to aviation entrepreneur, Jack Erickson
Northrop Grumman Donates $25,000 to Museum of Aviation for Stem Programs
WARNER ROBINS, GA – The Northrop Grumman Corporation recently donated $25,000 to the Museum of Aviation for its Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Programs. Presenting the check was Larry Wingate, Director of Northrop Grumman’s Systems, Logistics and Modernization Business
Transatlantic ride on a Lancaster bomber being auctioned off on eBay
Hamilton, ON – The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum is auctioning off a once-in-a-lifetime ride in thier Lancaster bomber. The winner of the trip – in one of the only two remaining airworthy Lancasters left in the world – will travel
The Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum shows off their latest acquisition (QH-50 DASH)
Horsham, PA — The Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum recently held their Open House event and also unveiled their latest acquisition the Gyrodyne QH-50 DASH (Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter). The museum recently acquired the aircraft as loan from the National Naval
Tuskegee Airmen traveling exhibit returns to Liberty Aviation Museum
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron and the Rise Above Traveling Exhibit are coming to the Liberty Aviation Museum (LAM) at the Erie-Ottawa International Airport in Port Clinton May 13-17. The Rise Above exhibit tells the story of
Museum Adds World War II Navy Wildcat Fighter to Gallery
Seattle, WA — After 16 years of meticulous restoration, The Museum of Flight’s 70-year-old General Motors FM-2 Wildcat fighter plane is now on permanent display in the Museum’s World War II gallery. This Grumman-designed aircraft was built under contract by
Commemorative Air Force announces new base at Dallas Executive Airport
Dallas, TX — The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) has announced its selection of Dallas Executive Airport as the location for their CAF National Airbase and corporate Headquarters. “After an intensive one-year nationwide search, which began with 23 cities and narrowed
Discovery Center Launched at Tulsa Air and Space Museum
Tulsa, OK — Tulsa has a new educational community resource as the Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium launched the Discovery Center earlier this month. The Discovery Center, featuring an MD-80 aircraft donated to the museum by American
Asia’s largest aerospace museum opens in Jeju South Korea
Jeju South Korea — Jeju Aerospace Museum, Asia’s largest aerospace museum, opened Thursday in Seogwipo, Jejudo Island, said Jeju Free International Development Center in a press release. JDC has developed the theme-park type museum in cooperation with the Korean