Air Museum Network – Connecting You with Aviation History
The U.S. Army is replacing its CH-47D Chinook helicopters with the new CH-47F models. Consequentially the Army has some CH-47D models it is willing to loan or donate to qualified organizations. The CH-47D Chinook is a twin-turbine engine, tandem
Amarillo, TX — On their drives to Amarillo, Pampans pass by Rick Husband International Airport, make a quick glance to the left to see if a plane might be taking off, and then continue on their ways for business or
Hill Air Force Base, UT — Need a used fighter jet? How about a missile? A Utah museum may have a deal for you. Hill Aerospace Museum is getting rid of 18 aircraft, three missiles and some support vehicles
Elvington, UK — It’s a sight not seen for almost a century – and sure to quicken the heart of any aviation enthusiast. The tiny Eastchurch Kitten was an experimental First World War fighter, an interceptor designed to tackle
Chattanooga, TN — The Museum of Flight, Chattanoooga’s Aviation Museum, will hold its annual Open Hanger Gala at 6 p.m., on Saturday, April 12, at Wilson Air Hanger at the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport. James Howard of Sunny 92.3 FM
CAPE MAY, NJ — Naval Air Station Wildwood (NASW) Aviation Museum and The Federal Aviation Administration will again partner to host an Aviation Career Education (ACE) Summer Academy. The full day “ACE” camp will run one week only, July 7-11,
Port Clinton, OH — Liberty Aviation Museum has been open for less than two years, but it’s already in the midst of a major expansion. A large new hangar, about 22,500 square feet, is being built behind the existing museum
On Tuesday, April 1, visitors will be able to see the Museum’s latest restored aircraft, a Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver, at the Udvar-Hazy Center. It is the first aircraft to be fully restored at the new Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar.
PIERRE, SD — State officials say the South Dakota National Guard Museum will be closed for remodeling through mid-April. The state’s Department of the Military says the renovation project includes lighting and ceiling upgrades in one of the museum’s
A historic mockup of a NASA space shuttle crew cabin has grown wings and a tail to launch as the newest exhibit at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Ohio. Set to debut Wednesday (Feb. 26),
Shropshire, UK — The EAP – the aircraft developed from the Experimental Aircraft Programme of the 1980s – was unveiled yesterday at the RAF Museum Cosford. Its arrival marks the start of a four-year programme which will commemorate both
Myrtle Beach, FL — An Air Force One museum may land in Myrtle Beach. A group of former presidential pilots, university leaders and museum directors wants to build the $75 million project — described as a replica of the White
The Polish Aviation Museum in Krakow, southern Poland, is ranked eighth among the world’s top museums of its kind by CNN Television. The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington is ranked in first place, followed by the Imperial
Port Clinton, OH — The Liberty Aviation Museum, adjacent to the Erie-Ottawa International Airport in Port Clinton, opened in July of 2012. A year and a half later, the museum is already undergoing a major expansion. The hangar being
Somerset, UK — A rare surviving Kamikaze aircraft seized by the British at the end of World War II is to go on display for the first time. The aircraft, which would have been flown by a Japanese pilot on