Manchester, UK — It may have survived the D-Day landings, but a WWII plane was broken down into smaller pieces so it could be transported from the Museum of Science and Industry to a London museum. The Spitfire, which
Alberta Aviation Museum exhibit features never-before-released footage of famed Avro Arrow
EDMONTON, AB – Never-before-released video footage of the famous Avro Arrow is part of new exhibit now at the Alberta Aviation Museum. The inflight footage was shot in Malton, Ont., from the cockpit by Alberta test pilot Norman Ronaasen.
B-17 restoration project now halfway done
URBANA, OH — Volunteers working on the B-17 construction project at the Champaign Aviation Museum said they are about halfway done with making the “Champaign Lady” fly. Bill Albers works on the plane and led a presentation Thursday to update
Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum receives Prowler aircraft
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CA – The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum added a new aircraft to its historical ranks Feb. 4 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. Museum personnel welcomed a Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler, the newest
Wichita City Council approves $1.8 million project at Kansas Aviation Museum
Wichita, KS — The Kansas Aviation Museum will receive some badly-needed building improvements, thanks to a Wichita City Council vote Tuesday. The council unanimously approved a $1.8 million project to provide handicapped-accessible restrooms and modern heating and air conditioning
American Airlines museum to display flight attendant wings from 9/11
In Thursday afternoon ceremonies at its C.R. Smith Museum in Fort Worth, American Airlines held a presentation of the wings and pin of an unknown flight attendant killed as Flight 77 flew into the side of the Pentagon on
Amarillo museum to receive rare, historic aircraft
The only airplane listed on the National Register of Historic Places is about to make its final stop at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport. The Douglas DC-3 aircraft will leave Oklahoma City in early February and land at Rick
RAF Museum Announces Dornier Do17 Display Unveiling
At 11o’clock on the 28th of February the Royal Air Force Museum will be unveiling at thier London site a display, in conjunction with Wargaming.net, dedicated to the Dornier Project. Members of the public are welcome to attend. On hand
Queensland Air Museum Wins Australia Day Award
Queensland Air Museum Wins Australia Day Award at the Sunshine Coast AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS held on Friday 24 January. QUEENSLAND AIR MUSEUM received the award for Community – Group or Organisation The category was sponsored by the Sunshine Coast Daily
Virtual tour of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Updated
Dayton, OH — The virtual tour of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force has been updated to reflect new aircraft and exhibits in the museum’s Cold War Gallery This 360-degree, in-depth look gives online visitors the chance to
AVIAN partners on Patuxent River Naval Air Museum design
Lexington Park, MD — For the past 70 years, Naval Air Station Patuxent River has been the hub for naval aviation pioneers in research, development, test and evaluation. To help tell their story, AVIAN LLC has partnered with the Patuxent
Wildwood Aviation Museum to offer WWII veterans free flights in a B-17
LOWER TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Yankee Air Museum (YAM)’s B-17 Yankee Lady based in Detroit, Mich. will once again visit Naval Air Station Wildwood (NASW) Aviation Museum on June 9-11. The museum partnership will honor World War II Veterans
New curator uncovering personal history of NAS Wildwood
LOWER TOWNSHIP, NJ – Nina Ranalli loves her job. On a quiet Tuesday afternoon in her office at the aviation museum at Naval Air Station Wildwood, this young woman, barely a quarter century old herself, starts explaining why the
Air Force Says Johnson’s Air Force One Will Stay At Museum
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Air Force is offering reassurances that the former plane that flew several presidents, including Lyndon Johnson, will stay at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Sen. Rob Portman and Rep. Mike Turner
Duxford war museum receives American Collection boost
A Cambridgeshire war museum has been given £980,000 to boost its American collection and make more of it available to the public. Imperial War Museum Duxford plans to overhaul the offering at its American Air Museum, built in 1997.