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Oshkosh, WI — Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Founder Paul Poberezny passed away this morning (August 22) at Evergreen Retirement Village in Oshkosh, Wis., after a battle with cancer. He was 91.   The Poberezny family has expressed the following: “We

Weymouth, MA — The Weymouth Rotary  announced earlier this month that the Shea Naval Aviation Museum in South Weymouth is now open to the public.   Alden Blaho, President of the club said the museum is open every second Saturday

Palm Springs, CA — Aviation and history buffs will have a rare opportunity to sit behind the controls of the F4 Phantom II from 1-3 p.m. Aug. 24 as the Palm Springs Air Museum hosts its final “Open Cockpit” event.

Rome, GA — Floyd County’s contributions to the advancement and celebration of flight will be part of a new permanent exhibition at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport thanks to the TigerFlight Foundation.   David Wright, the group’s president and CEO,

Pensacola, FL —  The National Naval Aviation Museum has reopened on Mondays starting today.   The museum at Pensacola Naval Air Station began closing on Mondays in early July as a cost-cutting move related to the mandatory federal spending reductions

Seattle, WA — On Saturday, Sept. 7, the Museum will formally dedicate its permanent exhibition of one of the Vietnam War’s rarest aircraft, the Lockheed YO-3A Quiet Star. There will be a   1 p.m. ceremony at the exhibit with The Museum of

Yorkshire, UK — An unusual sight will be seen on the roads of North Yorkshire this past Sunday morning as the Blackburn Buccaneer XV168 is donated to the the Yorkshire Air Museum near York. The large 1960’s jet aircraft will

BRIDGEPORT, CT — John Brown, the aviation expert and historian who has given new life to the argument that Bridgeporter Gustave Whitehead flew first, on Saturday ripped into the Smithsonian Institution for its insistence that the Wright Brothers were first,

Queensland, Australia — It has been described as the Australian military history equivalent of discovering a long lost Don Bradman bat. Found on a tip in southern Queensland, a brown leather Gladstone bag contained the property of Australia’s greatest fighter

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A new $46 million aircraft and space gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is now scheduled to open in late 2015, with five companies competing to build it.   The U.S. Army

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A new hangar at the Fargo Air Museum honors two area aviation pioneers who died in crashes.   Groundbreaking ceremonies were held Saturday for the Beck-Odegaard wing. It is named for Gerry Beck and Bob Odegaard, the

Driver-pilots who are tired of waiting for the Federal Aviation Administration to clear the Terrafugia Transition flying car for sale have at least one alternative. Another car that can drive to the airport, spread wings and take off is available.