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Suited for Space open July 26, 2013 at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum and reveals the remarkable creativity and ingenuity of nearly a century of flight and spacesuit design and development. Through rare and original photography, including unique
To Fly and Fight, An American Life, a new biopic documenting the life and career of World War II triple ace and Vietnam War wing commander Col. C.E. “Bud” Anderson, will premiere during AirVenture Oshkosh 2013. The documentary will
COLUMBUS, IN — Groundbreaking ceremonies Saturday will usher the Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum into a new era in promotion of the area’s military history and development of the museum as a tourist attraction. The museum at Columbus Municipal Airport is
The Lark of Duluth reproduction of a Benoist Flying Boat Type XIV, the airplane that flew the world’s first scheduled airline service a century ago, was significantly damaged during a test flight Tuesday morning on St. Louis Bay near Sky
Ypsilanti Township, MI — As a September demolition date looms for the former Willow Run Powertrain facility in Ypsilanti Township, fundraising efforts to save a portion of the attached Willow Run bomber plant are about $4.7 million short. With
Hagerstown, MD — The Hagerstown Aviation Museum will present an Open Airplane Afternoon event Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. Attendees will be able to climb aboard and sit in the cockpit of the 1948 Fairchild C-82 and 1953
TUCSON, AZ — The first plane to be designated as Air Force One now sits in a southern Arizona field that’s part of Marana Regional Airport. The aircraft that once spirited President Dwight D. Eisenhower on cross-country voyages is
East Lothian, UK — A planned £3.6 million redevelopment of the National Museum of Flight at East Fortune has moved up a gear, with it passing Heritage Lottery Fund first round criteria for a £1.3 million grant. Two nationally
Gilmer, TX — An Aero Commander 685 arrived at Fox Stephens Field at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, fresh from Cheyenne, Wy., where Harold “Chris” Christensen had ridden with Steve Dean to teach the new owner some of the quirks of the
Carson, NV — On his first airplane ride, Doug Thorngren thought he could glimpse the Earth’s curvature. He was 8 years old, living in Iowa 54 years ago when a pilot flew to town in a J3 Cub. When
Duluth, MN — The Lark of Duluth, a working replica of the “flying boat” that arrived in the Twin Ports a century ago, will be the star of the first festival celebrating the history of the local aviation industry over
Weymouth, MA –The free presentation will be held at 5 Stonehaven Drive in South Weymouth, MA. Residents are invited to receive the history of the Weymouth Naval Air Station next Wednesday at the Shea Naval Aviation Museum. Bill
The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator completed its first carrier-based arrested landing on board USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) off the coast of Virginia July 10.
MIDLAND, TX — A couple of years ago, FIFI, the only flying B-29 aircraft, left the basin to go to a new home in the metroplex. Now, a much bigger part of the Commemorative Air Force Museum in midland
Two wartime hangars of national importance will be restored in a £3.6 million project at the National Museum of Flight, East Fortune. The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced its support for the next phase of a development plan, with