Dover, DE — With Memorial Day just a few days away many are beginning to reflect on the veterans who made sacrifices, often times with their lives, to defend the country’s freedom. The Dover Air Force Base Air Mobility Command
Carson City Airport to get military aircraft museum
Carson City, NV — A museum to display military aircraft and vehicles is planned at the Carson City Airport, with a preview slated for summer and construction to start in the fall. Cactus Air Force received preliminary approval from
Seattle’s Museum of Flight to Participate in Blue Star Museums
The Museum of Flight is one of more than 1,800 museums across America to offer free admission to military personnel and their families this summer Today The Museum of Flight announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among
F-111 jet trucked to Queensland Air Museum
Caloundra, Queensland, AU — The long awaited fighter jet is set to be placed on public display in the Queensland Air Museum (QAM) at Caloundra and will be the only one in Queensland. It was due to arrive earlier in
Strategic Air & Space Museum To Participate In Blue Star Museums
Ashland, NE — The Strategic Air & Space Museum announced Monday the launch of Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and 1,800 museums across America to offer
Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum now open for summer season
The museum is now open for regular hours (9AM – 5PM) everyday. Admission is by donation, they suggest $5.00 per adult. All donations are used to improve the museum. The Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum is Atlantic Canada’s only museum
Paul Allen acquires V-2 rocket for the Flying Heritage Museum
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is selling some of his abstract art, and buying a historic rocket. The eclectic Seattle billionaire has procured a rare Wernher von Braun-designed V-2 rocket, the first human-made object to fly into outer space. Allen’s
Kansas City Museum Raising Cash to Fly ‘Connie’
Kansas City, MO — The National Airline History Museum is trying to raise $3.2 million to restore its Lockheed Constellation propeller-driven aircraft and recreate multimillionaire aviator Howard Hughes’ record-setting cross-country flight in the plane that transformed commercial air travel.
Goodyear’s Drake becomes a MAPS Air Museum exhibit
North Canton, OH — “It walks! It swims! It flies!” says a 1940s Goodyear Aircraft advertisement about the company’s four-seat amphibious airplane, the Drake. Now the last surviving Goodyear Drake teaches, too, as a new permanent exhibit at MAPS
Today is International Museum Day!
International Museum Day 2013: museums all over the world have the place of honour Every year since 1977, International Museum Day is held worldwide sometime around May 18. This year, more than 30,000 museums are getting ready to celebrate the
Dark Clouds Hang Over Air Shows After Budget Cuts
Patty Wagstaff is a Hollywood stunt pilot, three-time U.S. aerobatic champion, inductee to the National Aviation Hall of Fame and favorite on the air show circuit. One of her tricked-out planes is on display at the Smithsonian National Air
Lancaster flies over Derwent Dam to commemorate the 70th anniversary ‘Dams Raid’
Avro Lancaster and 617 Sqn Tornados fly over Derwent Dam to commemorate the 70th anniversary of 617's 'Dams Raid'. PlanesTV thanks Severn Trent Water for providing us with special access.
Scout’s Eagle history project aids Mesa’s Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum
Chandler, AZ — When William Brandon Peters developed a project for his Eagle Scout badge, he wanted it to reflect both his love of aviation and his respect for the nation’s veterans. The Chandler boy, 15, found both at
Avialogs building online aviation library
As an aviation artist and 3D modeler I am often in need of 3 view drawings, flight manuals and reference photos. I had been using scribed.com to find and download aviation related books and drawings. However their inventory was
Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation museum announces 2013 events
LOWER TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Naval Air Station Wildwood (NASW) Aviation Museum has announced its 2013 calendar of events, including the Runway 5K and 1 Mile Fun Walk. The 2013 Free Historic Lecture Series is scheduled for three Tuesdays