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Rhinebeck, NY – By the time the air show season reaches its end, most of us have gotten our fill of fast flying, rip roaring, eardrum rupturing aircraft. Not to say that there isn’t room for more, but sometimes slowing
Toughkenemon, PA — On August 20-21, the 45th annual Festival of Flight was held at the New Garden Airfield in Toughkenemon Pennsylvania. Air Museum Network was present for the two day family fun filled event. Being essentially an air show, the
York, UK — The Allied Air Forces Memorial & Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington near York, UK has been gifted a Dassault Mirage IVA nuclear bomber aircraft by France. The Dassault Mirage IVA weighs 31 tonnes and is set to become the
WEATHERFORD, OK — Another piece of NASA history will go on display in Weatherford. The Stafford Air and Space Museum acquired a simulator used for Space Shuttle missions. It should be ready for display at the beginning of next year. “It’s
Chino, CA — A decommissioned Republic of China (Taiwan) Air Force F-5 jet fighter equipped with wingtip missile launchers went on display at the Yanks Air Museum in California Sunday, Taiwan’s “Air Force Day”. The AF fighter, serial number 5243, was given
Every Father’s Day, I scratch my head and wonder about all the different gifts children give their fathers. How many of us gave our fathers a hideous tie or that useless whatchamacallit? Whatever the gift may have been, it always
PRESS RELEASE – PEACHTREE CITY, GA (Aug. 8, 2016) — Three World War II veterans of the legendary American Volunteer Group “Flying Tigers” will share their fascinating experiences and stories at the Atlanta Warbird Weekend (AWW) “Dinner with the Tigers,”
Oshkosh, WI — Last summer the GEICO Skytypers invited the Air Museum Network’s Rich Souza to explore the Team behind the scenes. At this year’s EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin we were invited view the show up close and personal.
Oshkosh, WI — The EAA’s AirVenture in Oshkosh always provides a full spectrum full of colors for the eye to behold and this year’s event was no exception. It is a photographer’s dream with aircraft painted in all sorts of
Lexington KY — The Aviation Museum of Kentucky now has a whale. The “Whale” is the Douglas Aircraft A3D Skywarrior. It was given the name Whale due to its large size. Such size did not prevent it from operating from
Gander, NL — Do not stand on top of the antique aircraft at the North American Aviation Museum. Not even if there’s a Charizard up there. That’s the message from the museum this week, after adventurous Pokemon Go players affixed themselves to the
Box Elder, SD — The South Dakota Air and Space Museum will host its first community appreciation day on Saturday July 30, 2016. Normal museum hours are 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; special appreciation day events will run from 10:00
Geneseo, NY — The weekend of July 8, 2016 saw another edition of the Greatest Show On Turf. This annual event is held by the National Warplane Museum and attracts airshow fans from around the country and beyond borders. The
PRESS RELEASE — The F-14 Tomcat “Fast Eagle 102” is the sole surviving aircraft from the air-to-air battle and shoot down of two Libyan Su-22 Fitter aircraft on August 19, 1981. While on deployment with the USS Nimitz battle group off the Libyan
PRESS RELEASE – – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) will fly its P-51 Mustang, “Red Nose,” and SB2C-5 Helldiver, “The Beast,” to Fond du Lac airport (KFLD) as part of the 2016 Experimental Aviation Association (EAA) AirVenture at Oshkosh, Wis.,