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Vancouver, WA USA — Kjer and Kaya Galbraith said they were shocked at news that Pearson Air Museum closed this week — so shocked that the two teens, ages 16 and 14, respectively, decided to do something about it. The

KALAMAZOO, MI USA — Bob Ellis, retired executive director of the Air Zoo in Portage, is among the Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame inductees in 2013, the Air Zoo has announced. Ellis ended his 35-year career with the aviation museum

The latest restoration to emerge from the workshops at Kermit Weeks’ Fantasy of Flight Museum at Polk City, Florida, is Stinson O-49 Vigilant 40-3102/N63230. The two-seat light observation machine was seriously damaged while in the Weeks Air Museum at Tamiami,

POLK CITY, Florida USA — For the fifth year, Fantasy of Flight will once again welcome the Tuskegee Airmen when it kicks off its 2013 Legends & Legacies Symposium Series Thursday, Feb. 7, through Saturday, Feb. 9. The attraction will

Vancover, Washington USA — The National Park Service has terminated an agreement with the city of Vancouver, putting Pearson Air Museum under management of the park service’s Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. The nonprofit Fort Vancouver National Trust has been

Yelahanka, Bangalore India — Amidst the supersonic metal birds that are lined for the flying display during the upcoming air show, the India Air Force (IAF) will be showcasing its first aircraft – the Westland Wapiti. On Saturday, the aircraft

TUCSON,AZ USA — The KB-50J is back and ready to be displayed at the Pima Air and Space Museum after spending the last 6 months with a restoration team. The KB-50J began as an upgrade to the victorious B-29. Since

PENSACOLA, Fla. — The Naval Aviation Museum Foundation and the National Flight Academy’s President and CEO, VADM Gerald L. Hoewing (USN, Ret.), announced his retirement from his current position, effective May 22. Having served for seven years as President and

Belleville, Michigan USA — The Yankee Air Museum, known for its collection of artifacts dating back to World War I, is going to the moon without leaving the earth. For the first time ever, the museum is hosting a traveling

GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA USA — When the A-26 Invader light bomber now sitting in a hangar at a Guthrie airport finally takes to the sky it won’t exactly be a miracle, but it will be a testament to the value of

Royal Air Force Museum Cosford UK   On display at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford from Monday 3rd December is a new temporary exhibition showcasing original examples of artwork that wartime aircrew created to personalise their aircraft. The exhibition

The Project Director, Seven Wonders of Nigeria, a tourism company, Mr Ikechi Uko yesterday said that the company would build an aviation museum in Nigeria to showcase abandoned airplanes. Uko, a tourism expert, made the announcement in an interview with

Witchita, Kansas USA — The Kansas Aviation Museum this week announced it will be opening a new Boeing-sponsored learning center in March. Lon Smith’s, the museum’s executive director, excitement was hard to contain. “We’re really on a roll here. We’ve

Rantoul, Illinois USA — It’s almost back to its glory, the yellow-painted classic fighter modeled on ones a World War II ace used to fly. The P-51H Mustang, restored in honor of Louisiana’s Lt. Col. Claude Crenshaw, is “the belle

Blenheim, Marlborough New Zealand — Aviation fans will be thrilled by the appearance of two of World War II’s best-known fighter planes at this year’s show, says Omaka Classic Fighters Airshow organiser Graham Orphan. The biggest drawcard at Marlborough’s biennial