Air Museum Network – Connecting You with Aviation History
The source code for Apollo 11’s guidance computer has been available for a while (Google hosted it several years ago, for instance), but would you know how to find it or search through it? As of this week, it’s almost
Wichita, KS — The Wichita group restoring the Boeing B-29 Superfortress named “Doc” said Friday that the airplane is expected to make its first flight July 17. “Hundreds of volunteers have spent thousands of hours working to restore this national
McMinnville , OR — A buyer has emerged for property at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville that had been threatened by foreclosure and bankruptcy proceedings. Utah businessman Steve Down is leading a group of investors who have
Middle Wallop, UK —The Museum of Army Flying has received a major boost towards its ambitious £2.7 million development plan by successfully securing funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). Based at Middle Wallop and serving as the regimental museum
PORTAGE, MI — A rare, combat-flown World War II U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-2P “Dauntless” Dive Bomber recovered from the bottom of Lake Michigan arrived Friday at Air Zoo, where it will be restored. After evaluating aviation museums throughout the country,
Quinte West, Ontario Canada — It is curious how some people can tell you how long it has been since there has been an air show in their community. It is like they count in dog years. One year seems
Cayuga, ON — Ontario Provincial Police say a two people escaped injuries when the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum‘s Westland Lysander was forced to land in a field in near Cayuga. Police say the aircraft developed engine trouble after taking off from Hamilton Airport
Toughkenamon, PA — Many parallels can be drawn between motion pictures and aviation. The Wright Brothers’ historic flight in 1903 occurred the same year Edwin Porter’s film, “The Great Train Robbery”, premiered. The early 1900’s was a time of fragile
Bethel, PA — It’s easy to forget that it’s 2016 when you’re at the Golden Age Air Museum‘s Flying Circus airshow. The museum holds the event twice each year along with a fly-in, radio controlled aircraft show and a “pumpkin drop” in the
Reading, PA — The Mid-Atlantic Air museum held the 26th annual World War II weekend from June 3 to June 5th. An East Coast staple, this airshow and reenactor gathering has over the years become extremely popular. Fans from all
Colorado Springs, CO — Seventy-two years after D-Day, when American troops battled their way into Fortress Europe, one of the largest gatherings of World War II-era warbirds has been assembled in Colorado Springs and is open to the public. The
Earlysville, VA — John Gaertner of Blue Swallow Aircraft LLC has sent us a link to his video showing the first successful test run of the restored 0X-5 engine on his recently completed restoration of a 1918 Curtiss JN4D “Jenny”.
New York, NY — It is with great sadness that we report the loss of pilot Bill Gordon who was killed Friday evening in the crash of the American Airpower Museum’s P-47 Thunderbolt “Jacky’s Revenge”. The plane went down while on a
Allentown PA — The Solar Impulse II continues its voyage into history as the solar powered aircraft, piloted by Bertand Piccard and Andre Borschberg, made a stop at the Lehigh Valley Airport in Allentown Pennsylvania. The Air Museum Network was
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (PRWEB) — The Military Aviation Museum held the maiden flight of its restored Messerschmitt Bf 109 earlier today, Friday, May 20th, in preparation of the aircraft’s participation in the Warbirds Over the Beach air show. This marks the