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The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has assigned its “historic engineering landmark” designation to an engine Pratt & Whitney first designed in the 1920s. The ASME said it’s recognizing the R-1340 Wasp A engine’s historic technical significance in engineering
KANOYA, Japan (AP) — One of Mitsubishi’s legendary Zero fighter planes took to the skies over Japan on Wednesday for the first time since World War II. The restored plane made a brief flight to and from a naval base
Garden City, NY – U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice joined local aviation enthusiasts today at the Cradle of Aviation Museum to introduce legislation directing the federal government to study ways to commemorate Long Island’s leading role in the development of our
Dayton, OH — Construction was recently completed on the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s new 224,000 square foot fourth building. The $40.8 million building was privately financed by the Air Force Museum Foundation and will house more than
Registration is now open for The Smithsonian Air And Space Museum’s Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums Conference to be held Friday, April 1st – Monday, April 4th, 2016. Conference Overview Mutual Concerns is a unique, international meeting specifically focused on
In the spring of 2016 one of the most revolutionary aircraft in aviation history will take to the skies for the first time in more than 60 years. The Junkers F13 was the world’s first all-metal transport aircraft, designed just
The last original de Havilland Comet left the ground for the first time in six decades at an event last week. The 1952 Hatfield-designed and built aircraft is one of the star exhibits at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum in
The wreck of a Flying Fortress bomber shot down by Messerschmitt fighters during the Second World War has been found lying on the seabed off the coast of Sicily. The B-17, nicknamed Devils from Hell by its nine-man crew, was
DALLAS, TX – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) is organizing the “12 Planes of Christmas,” a holiday giving campaign that enables people to support the restoration and operation of World War II aircraft. Located at SupportCAF.org from December 1, the
The Lone Star Flight Museum officially broke ground on its $35 million facility Ellington Airport Monday morning. Scheduled to open in February, 2017 to coincide with Houston’s hosting of Super Bowl LI, the museum is currently located in Galveston. “We
The producers of the Emmy Award winning PBS hit Red Tail Reborn have now created a new aviation series; The Restorers – Season 1. The new documentary series will be available this Veterans Day (Wednesday, November 11, 2015) as a box set
DAYTON, OH– Restoration crews at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force moved the North American XB-70 Valkyrie into the museum’s new fourth building on Oct. 27. The aircraft – the world’s only remaining XB-70 – will be displayed in the
Yekaterinburg, Russia – The first interactive aircraft-museum will be opened in Yekaterinburg, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the project’s Technical Director, Sergey Smirnov. The real Yak-40 aircraft manufactured in 1978 was handed over to the city as a gift
Columbus OH — Ohio is ready to deliver its formal comeback to another state’s claim that a rival aviator beat the Wright brothers as first in flight, defending what one witness described Wednesday as “a marketing brand of enormous value.” A
The curator of the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum Stewart Bailey has contact the Air Museum Network in an effort to clarify the museum’s position on the recent news about the possible auction of the museum’s assets. He has issued the following statement