McMinnville, OR – Troubles continue for the Evergreen aviation empire as the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum and waterpark at the McMinnville campus potentially face a public auction next month for their landlord’s failure to pay a $1.9 million debt
The Strategic Air & Space Museum Announces C-54 “Skymaster” Display
PRESS RELEASE ASHLAND, NE –The Strategic Air & Space Museum will unveil the newly restored C-54 Skymaster to the public on November 16, 2015. The meticulous restoration of this incredible aircraft began in October of 2012. The Strategic Air & Space
Lawmakers continue fight to save Quonset Air Museum
In the hopes that the Quonset Air Museum will once again take flight, state lawmakers have asked the Rhode Island Airport Corporation to delay its orders for the museum to vacate the premises. The museum, which preserves Rhode Island’s aviation
Museum of Aviation Gets Fully-Restored P-51 from soon-to-close Chanute Air Museum
WARNER ROBINS, GA — After finally getting a B-17 bomber in its arsenal of attractions, the Museum of Aviation now has the plane that protected it. The museum staff has reassembled a fully restored P-51 Mustang fighter and rolled it
Palm Springs Air Museum to expand
Palm Springs, CA — Many visitors flock to Palm Springs to see architecture from the middle of the 20th century. And pretty soon, they can also check out some of the aircrafts from the era as well. The Palm Springs Air
Russian woman’s remarkable mission to restore Soviet jet airliner
For nearly three decades, an old Soviet airliner lay abandoned on a small airfield deep inside Siberia. Years of neglect under the harsh Siberian climate had reduced the Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-104A to little more than a decaying wreck. Until Maria Karmanova came
The Golden Age Air Museum’s Fall Flying Circus airshow is family fun for all (video)
Bethel, PA — Recently, the Golden Age Air Museum held it’s Fall “Flying Circus” Airshow and once again, it did not disappoint. Yes, we know that the Air Museum Network covered the Spring event as well but we had so
Missing original control panel back with Memphis Belle
An historic artifact of the Memphis Belle once pried out of the cockpit and made part of a cocktail table is now back where it originally began: A part of the iconic World War II B-17F bomber under restoration at
Wright Brothers museum to undergo $5M renovation
Kitty Hawk, NC — The National Park Service, owner and operator of the Wright Brothers National Memorial park near Kitty Hawk, has picked Raleigh architecture firm HagarSmith Design to finish the designs of a $5.2 million renovation and rehabilitation of
Hixson Museum of Flight acquires one and only Douglas BTD-1 Destroyer
Rome, GA – The only BTD-1 Destroyer aircraft in existence has made its way to Richard B. Russell Regional Airport to be part of the Hixson Museum of Flight exhibit that has moved to Rome, GA. According to Hixson Museum
Avoid the Papal crowds in Philly this weekend and head to the Golden Age Air Museum’s Flying Circus
Bethel, PA — The visit by Pope Francis this weekend to Philadelphia is historic for some but for others it means major traffic headaches. If you’re part of the latter, why not head away from the city and experience a unique
First look at Bristol’s Concorde museum
Bristol, UK — For too many years, the last Concorde to fly has stood forlorn – but not entirely forgotten – next to the runway at Filton Airfield. But now work is starting at last to build a home for
Only 2 weeks left for Quonset Air Museum to find new home
North Kingstown, RI – The last aircraft to fly out of Quonset Naval Air Station back in the 1970’s sits alongside a torpedo bomber flown by the U.S. Navy in World War II. They’re just two of the 28 aircraft
Portuguese Air Force to help country celebrate 100 years of military aviation
2015 marks the centennial of military aviation in Portugal and sixty three years of the Portuguese Air Force (FAP). As part of the year-long celebration, FAP has been opening its doors to the public. On September 5, 2015, an open house
NAS Wildwood Museum and Collings Foundation team up for AirFest event
This past Labor Day Weekend, The Naval Air Station Wildwood Air Museum (NASWAM) joined forces with The Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour and brought four aviation filled days to the picturesque seaside town of Cape May New Jersey. The