Trenton, ON — The Royal Canadian Air Force has quietly turned to an unusual source for spare parts to keep its venerable search-and-rescue airplanes flying: a museum. The Citizen has learned that, in July 2012, air force technicians raided an
Delaware Valley Historical Aircraft Association Unveils Plans to Revamp Aviation Museum
Horsham, PA — Local aviation enthusiasts are setting their sights high with a proposed renovation of the Wings of Freedom museum in Horsham, PA, hoping that it could someday rival the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum. The designs, unveiled Friday
Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum to Host “Ask a Curator Day” (online)
Wonder what the staff do at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum? Curious about our collections? On September 17th, we’ll join museums and other cultural institutions around the world on Twitter for Ask A Curator Day. Tweet us your
Boeing giving 787 Dreamiliner to Museum of Flight
Seattle, WA — Boeing is loaning its third 787 Dreamliner to the Museum of Flight in Seattle, a big win for the museum. The aircraft, painted in Boeing colors, is expected to arrive Nov. 8, said Museum of Flight spokesman
Kansas Aviation Museum selects 2014 aviation award winners
The late William Reals, a Wichita pathologist and a leading authority on human factors that contribute to aircraft crashes, has been selected for the 2014 Governor’s Aviation award. Reals was involved in the investigations of two well-known accidents: the 1965
People Throng to Witness Aviation Art Exhibition at Pakistan Air Force Museum
Karachi, Pakistan — Aviation Paintings and Aircraft Models Exhibition is continuing at Pakistan Air Force Museum Faisal. A large number of aviation enthusiasts, Arts schools and colleges students and people from all walks of life visited the exhibition and due
Spitfire and Hurricane flypast for Allied Air Forces Memorial Day event
Elvington, U.K. — THE Yorkshire Air Museum is hosting the annual Allied Air Forces Memorial Day, complete with flypasts, this weekend. Some 100 members of service associations from across the region will be parading at the museum in Elvington this
Aviation Heritage Museum Gets New Addition
Anchorage, AK – For 26 years Alaskans have been able to enjoy all things aviation at our Aviation Heritage Museum. The museum along the shores of Lake Hood pays homage to and educates Alaskans and visitors from near and far
The Military Aviation Museum Hosts Annual “Warbirds Over the Beach” Airshow
Virginia Beach, VA — The Military Aviation Museum recently held their “Warbirds Over the Beach” airshow the weekend of May 17-18, 2014 and it did not disappoint. The airshow features static and flying demonstrations of some of the finest examples