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Evan Fagen in Fagen Fighters FM 2 Wildcat

Fagen Fighters WWII Museum Reopens

May 20, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

It’s been over a year since the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum has been able to host visitors, so one can imagine their relief and joy at opening their doors for the fist time again this […]

Warbird Profile: Teutonic Gustav

May 20, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 5

By Luigino Caliaro English adaptation Stephen Chapis This May 20th marks the fifth anniversary of the first flight in U.S. soil of the Military Aviation Museum’s (MAM) Messerschmitt Bf-109G-4, WkNr 19257, just prior to the […]

Stranger Than Fiction The Incredible Science of Aerospace Medicine

New Museum Exhibit Opening at The Museum of Flight in Seattle

May 19, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

On July 3, The Museum of Flight opens Stranger Than Fiction: The Incredible Science of Aerospace Medicine, a new exhibition about a lofty subject wrapped in a retro SciFi comic book motif. It’s the story […]

Peter Johnston new RAF Museum Head of Collections

RAF Museum Welcomes New Head of Collections and Research

May 19, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – Dr Peter Johnston is a military historian and Museum professional. Most recently he was the Head of Collections Research and Academic Access at the National Army Museum. He joined the Museum in […]

Fifth Annual TBM Avenger Reunion Delivers Despite Bad Weather

May 19, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 1

by Greg Morehead Despite the irreverence of Mother Nature, which forced the cancellation of Saturday’s events, the Sixth Annual TBM Reunion and Salute to Veterans was largely successful. Thursday provided many opportunities for patient observers […]

Restored Reggiane Re.2002 on Display at Italian Air Force Museum

May 18, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 1

After a four year restoration, conducted by the specialists at the Museo Storico dell’Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force Museum) in Vigna di Valle, Italy, an ultra-rare Reggiane Re.2002 is now on public display within the museum’s […]

Getting Into Warbirds

May 18, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

by Sam Worthington-Leese Getting into warbirds might seem like an impossible dream, akin to being a Formula 1 driver, joining the SAS, or becoming an astronaut. But, there are Formula 1 drivers, there are soldiers […]

American Airpower Museum Joins Bethpage Air Show Over Jones Beach

May 17, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Memorial Day Weekend, at the end of May, is when we honor our fallen Veterans, the sacrifices made by active duty military and those retired from service. In observance of Memorial Day, the American Airpower […]

Gary Velasco’s Wingnut & Rockhead Show

May 17, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

The artwork of famed aviation artist Gary Velasco currently graces the noses of some of the most famous warbirds flying today, including B-24A Diamond Lil, B-25Js Show Me, Take-Off Time, and Tondelayo, B-17Gs Madras Maiden […]

Masks No Longer Required for Fully Vaccinated Visitors at National Museum USAF

May 14, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

In support of updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, fully vaccinated visitors (who are at least two weeks beyond their final dose) will no longer be required to wear masks when visiting […]

Month: May 2021