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NEW INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION ON AEROSPACE INNOVATION TO LAUNCH AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE USAF

New Interactive Exhibition at the National Museum of the USAF

September 15, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE DAYTON, Ohio – “Above and Beyond,” an interactive science exhibition exploring transformative innovations in aerospace, will launch Saturday, Sept. 17 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The 500-square-meter exhibition will […]

USAF Museum Curtiss JN 4D Jenny Restoration 2

NMUSAF Curtiss JN-4D Jenny Restoration

September 13, 2022 Adam Estes 0

by Adam Estes In the last four years, specialist technicians at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force (NMUSAF) in Dayton, Ohio have refurbished several WWI-era aircraft, including an Avro 504K and Thomas-Morse S4C Scout. […]

PBY Rides and Training Offered at Warbird Adventures

September 12, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

Warbird Adventures today announced that they will be hosting the PBY Catalina “Flying Turtle” (N222FT) at their new location in South Carolina. Starting on October 3, 2022, the PBY operated by Historic Air Tours will […]

GHOSTS – Phil Makanna’s Legendary Warbird Calendars Are Ready for 2023!

September 11, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

by Richard Mallory Allnutt It is doubtful that anyone with even the vaguest interest in vintage military aircraft could fail to have seen or been moved by the work of the legendary aerial photographer Philip […]

Walt Disney’s Grumman Gulfstream I Airplane Returns to Palm Springs

September 10, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE Walt Disney’s Grumman Gulfstream I plane will journey from Disney D23 Expo 2022 in Anaheim to Palm Springs, California where it will be celebrated in mid-October when it is displayed alongside the Palm […]

WWII Veteran D-Day Pilot Visits C-47 Aircraft at the Military Aviation Museum

September 9, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

Henry A. DuBay is a WWII combat veteran who served in Europe and the Mediterranean. When he earned his wings as a military pilot he could not have known that he would participate in some […]

Free Timed-Entry Passes for National Air and Space Museum Available Sept. 14

September 7, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum will require free timed-entry passes for visiting the renovated and newly opened west wing of its building in Washington, D.C. The free passes will be available online starting […]

C-47 “That’s All, Brother” to Visit The Military Aviation Museum

September 7, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

On September 9,10,11,12, the Military Aviation Museum is hosting a very historic World War II aircraft. Visitors will be able to tour “That’s All, Brother”, the C-47A Skytrain troop transport that led the formation of […]

Elvis and Priscilla on their wedding day with Sinatras Learjet.

Elvis and the Learjet

September 6, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

Elvis and the Learjet (as told to Stan Stokes by Clay Lacy)* *adapted from an article in the Palm Springs Air Museum’s Newsletter May 1st, 1967 marked the date when Elvis Presley and Pricilla Beaulieu got […]

Huey Rides Available During Patriot’s Day Fly-In at Hillsdale Airport, MI

September 5, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE Have you ever flown in a Huey helicopter with the doors wide open and the wind rushing over your face? You will have that opportunity at the Hillsdale Airport on Sunday, September 11th, […]

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