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Thousands of Miniature Models to be Displayed at Cosford

February 25, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

After a busy February Half Term week at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford, which has seen over 1,000 children take part in a model making activity, families with a new found interest in the […]

Open Cockpit Day At The New England Air Museum

February 24, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 1

The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Conn., will hold Open Cockpit Day on Sunday, March 15th.On that day, visitors will be permitted to climb into the cockpits of up to 8 vintage aircraft, […]

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Bomber Camp 2015 Announced

February 20, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

Press Release: The Stockton Field Aviation Museum is happy to announce BOMBER CAMP 2015! Do you remember watching the movies Twelve O’Clock High or Memphis Belle? Have you ever imagined what it would be like […]

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Presidential Connie Columbine II to Fly Again?

February 19, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 3

Recently, there was quite the buzz on the internet about the possible return to flight of President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidential transport, the Lockheed C-121A Constellation known to the world as Columbine II. News reports stated that […]

P-51D Mustang Returns to the Skies after 12 Year Absence

February 18, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 19

The Palm Springs Air Museum in Palm Springs, California has just celebrated the return of their P-51D Mustang, 44-74908, following fourteen months of restoration work in Chino. The Mustang rolled off the production line on July […]

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City Bridge Ridge Trust Aids Museum Program Engage Older Visitors

February 16, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

The RAF Museum London is pleased to announce that the City Bridge Trust has donated £87,600 towards its program to engage older visitors.City Bridge Trust is the grant-making arm of Bridge House Estates, whose sole […]

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German Stuka Getting Ready For 3D Scan at MSI

February 13, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 2

Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry landed its Junkers Ju-87R-2 Stuka on their main floor this past Wednesday. The Stuka dive bomber, one of only two intact examples remaining in the world, has been at the museum since 1946. […]

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CAF SoCal Wing’s PBJ-1 Restoration Update

February 12, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Commemorative Air Force’s SoCal or Southern California Wing in Camarillo, California has been working for roughly two decades to restore the only known example of the North American PBJ-1 Mitchell, a navalized version of the Army Air […]

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Atlas Rocket to Be Scrapped

February 11, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 11

The Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa, Ontario has announced that it will scrap the Atlas 5A rocket which has stood outside its building since 1973. Officially on loan from the National Museum of […]

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National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Opens Expanded Tuskegee Airmen Exhibit

February 10, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – DAYTON, Ohio – A group of African Americans who fought for equality as they battled for their country are being recognized with an expanded exhibit at the National Museum of the U.S. […]

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Scott Thompson’s B-17 Updates From Madras

Scott Thompson of AeroVintage recently shared an update on the AeroVintage website about two of the three B-17s currently at Madras, Oregon, with the Erickson Aircraft Collection. The post highlights ongoing wing restoration work on one aircraft and the start of disassembly on another. […]

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