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Texas Air and Space Museum Plans Major Expansion

With hopes to relocate and expand, the Texas Air and Space Museum of Amarillo, Texas…

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Veteran Grumman Albatross Senselessly Destroyed in Italy

On May 17, 2013, a Grumman HU-16 Albatross displayed by the Museo dell’Aria del Castello…

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Cactus Air Force Museum Cleared for Takeoff

The Cactus Air Force has received approval from the Carson City Airport Authority to build…

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Community Efforts to Save Pasco Naval Air Station Tower

In Pasco, Washington efforts are underway to restore and preserve a long-disused WWII-era control tower…

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Duluth Aviation Institute Recreating a Hundred Year Old Flying Boat From Scratch

The Duluth Aviation Institute of Duluth, Minnesota is in the process of completing a flying…

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World’s Last Operational F-111 Goes on Display at Historical Aircraft Restoration Society

As we recently reported, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has been divesting itself of…

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English Electric Lightning Reunites With its Final Pilot 36 Years Later

The Boscombe Down Aviation Collection (BDAC) located at the Old Sarum Airfield just North of…

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Restoration of F/A-18 Fighter Jet for NMMC in the works

The U.S. Marine Corps is soliciting proposals for the complete restoration of a McDonnell Douglas…

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RAF Museum Lancaster Flying Display to Honor Veterans June 2, 2013

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's Avro Lancaster will be taking to the skies over…

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Flying Heritage Collection Unveils V-2 Rocket

The pinnacle in WWII technology and the first manmade object to reach space, a German…

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Classic Air Force Museum Adds Two Flying Jets

The newly opened Classic Air Force Museum located at Newquay Cornwall Airport in Newquay, United…

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Pearson Air Museum Dispute Results in Separation

In the most recent development of the ongoing dispute between the US National Parks Service…

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Air Show Report: Warbirds Over the Beach 2013

The aerial display portion of Warbirds Over the Beach 2013 was severely hampered by bad…

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Yankee Air Museum Kicks Off Campaign to Acquire Historic Willow Run Factory

The Yankee Air Museum launched a $5 million fundraising drive last week that it hopes…

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