Aviation Museum News

Stay up to date with the latest aviation museum news, including new exhibits, aircraft acquisitions, restoration milestones, special events, and behind-the-scenes stories from air and space museums around the world.

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Museum of Flight to Acquire Lockheed Model 10 Electra via “Project Amelia”

The Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington is well along in its efforts to fund…

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RAF Museum Retrieval of Dornier Do 17 Proceeding

As we recently reported, the retrieval of what is believed to be the world's only…

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May 18th to be “British Invasion” Day at the Pima Air and Space Museum

THE DATE FOR THIS SPECIAL EVENT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED FOR MAY 18TH The 18th of…

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Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor to Commemorate The Battle of Midway

Marking the 71st Anniversary of the "turning point in the Pacific," the Battle of Midway,…

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Planes of Fame Air Show Lightning Strikes Chino Aptly Named

The Planes of Fame Air Museum's 2013 Air Show in Chino, California, entitled "Lightning Strikes…

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Yanks Air Museum Takes Delivery of F-104 Starfighter

Planes often have to be shipped from the other side of the earth to join…

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Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress Arrives at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor

One of the most talked about artifacts of American aviation history, the Boeing B-17E Flying…

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World’s Last Macchi M.7 Undergoing Restoration in Sweden

In addition to the Donnet-Lévêque "Flying Fish" Restoration on which we recently reported, another restoration…

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World’s Only Flying Mosquito Flew Today!

Regular readers of Warbirds News know we've been following the progress of Jerry Yagen and…

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Work Begins to Retrieve Dornier Do 17 from the Waters off English Coast

Work began last week to raise what is believed to be the last surviving example…

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Donnet-Lévêque “Flying Fish” Restoration Nearing Completion in Sweden

The Flygvapenmuseum (Air Force Museum) in Linköping, Sweden, just south of Stockholm is reporting significant…

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F-111 arrives at Fighter World

A retired Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) General Dynamics F-111C Aardvark made the overland trip…

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Yankee Air Museum Tries to Raise $6 Million to Purchase Former B-24 Bomber Factory

The Yankee Air Museum of Belleville, Michigan has just announced a $6 million campaign to…

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Short Brothers Flying Boats Make a Splash at New Zealand Museum

The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT), located in Western Springs, Auckland, New Zealand has…

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