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Evel Knievel’s Skycycle X-2 Replica Joins Spirit of Flight Museum Collection

The Spirit of Flight Foundation in Nampa, Idaho, has announced the addition of a replica…

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From Deck to Display: The Only C-130 to Ever Land on a Carrier Lives at the National Naval Aviation Museum

LOOK MA, NO HOOK: The Legendary Carrier Landings of KC-130F BuNo 149798. The very aircraft…

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Yorkshire Air Museum to Commemorate 80th Anniversary of VE Day with Special Events

The Yorkshire Air Museum is marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day with a poignant…

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Airbase Georgia to Host Screening of New Documentary Profiling WASP Cornelia Fort

CAF Airbase Georgia will host a special screening of Crosswinds: The Courageous Life of Cornelia…

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First Flight Society Names William P. Lear as 2025 Honoree for Paul E. Garber First Flight Shrine

The First Flight Society has announced that William P. Lear, visionary inventor and founder of…

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RAF Museum Midlands to Commemorate 80th Anniversary of VE Day With Free Weekend Event

Join the RAF Museum Midlands on 10–11 May 2025 for a special weekend marking the…

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CAF Airbase Georgia to Host May 10 Open House Honoring VE Day and Armed Forces Week

Join CAF Airbase Georgia on Saturday, May 10, for a special open house honoring the…

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Vulcan to the Sky Trust Shares Promising Update on The Vulcan Experience Project

The Vulcan to the Sky Trust is making promising strides toward establishing The Vulcan Experience…

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Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum Re-Establishes Itself in Irvine, California

A closer look at the aircraft on site at the new location at the former…

Adam Estes

“Wings, Tracks, and Wheels” at Planes of Fame Air Museum May 3-4

The weekend event at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California will include…

Emma Quedzuweit

Commemorative Air Force Welcomes Non-Flying Artifact Donations to Preserve Military Aviation Legacy

The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) and the Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center are…

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Star Wars Takeover At The Museum Of Flight On May the Fourth

The Museum of Flight's Annual May The Fourth celebration is set to provide galactic level…

Angela Decker

Heritage STOL Competition Returns to the Military Aviation Museum

Experience aviation like never before at the Military Aviation Museum’s 2nd Annual Heritage STOL Competition…

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