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National Naval Aviation Museum Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

The National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM) of Pensacola, Florida is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this…

US Air Force and Hollywood’s Ongoing Long-Term Relationship

Many of the over one million yearly visitors who tour the National Museum of the…

Pearson Field Education Center Rises from Pearson Air Museum Ashes

We've been reporting on the ongoing saga of the breakup of the Pearson Aviation Museum…

Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina Found in Puerto Rico is Australia Bound

The Rathmines Catalina Memorial Park Trust (RCMPT), after a worldwide, seven-year search, located and purchased…

National Museum of the US Air Force Plans Major Expansion

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near…

Dornier Do 17 Retrieved From Goodwin Sands Arrives at RAF Museum Cosford

The Donier Do 17 that the RAF Museum recently retrieved from under 50 feet of…

Yanks Air Museum Open Cockpit Day- 6/15/13

Yanks Air Museum in Chino, California will be hosting an "Open Cockpit Day" on June…

Air Show Report: Mid-Atlantic Air Museum’s 23rd Annual World War II Weekend 2013

Tom Pawlesh Reports: The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum's 23rd Annual World War II Weekend and "Gathering…

Howard Hughes Sikorsky S-43 Heading to Fantasy of Flight Collection in Florida

This week, Kermit Weeks of Fantasy of Flight of Polk City, Florida will be heading…

Chennault Aviation and Military Museum gets a Budgetary Respite

Named after a local man of note, General Claire Lee Chennault, the Chennault Aviation and…

RAAF F-111 Lands at Queensland Air Museum

As part of a program where the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has restored and…

RAF Museum Pays Respects at the Gravesite of Dornier 17 Bombardier

On the same day that the plane that carried him for his final flight was…

Ex-RNZAF Avenger Gifted to Gisborne Aviation Preservation Society

An ex-Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Grumman TBF-1 Avenger aircraft that the Gisborne Aviation…

Newsreel Collection Possible Foundation for New South Carolina WWII Museum

Former public relations executive and force behind the Doolittle Raiders 50th reunion held in Columbia,…