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Pacific Aviation Museum Celebrates Amelia Earhart’s 116th Birthday

July 26, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Pacific Aviation Museum of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, celebrated Amelia Earhart’s 116th Birthday Tuesday with a “Dress Like Amelia Earhart” promotion, that provided goodie bags for the first 40 children in costume, plus free admission […]

Space Shuttle Crew Compartment Trainer Added to Virtual Tour of National Museum of the US Air Force

July 25, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

One of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s newest exhibits, NASA’s first space shuttle Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT-1), which was used primarily for on-orbit crew training and engineering evaluations has been added to […]

B-17 Champaign Lady Taking Shape in Ohio

July 19, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 5

The Champaign Aviation Museum of Grimes Field in Urbana, Ohio’s restoration to flying condition of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress they’ve christened “Champaign Lady” has been an ongoing restoration project that began in 2005 when […]

US National Museum of the Marine Corps Unveils Ambitious Expansion Plan

July 17, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

In furtherance of it’s long-term expansion plans, the National Museum of the Marine Corps of Triangle, Virginia, has unveiled the ambitious plans for it’s latest expansion. We recently reported on the restoration of one of […]

Movie Replica Mitsubishi Zero Goes on Display in Japan

July 16, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 3

We were contacted recently by reader of ours in Japan, Fumio Suga, about a Mitsubishi Model 21 Zero that has gone on display and is intended to be the cornerstone exhibit of a new museum […]

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RAF Museum Cosford Exhibits Models of Cancelled Concept Aircraft

July 14, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Royal Air Force Museum in Cosford, UK is displaying a collection of original aircraft concept models designed by some of Britain’s biggest aircraft manufacturers during the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Many of these pioneering […]

CAF Minnesota Wing Hosts Autistic Group Visit

July 13, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

The Commemorative Air Force’s Minnesota Wing recently hosted a group of guests from Erik’s Ranch & Retreats, a premier residence and workplace for adults with autism, giving one of the group’s members, Ricky, who has […]

National Warplane Museum Planning a Return to Normandy in Their C-47

July 8, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The National Warplane Museum of Geneseo, New York is planning to bring their Veteran Douglas C-47 Skytrain back to Normandy, France to mark the 70th anniversary of when this very plane dropped paratroopers on the […]

HARS Receives Multi-Million Dollar Donation to Keep its DHC-4 Caribous Flying

July 7, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Milspec Services is donating more than AU$2.2 Million of brand-new surplus parts to help keep the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society of Illawarra, Australia’s ex-Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribous airworthy.

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McChord Air Museum Completes 25-Year Restoration, Wins Award

July 6, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 3

Volunteers for the McChord Air Museum, located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Washington have recently completed a 25 year restoration project on a Canadian Vickers SA-10 Catalina, a variant of the Consolidated PBY Catalina, […]

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