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CAF Red Tail Squadrons Rise Above Exhibit Coming to Carolinas Aviation Museum

February 26, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Carolinas Aviation Museum at Charlotte Douglas International Airport will be hosting the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron’s Traveling Exhibit entitled “Rise Above”, honoring the legendary “Tuskegee Airmen.” The Traveling Exhibit, which features […]

Mitsubishi Zero Returns to Japan

February 26, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

A Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero fighter belonging to the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California was recently packed into shipping containers destined for the land of its birth, Japan. This is the third time […]

Restoration of Thompson Trophy-Winning P-51D Mustang

February 24, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The New England Air Museum’s (NEAM) North American P-51D Mustang, N13Y, has been moved out of storage and into their 11,000 square foot restoration hangar, where crew chief Pete McConnell and his team are now […]

Historic Plane Shuffle Accompanies Renovation of the Imperial War Museum-London

February 22, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

An exodus of exhibits from the Imperial War Museum’s (IWM) London Branch is making way for the construction of the First World War Centenary exhibits which are a part of the museum’s substantial renovation of […]

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Special Black History Month Celebration At The Frontiers of Flight Museum

February 21, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Frontiers of Flight Museum, the Texas Eagles for Aviation and Claude R. Platte DFW Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen have partnered to bring a special Black History celebration to the North Texas community. The […]

Happy 50th Birthday San Diego Air & Space Museum!

February 16, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The San Diego Aerospace Museum San Diego Aerospace Museum or SDASM is California’s “Official Air and Space Museum,” one of the four largest aviation and space museums in the country and is home to the […]

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NM Museum of Space History Honors its Volunteers

February 16, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

The New Mexico Space History Museum loacted in Alamogordo, NM hosted its annual volunteer banquet to one of the largest crowds in recent memory. “We had the largest turnout of volunteers that I have seen […]

The Mid America Museum of Transportation Prepares for Major Expansion

February 15, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Mid America Museum of Transportation and Aviation located in Sioux City, Iowa is getting ready to make a big change to its exhibits. A Boeing 727, which the museum got from FedEx after it […]

Community Outcry Accompanies WA Museum Closure

February 15, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 5

The Fort Vancouver National Trust announced the closure of Pearson Air Museum in Vancouver, Washington. Operated on contract with the city of Vancouver by the Trust for the past eight (8) years, the museum […]

The Carolinas Aviation Museum is Now Part of the Smithsonian Institution’s Affiliations Program.

February 14, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Carolinas Aviation Museum, located on the grounds of Charlotte/Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina is now an official member of the Smithsonian Institution’s Affiliations Program. The mission of Smithsonian Affiliations is to share […]

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Scott Thompson’s B-17 Updates From Madras

Scott Thompson of AeroVintage recently shared an update on the AeroVintage website about two of the three B-17s currently at Madras, Oregon, with the Erickson Aircraft Collection. The post highlights ongoing wing restoration work on one aircraft and the start of disassembly on another. […]

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