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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The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Seeks Funding for Aircraft Restoration and Youth Program Projects

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome seeks $10,000 to fund aircraft restoration projects and expand its youth aviation…

Amreetam Basu

Rare Bolingbroke Joins South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum for Restoration

A rare Bristol Fairchild Bolingbroke Mk. IVT has been transferred from IWM Duxford to the…

Stephen Chapis

Imperial War Museum Duxford Sets Dates for D-Day Flying Event and Summer Air Show

Imperial War Museum Duxford sets dates for its D-Day Flying Day in June and Summer…

Amreetam Basu

Yorkshire Air Museum Marks 30 Years of Halifax Restoration with ‘Operation Halifax’ Exhibition

Yorkshire Air Museum marks 30 years of its Halifax restoration with the new “Operation Halifax”…

Kevin Wilkins

Base Tuono Expands Cold War Story with Arrival of Rare F-86K Sabre

Base Tuono in Italy expands its Cold War collection with a rare F-86K Sabre, adding…

Moreno Aguiari

WASP Homecoming to Return to Sweetwater with Full Schedule of Events April 17–18

WASP Homecoming returns to Sweetwater April 17–18 with films, flight experiences, memorial events, and activities…

Amreetam Basu

The Museum of Flight to Mark Doolittle Raid Anniversary with April 18 Commemoration

The Museum of Flight will host an April 18 event marking the Doolittle Raid anniversary,…

Amreetam Basu

Warbirds of Glory Museum Acquires Rare Curtiss-Wright Dehmel Flight Trainer

Warbirds of Glory Museum adds a rare Curtiss-Wright Dehmel P-3A Flight Trainer to its collection,…

Moreno Aguiari

Vulcan to the Sky Trust Update – Strong Public Engagement in March

Vulcan to the Sky Trust reports strong March engagement, with public events, STEM outreach, and…

Amreetam Basu

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum to Host 2026 Lecture Series

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum will host its 2026 lecture series featuring talks on early American…

Amreetam Basu

Chris Henry on Storytelling, Preservation, and the Future of the EAA Aviation Museum

EAA Museum Director Chris Henry discusses aviation storytelling, preservation, and inspiring new generations in this…

Moreno Aguiari

Daring ‘Dustbusters’ Take on 100ft Aircraft Clean at RAF Museum Midlands

Watch specialist “Dustbusters” scale 100-foot rafters to clean iconic RAF aircraft at the Midlands museum,…

Moreno Aguiari

RAF Museum Midlands Awarded £1 Million Biffa Award Grant for Major New Exhibition

RAF Museum Midlands secures £1 million from Biffa Award to develop a major new exhibition…

Moreno Aguiari

Inside the CAF B-25 Workshop: Standardizing the Care of a Legendary Warbird

Held March 6–8, the CAF B-25 workshop united maintenance experts nationwide to standardize practices, improve…

Kevin Wilkins