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.

AirCorps Restorations
Alan Armstrong 729
Gosshawk 729
Gary Velasco 729

American Airpower Museum and Barry Tech Prepare HS Students for Aviation Careers

PRESS RELEASE American Airpower Museum is partnering with the Nassau BOCES Joseph M. Barry Career…

Luc Zipkin

NAS Wildwood Unique Partnership Celebrates US Coast Guard

PRESS RELEASE Naval Air Station Wildwood (NASW) Aviation Museum announces a partnership with the Cape…

Angela Decker

School Students Join Museum of Flight’s Pathfinder Team

PRESS RELEASE SEATTLE, Jan. 4, 2023 — For over forty years The Museum of Flight’s…

Luc Zipkin

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Announces New President

PRESS RELEASE Hammond is a familiar name, ringing through the records and stories of the…

Luc Zipkin

Federal Distinction for the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force

The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force has been awarded federal distinction through…

Moreno Aguiari

National Air and Space Museum Reveals Names of the First U.S. Women to Officially Fly Combat Missions

PRESS RELEASE The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has revealed for the first time…

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Cavanaugh Flight Museum To Close After 30 Years

By Luc Zipkin ** Article updated on January 1st The Cavanaugh Flight Museum of Addison,…

Luc Zipkin

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Opens New Exhibit Honoring the Enlisted Force

PRESS RELEASE DAYTON, Ohio – The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force has completed…

Luc Zipkin

EAA Young Eagles Program Flies More Young People in 2023

PRESS RELEASE EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (December 28, 2023) — EAA’s Young Eagles…

Luc Zipkin

Glacier Girl on Display at Lone Star Flight Museum, Special Event January 11

By Zac Yates The most famous flying Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Lewis Air Legends’ Glacier Girl,…

Zac Yates

Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum to Return to El Toro

By Adam Estes While there are many museums dedicated to the history of military aviation…

Adam Estes

IWM Duxford’s Spies in the Skies: WWII Aerial Reconnaissance

Aerial reconnaissance played a crucial role during WWII, providing valuable intelligence to military commanders on…

Moreno Aguiari

RAF Museum Donates Hastings’ Wing to Canadian Halifax Project

The RAF Museum at Hendon has donated a right-hand outer wing panel from a Handley…

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Four Photographers Spend Three Days in 20 Acres of Aviation History

Story Gary Daniels Photography Gary Daniels, Gary Edwards, John Ford, and Craig Swancy John Ford…

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