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Museum of Flight Offers Tours of Space Shuttle Trainer Crew Compartments

Tours of Space Shuttle Trainer Crew Compartments Begin Feb. 15. Exclusive guided tours of the…

New Dates Announced for Vulcan XH558 Tours

Explore the Iconic Avro Vulcan Up Close While Supporting Its Legacy, Step Under the Wings…

National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force Joins Super Museum Sunday

The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force is excited to participate in Super…

Rare German Junkers Ju 87 Stuka Dive Bomber Acquired by Russian Museum Despite Sanctions

Despite sanctions, the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UMMC) museum complex in Verkhnyaya Pyshma successfully…

A Mosquito and a Swallow at The Palm Springs Air Museum

Rare Mosquito and Me 262 Replica Highlight PSAM’s "Under the Cowling" Event

Virginia & The Vietnam War Exhibit

Virginia & the Vietnam War Exhibit, Traveling Exhibit Now on Display through February 24th, 2025

The First Flight Society announces its Board of Directors For 2025

The First Flight Society has unveiled its 2025 Board of Directors, with Paul Wright Jameson,…

Author Talk | Letters to Loretta: The World War II Love Letter Story of Harold & Loretta Schwerdt

Author Talk: Letters to Loretta with Kaitlin Oster | Feb 1, 11 AM | National…

Valentine’s Day At The Museum Of Flight Becomes A Mars Love Affair – An Evening with Mary Roach

Mary Roach, “America’s funniest science writer” (Washington Post) and author of Packing for Mars, headlines…

R4D ‘Ready 4 Duty’ to Make 12,000-Mile Trip to Europe

Commemorative Air Force Aircraft Leads Navy to Victory Tour Honoring 80th Anniversary of Allied Victory…

Very Rare “Mosquito” to Fly at Planes of Fame Air Museum This Saturday

Saturday, February 1, 2025, promises to be an eventful day that aviation enthusiasts won’t want…

See The ‘Intrepid’ Museum’s New FG-1D Corsair Ahead of Its Public Unveiling

Get a glimpse of the aircraft in the restoration hangar on select dates in February,…

Shuttleworth Collection Announces Summer Air Show 2025

A Spectacular Celebration of Aviation History: Shuttleworth’s Summer Air Show 2025

Mighty Eighth Air Force Celebrates 83 Years

The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force celebrates the Eighth Air Force's 83rd…