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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…

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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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Castle Air Museum B-17 Honors “Treble Four”

by Adam Estes By now, many readers may be familiar with the work that was…

Adam Estes

Hump WWII Museum Opens in India

By Noah Stegman Rechtin On November 30th a new aviation museum was opened in Pasighat,…

Luc Zipkin

Canada Aviation and Space Museum Receives de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo

Over the past year, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum has been making room for…

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Gift of Giving at Yorkshire Air Museum

PRESS RELEASE In 1944 French airmen stationed at RAF Elvington near York made toys for…

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The South Pacific World War II Museum Secures Grant

The South Pacific World War II Museum is thrilled to announce the generous grant of…

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Smithy’s Historic Record Fokker VH-USU

Contributing Editor James Kightly profiles Fokker F.VIIb VH-USU - unquestionably one of the most important…