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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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National Naval Aviation Museum Dedicates Ready Room and Exhibit to Dale “Snort” Snodgrass

On June 3rd, the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida dedicated its Ready Room and an…

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Smithsonian Names Christopher Browne Director of National Air and Space Museum

Christopher Browne has been named the John and Adrienne Mars Director of the Smithsonian’s National…

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NMUSAF Hosts C-47 Fly-In and Paratrooper Jump

Two World War II-era C-47 Skytrain airplanes that flew the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France…

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New EAA Museum Exhibit Honors First Black Naval Aviator

PRESS RELEASE - EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (April 25, 2022) — A new…

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Skyfest50 – Celebrating 50 Years of Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

A collection of over forty aircraft has grown through the friendship of Dennis Bradley and…

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WASP 80th Anniversary Homecoming Celebration and Family Reunion

2022 marks the 80th year of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), the quasi-military organization which…

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F-117A Nighthawk Goes on Display at Palm Springs Air Museum

The Palm Springs Air Museum now has another iconic aircraft on display within its already impressive…

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First Flight Society Celebrates Wilbur Wright Day 2022 On April 16th

PRESS RELEASE - KITTY HAWK, N.C. – April 7, 2022 – The First Flight Society…

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Falklands Survivor ‘Bravo November’ Now on Display at RAF Museum

The sole surviving Chinook helicopter flown by the RAF during the Falklands campaign is now…

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Sandbar Mitchell Gets a Helping Hand From a WWII ‘Rosie’

There is little doubt that the enormous weapons manufacturing advantage which the Allies possessed, particularly…

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National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Celebrates 75th Anniversary of the U.S. Air Force

PRESS RELEASE - The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will host a variety…

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RAF Museum Cosford Acquires Combat Veteran Chinook

PRESS RELEASE- The Royal Air Force Museum Cosford is thrilled to announce the acquisition of…

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RAF Museum’s Westland Lysander Returns to London for Display

On February 21st, 2022, after undergoing more than 6 years of restoration, the Royal Air…

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National Naval Aviation Museum Receives New Artifact

On 1 February 2022, the National Naval Aviation Museum was honored to receive the donation…

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