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Marine Corps Pilot Celebrates 100th Birthday

This Saturday, Planes of Fame Air Museum (POF) will host the 100th birthday party of…

Curtiss Kittyhawk to Fire its Main Armament at Warbirds Over Wanaka 2022

Held biennially over the easter weekend in the spectacular Alpine-esque setting of Wanaka, New Zealand,…

USS Midway Museum A-7B Corsair II Returns from Restoration

On June 3rd, the USS Midway Museumย in San Diego, California took delivery of their freshly-restored…

RAAF and Temora Aviation Museum Partnership Anniversary

July 1st marks two years since The Royal Australian Air Force and the Temora Aviation…

RAF Museum Conference: New Thinking in Air Power

Tickets are now available for Royal Air Force Museumโ€™s โ€˜New Thinking in Air Powerโ€™ conference…

National Museum USAF to Open an Aircraft One Day Each Month

PRESS RELEASE -The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will continue to provide the…

Military Aviation Museum’s Virginia Warbird Weekend

โ€œWelcome to the South Pacific!โ€ by Lynn Ritger Photos by Lynn Ritger, Kenny Reese and…

San Diego Air & Space Museum Hosting Apollo 15 Anniversary Celebration

The San Diego Air & Space Museum is proud to be the one-and-only host of…

G for George Disassembled

By Wing Commander Mary Anne Whiting The iconic Lancaster โ€˜G for Georgeโ€™, code AR-G, serial…

NASM’s New World War II In The Air Gallery

As many will recall, the Smithsonian's National Air & Space Museum (NASM) has been undergoing…

Air Zoo Achieves Major Milestone in SBD-2P & F-117 Nighthawk Restorations

Back in April, we reported that theย Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan…

Fagen Fighters’ Photo Mission

Fagen Fighters WWII Museumย hosted Scott Slocum'sย AeroMedia Groupย this past weekend, which was packed with flying and…

Fagen Fighters’ P-38 Lightning Makes First Flight Since 2018

Following a particularly in-depth inspection, Fagen Fighters WWII Museum flew their Lockheed P-38L Lightning Scatt…

Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum’s C-119 Outer Wings Installed

Volunteers at the Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museumย in Columbus, Indiana have just finished installing the outer wing…