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B-1 Bomber Flyover to Commemorate Doolittle Tokyo Raid

Two B-1 bombers from the 34th and 37th Bomb Squadrons at Ellsworth Air Force Base,…

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Chocks Away For The RAF Centenary

April 1 2017 marks 99 years since the Royal Air Force was founded.  With the…

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German Fighters Highlight of Open Cockpits Evening

Two Second World War German front line fighter aircraft, the Messerschmitt BF109G-2/Trop and the Focke…

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Bomber Camp 2017 – Battle of the Bombers!

Stockton, CA - The Stockton Field Aviation Museum will once again host their Annual “Bomber…

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Major Installation in New APOLLO Gallery

Last week the Museum of Flight received a special delivery-- a full-scale F-1 rocket engine,…

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JAM to Honor Voodoo’s Last Flight Anniversary

By Austin Hancock London, Ontario - The Canada based Jet Aircraft Museum plans to “keep…

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The National WWII Museum Launches Rides Aboard Restored, Operational Higgins Patrol-Torpedo Boat

Beginning April 1, The National WWII Museum will offer the public the opportunity to tour…

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Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor Commemorates The 75th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo

HONOLULU, HI – Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the…

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B-25 Mitchell Bombers to Highlight Events Commemorating 75th Anniversary of the Doolittle Tokyo Raid

B-25 Mitchell bombers from around the country will once again take to the skies before…

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The “Baby Boeing” 737 Turns the Big Five-O with a Birthday Party

On April 9, the Museum will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Boeing 737's first…

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CAF Living Aviation History Day Features “Flying Tigers” in March

The American Volunteer Group (AVG), known as the “Flying Tigers,” successfully battled the Japanese in…

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RAF Museum Cosford Launches New Cold War Lecture Series

On 17 March, the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford will be hosting the first Cold…

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Smithsonian Selects The Museum of Flight to Exhibit Apollo 11

The Smithsonian Institution announced at a ceremony today that the Apollo 11 command module Columbia--the…

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The Warning Star Rescue Project

By Austin Hancock Belleville, MI - The Yankee Air Force/Museum, known for operating a gorgeous…

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