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Museum of Flight Lecture – Secret CIA Flights from Taiwan Revealed

August 23, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

On Sept. 1 the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington will present the story of how CIA pilots of the Republic of China Air Force (Taiwan) “Black Bat Squadron” flew a daring nighttime mission to […]

Jet Blast Bash Festival Brings Fans to the Blue Angels

July 27, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Museum of Flight’s Aug. 4-5 Seafair weekend outdoor festival-by-the-flightline, Jet Blast Bash, offers fast planes, fast cars, music, food and beer with the closest seats in Seattle to the ceremony and thunder of the […]

Orbis MD-10 Flying Eye Hospital to Visit The Museum of Flight

July 18, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

A former FedEx MD-10 cargo plane converted into the world’s only flying eye care teaching hospital will make its first visit to Seattle and be stationed at the Museum for tours on July 28-29 and […]

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Wings of Freedom Tour to Visit The Museum of Flight June 22-24

June 15, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

The steady rumble of World War II airplanes will resonate at The Museum of Flight June 22-24, while a group of four rare and historic aircraft is based here for public rides and tours. Ground […]

Museum Launches Screenings of Stunning New Space Film

Museum of Flight Launches Screenings of Stunning New Space Film

June 14, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Seattle premiere of the documentary, In Saturn’s Rings, is at The Museum of Flight. The Museum is now offering daily screenings of the groundbreaking film described as “a 14 billion light-year journey of the […]

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Boeing B-52G Fuselage Arrives at Museum of Flight

June 3, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

As we mentioned would be happening today in a recent article, the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington moved the fuselage of their Boeing B-52 Stratofortress from its long term storage site at Paine Field […]

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B-52 Takes the Freeways to Museum in Seattle

May 24, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Museum of Flight’s combat veteran Boeing B-52G Stratofortress will soon move from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, to the Museum’s West Campus at Boeing Field in Seattle. The aircraft has been in open storage […]

Museum of Flight Seattle Free for Military on Memorial Day

May 22, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Museum of Flight recognizes Memorial Day with an 11 a.m. performance by the Boeing Employee Concert Band, followed at noon with a special ceremony commemorating fallen U.S. service members. The keynote speaker will be […]

The Museum of Flight: First Mission to Pluto Detailed in Lecture and Book Signing

May 9, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 1

On May 17, Town Hall Seattle and The Museum of Flight host a lecture and book signing with space experts, Alan Stern and David Grinspoon, who will share insight from their new book “Chasing New […]

Museum of Flight to Open New Vietnam War Exhibit

April 27, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

SEATTLE, April 26, 2018: On May 26th, the Museum opens Vietnam Divided: War Above Southeast Asia, a permanent addition to the Museum’s glass-walled main gallery that focuses on the air war over Southeast Asia from […]

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