Vintage Aviation News

B-17 Rides in Seattle

June 1, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 7

The Northwest flying season rumbles underway when the World War II-era, Boeing B-17 bomber, Aluminum Overcast, returns to the Museum for rides and ground tours June 10-12. The restored Flying Fortress is operated by the […]

The Museum of Flight Offers 1950s Weekend

May 9, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Museum’s next monthly Boeing Centennial Weekend, May 14-15, looks at Seattle life and aviation of the 1950s-when television invaded the living rooms, movies moved outside, airplanes became jets and fast dining became Dick’s Drive-In. […]

Last Ever Boeing 247D Flight Took Place Today!

April 26, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

In what is most likely the last flight of her entire type, the Museum of Flight’s ultra-rare Boeing 247D flew one last time today. The short hop from the museum’s restoration and storage facility at […]

The 747 prototype shines at dawn in the Aviation Pavilion. Ted HuetterThe Museum of Flight Seattle.

The Museum of Flight, Grand Opening of New Aviation Pavilion

April 22, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Museum celebrates the opening of its new, 3-acre Aviation Pavilion June 25-26. The grand opening weekend for the roofed outdoor gallery will include live music and entertainment within the embrace of 17 classic planes. […]

“Formidable Forties” at Home and War at Museum of Flight

April 2, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington reports that the next monthly Boeing Centennial Weekend, April 9-10, will look at Seattle life at home and at war during the “Formidable Forties.” April 9 highlights include […]

Helicopters Join U.S. Coast Guard Day at Museum April 2

March 27, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – The Museum celebrates this year’s 100-year anniversary of the U.S Coast Guard on April 2 with a fly-in display of Coast Guard helicopters, special movies and lectures, plus free admission to active […]

Museum of Flight’s Boeing 727 Flies After 25-Year Rest

March 3, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

In addition to WarbirdsNews breaking news reporting on the final flight of the Boeing 727 airliner prototype yesterday, we thought our readers might enjoy reading the Museum of Flight’s official press release covering the event […]

Boeing 727 Prototype Makes Her Last Flight

March 2, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

The evocative and now sadly rare whine of three Pratt&Whitney JT8D engines ringing in close harmony echoed over Paine Field in Everett, Washington as the prototype Boeing 727 airliner made her final flight today; a short hop […]

Boeing 727 Prototype Ready to Fly

February 27, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – The Museum of Flight’s recently-restored Boeing 727 prototype will make its first flight in 25 years on March 2 – weather permitting – at about 10:30 a.m.; the flight will also be […]

Lecture Launches in the Sixties’ Woman in Space Program

February 15, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – In 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to go into space, but over twenty years earlier, 13 American women were engaged in a project to train the first female astronauts–the […]

Museum of Flight – Seattle