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75th Anniversary of the Doolittle Tokyo Raid Dick Cole

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of the Doolittle Tokyo Raid

November 23, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 1

On April 18, 1942, 80 men achieved the unimaginable when they took off from an aircraft carrier on a top secret mission to bomb Japan. These men, led by Lt. Col. James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle, […]

World War I Drama Coming to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

August 30, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

Commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I as one of the nation’s premier historical aviation events brings the excitement and adrenaline of early air power to Ohio, Oct. 1-2 at the National Museum of […]

“Dick Cole – One Hundred Years A Hero” Premieres April 22 at the Air Force Museum Theater

March 24, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

“One Hundred Years A Hero,” a new biopic documenting the extraordinary life and career of Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole, USAF (Ret.), will premiere Friday, April 22 at 5 p.m. in the Air Force Museum […]

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force to Celebrate Fourth Building Opening

March 18, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

Who will you meet in the galleries of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force? Be one of the first to visit the museum’s new fourth building, and you can find out! On June […]

17 More Aircraft Added to the NMUSAF App

February 3, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – Imagine yourself in the cockpit of an aircraft that flew to the edge of space or at the controls of a plane that demonstrated new ideas in stealth technology. Now, with a […]

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Fourth Building to Open June 8

January 13, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE – The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s new $40.8 million fourth building including aircraft such as SAM 26000 (Air Force One) and the only remaining XB-70 Valkyrie, will open to the […]

C-141 ‘Hanoi Taxi’ Moved Into New Fourth Building

December 17, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

Restoration crews at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force moved the Lockheed C-141C Hanoi Taxi into the museum’s new fourth building on Dec. 16. The aircraft, which airlifted the first American prisoners of […]

Big Moves at The National Museum of the US Air Force

October 19, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

With the building structurally complete, the National Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton, Ohio began moving exhibits into its new, fourth hangar in October. With the opportunity to see some of these beautiful exhibits outside, WarbirdsNews […]

B-17F ‘Memphis Belle’ – Status Update

September 16, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 20

One of our regular readers, Frank Johnson, recently visited the National Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, and was lucky enough to get a tour of the main restoration hangar. The building […]

Commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II at National Museum USAF

July 29, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

On Aug. 9, 1945, the B-29 Bockscar dropped the “Fat Man” atomic bomb on Nagasaki, which led to Japan’s unconditional surrender and the end World War II.This year marks the 70th anniversary of the end […]