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San Diego Air & Space Museum to Run Replica Wright Brothers’ Engine on December 17th

December 15, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

This coming Friday marks the 118th anniversary of the first officially acknowledged, controlled flight by a powered, heavier-than-air vehicle – the famous Wright Flyer – which Orville Wright took aloft on a gusty morning in […]

Close Encounters of the TBM Kind

November 18, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

With the passing of the legendary Wilson “Connie” Edwards earlier this year, the remnants of his once vast vintage military aircraft collection have gradually been finding new homes. While readers will be well aware of […]

San Diego Air & Space Museum’s Library & Archives Launches New 100th Anniversary of U.S. Airmail Online Exhibit

May 28, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

On a fog-shrouded day towards the end of WWI, the first airplane to provide regularly scheduled airmail service in the United States took off from the Potomac Park polo grounds in Washington, D.C., headed for […]

More than 1,000 guests celebrate 15th Annual Space Day at the San Diego Air & Space Museum

May 22, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

More than 1,000 guests celebrated the 15thAnnual Space Day at the San Diego Air & Space Museum in Balboa Park this past Saturday, May 19. The museum celebrates Space Day every year in May. Space Day […]

International Air & Space Hall of Fame to Enshrine Distinguished Class of 2018

May 9, 2018 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – Sand Diego, Peggy Whitson, the first female commander of the International Space Station (ISS) and holder of the record for most days in space by a NASA astronaut; Ellen Ochoa, the first […]

San Diego Air & Space Museum Hall of Fame Enshrines Distinguished Class of 2017

September 14, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the Atlas Rocket Program, Hudson B. Drake, Embry-Riddle’s Golden Eagles Flight Team, John Herrington, Christa McAuliffe, John J. Montgomery, and Chance Vought are among the honorees being […]

San Diego Air & Space Museum

San Diego Air & Space Museum to Run Replica Wright Brothers’ Engine on December 17th

Close Encounters of the TBM Kind

San Diego Air & Space Museum’s Library & Archives Launches New 100th Anniversary of U.S. Airmail Online Exhibit

More than 1,000 guests celebrate 15th Annual Space Day at the San Diego Air & Space Museum

International Air & Space Hall of Fame to Enshrine Distinguished Class of 2018

San Diego Air & Space Museum Hall of Fame Enshrines Distinguished Class of 2017

Steve Hinton Sr. and Steve Hinton Jr. to be Enshrined in International Air & Space Hall of Fame

San Diego Air & Space Museum Remembers Famed Tuskegee Airman Roscoe Brown

San Diego Air & Space Museum Acquires Major Aviation Collection

San Diego Air & Space Museum Offering Virtual Tours via BEAM Pro

Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group Achieves Major Milestone

AirCorps Aviation’s Piper L-4H Restoration Report – Fall 2024 Update

Mid America Flight Museum Releases Update on B-17G ‘Thunderbird’

Matt’s Gnat: A Red Arrows Jet Restoration Downunder