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Smithsonian’s Albatros D.Va ‘Stropp’: A Mysterious History Uncovered
The World War I German fighter now on display at the NASM has a long history in the public eye, yet much of his true history is still being uncovered. […]
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“Pioneers of Flight” Gallery at the National Air and Space Museum to open in 2025
arron Hilton Pioneers of Flight gallery at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum nears completion; will showcase aircraft from historic milestone flights. […]
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National Air and Space Museum Prepares For Opening of New WWI Gallery
The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) of the Smithsonian Institution has been undergoing its most extensive renovation since its opening on July 1, 1976. As part of this phase, the museum will unveil a new version of the World War I aviation gallery, now named World War I: The Birth of Military Aviation. […]
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The Smithsonian’s Italian Thunderbolt
By Adam Estes Among WWII aviation enthusiasts, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum (NASM) is renowned for possessing some of the rarest German and Japanese aircraft of that conflict, many of which are […]
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National Air and Space Museum Reveals Names of the First U.S. Women to Officially Fly Combat Missions
PRESS RELEASE The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has revealed for the first time the names of the first U.S. women military pilots to officially fly combat missions, nearly 30 years after the military […]
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The National Air and Space Museum is Transforming
The National Air and Space Museum is undergoing a monumental multi-year renovation, which began in 2018. Transforming every visitor’s experience, the museum will use creative and dynamic techniques to engage visitors while they are at […]
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NASM’s New World War II In The Air Gallery
As many will recall, the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum (NASM) has been undergoing a multi-year, multimillion dollar overhaul of its entire campus on the Mall in Washington, DC. One of the key galleries […]
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Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Center Reopening on May 5th, 2021
The Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia will reopen to the public on Wednesday, May 5th, 2021; an auspicious date which coincides with the 60th anniversary of Alan Shepard becoming […]
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Pilot Reunited With C-130 He Flew to Escape Saigon 45 Years Ago
About six months ago, we noted the arrival, by road, of a combat veteran Lockheed Hercules at the National Warplane Museum in Geneseo, New York. This was C-130A 57-460, which had been a part of the Smithsonian’s […]
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Hail Columbia – Apollo 11 Capsule Coming Home to NASM
While only tangentially related to warbirds, it is hard to imagine that any of us weren’t keenly aware of the celebrations last year regarding the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landings made by the […]