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Aviation History | History of Flight | Aviation History Articles, Warbirds, Bombers, Trainers, Pilots | VIRTUAL TOUR WINS AIR FORCE AWARD, NOW FULLY VIEWABLE ONLINE

VIRTUAL TOUR WINS AIR FORCE AWARD, NOW FULLY VIEWABLE ONLINE

DAYTON, Ohio ó The U.S. Air Force recently recognized the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Virtual Tour with its 2010 Best Innovative Program Award in Public Affairs. The award followed feedback and requests from online visitors which prompted staff to move forward with uploading panoramic photos of all galleries, making the museum fully […]

Aviation History | History of Flight | Aviation History Articles, Warbirds, Bombers, Trainers, Pilots | After the Hudson, Finding a Home at an Aviation Museum

After the Hudson, Finding a Home at an Aviation Museum

Photographs by Shawn A. Dorsch The Flight 1549 Airbus at its current home in a warehouse in Kearny, N.J. By PATRICK MCGEEHAN US Airways Flight 1549 may make it to North Carolina after all. The plane, which splash-landed in the Hudson River two years ago next week, may soon be bound for the Carolinas […]

Aviation History | History of Flight | Aviation History Articles, Warbirds, Bombers, Trainers, Pilots | Fantasy of Flight Announces Third Annual Boy Scout Aviation Camporee on March 18-20, 2011

Fantasy of Flight Announces Third Annual Boy Scout Aviation Camporee on March 18-20, 2011

Hundreds of Boy Scouts Will Gather at World’s Largest Private Collection of Aircraft to Share in Love of Aviation, Earn Merit Badges POLK CITY, Fla. (Feb. 15, 2011) – Scouts of all ages will gather at Central Florida’s premier aviation attraction, Fantasy of Flight, for the attraction’s Third Annual Boy Scout Aviation Camporee, […]

Aviation History | History of Flight | Aviation History Articles, Warbirds, Bombers, Trainers, Pilots | Historic Flight’s MiG-29 Completes Flight Testing

Historic Flight’s MiG-29 Completes Flight Testing

On Wednesday, February 9, the Historic Flight Foundation’s MiG-29UB completed its 5-hour flight test program and is now certified for normal flight operations. The FAA-mandated Phase 1 flight testing required 5 hours of flight time during which the aircraft demonstrated every capability it will need during normal flight operations. Rolls, loops, dives and […]

The Return of the Red Baron

Two wooden photograph cases made from one of the main spars of Baron Manfred Von Reichthofenís tri-plane after it was brought down in 1918 will be sold in the Antique Arms and Militaria at Bonhams Oxford on 7th December. The cases are estimate to sell for £400-600. Baron Von Reichthofen, widely […]

Aviation History | History of Flight | Aviation History Articles, Warbirds, Bombers, Trainers, Pilots | 619 Squadron Lancaster I, ME846 ñ missing since 1944, no longer missing?

619 Squadron Lancaster I, ME846 ñ missing since 1944, no longer missing?

A painting of the ME846 crew by aviation artist Timothy OíBrien GAvA.

Aviation History | History of Flight | Aviation History Articles, Warbirds, Bombers, Trainers, Pilots | San Diego Air & Space Museum Awarded Highest National Recognition

San Diego Air & Space Museum Awarded Highest National Recognition

San Diego, CA – December 7, 2010 – The San Diego Air & Space Museum (SDASM) has been awarded accreditation from the American Association of Museums (AAM), their highest national recognition. Accreditation signifies excellence within the museum community, to the general public, government agencies, educators, funders, and donors. AAM Accreditation is the museum profession’s primary […]

Women in Aviation Honored at Kitty Hawk

Women in Aviation will be honored by the First Flight Society by dedicating one of the pillars in the Century of Flight Monument to Women in Aviation. This dedication will take place during the activities surrounding the week of December 17, 2011. ìThis is an incredible honor for women pioneers throughout aviation history.î said WAI […]

IWM Duxfordís 2011 Air Show season on sale

Imperial War Museum Duxford is pleased to announce that tickets for the 2011 IWM Duxford air shows are now on sale. Following exceptionally successful air shows in 2010, which created some truly unforgettable aerial spectacles, the museum now prepares for the 2011 season, presenting a range of inspiring themes that will whet […]