The Boeing P-26 was the first all-metal monoplane structure and last open cockpit fighter to be used by the U.S. Army Air Corps. It was a significant step in the evolution of fighter aircraft.
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Expansion begins at Warhawk Air Museum
Officials with the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa, Idaho, broke ground on an expansion to the museum that will be dedicated to the Global War on Terror (GWOT) and the men and women who served the United States in what became America’s longest war, spanning more than the first two decades of the 21st Century.
Beech Party 2023: Celebrating 50 years
“It was another epic event with more than 140 aircraft and more than 800 guests from Japan, California, Maine, Florida, Texas, and many more of our states across the nation,” said Jody Curtis, the museum’s executive vice president.
New aviation museum planned at KIMT
The museum, expected to open in May 2024, will have seven aircraft, including three on loan from the Experimental Aircraft Association.
The Museum of Flight becomes The Museum of Fright
Every October around Halloween The Museum of Flight becomes the Museum of Fright for one chilling day, with special events from live music to spooky tricks to Mad Scientist booths.
San Diego museum honors black aviators with new exhibit
The centerpiece of the “Breaking Barriers” exhibit is an animatronic featuring Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr. exploring the history of pioneering Black American aviators and astronauts, as well as a P-51 Mustang painted in the Tuskegee Airmen’s distinctive “Red Tail” Squadron design.
The very first flyers
Long before the Wright Brothers took to the sky, the original aviators were witches with their broomsticks. That’s according to the folks at the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire, who will be busy Oct. 21, 2023, handing out official Broomstick Pilot Licenses to kids 12 and under at the museum.
The magical Grassroots Fly-In
The Midwest Antique Airplane Club’s private, members-only Grassroots Fly-in is held annually at Brodhead Airport (C37) in Wisconsin the weekend after Labor Day. At this scintillating field of dreams, life’s concerns and complexities are literally transcended.
Aviation Museum of Kentucky unveils audio tours
Featuring 14 tour points, visitors can immerse themselves in stories and details that may not be readily apparent through existing signage, officials noted.