“This Corsair means a lot to the Fargo Air Museum,” said Max Sabin, collections manager at the museum. “Having been restored by legendary warbird restorer Gerry Beck and his team in Wahpeton, Corsair 310 was displayed here in Fargo for several years before returning to the air.”
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New watch honors WASPs
A new watch honors the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).
Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame names Class of 2023
The Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame will enshrine three new members in 2023: Dean Hammond, Roy E. Osborne, and John Charles.
Vietnam Memorial Week slated at Fargo Air Museum
The Fargo Air Museum has partnered with Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 941 to host Vietnam Memorial Week April 29 through May 5, 2023.
Registration opens for museum’s summer camps
Registration is now open for a variety of educational, inspirational, and fun half-day Summer Camps exploring everything aviation and space for grades K-12 at the San Diego Air & Space Museum.
Run to raise funds for aviation museum
The event is a fundraiser to support the Aviation Museum of N.H.’s youth education programs, which include an upcoming summer camp and a high school student plane-building project.
Cassutt race plane joins museum’s collection
The Cassutt will be hung from the ceiling of the Spirit of Flight Museum as if it were in an air race, said Spirit of Flight Foundation officials, who note it joins another famous air racer, Sky Baby.
New Earhart museum set to open April 14
A grand opening ceremony and ribbon cutting will be held at noon April 14, 2023, for the new Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum at the Amelia Earhart Memorial Airport (K59) in Atchison, Kansas, the hometown of the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Kentucky museum hosts its first Girls in Aerospace program
The success of the first program “has paved the way for future programs to be planned,” said museum officials, who added they hope “that more young girls will be inspired to pursue careers in aviation and aerospace.”