SEATTLE — Doug King will step down Aug. 15 as president and CEO of The Museum of Flight. Executive Vice President Matt Hayes will take over as president and CEO. King will stay on as a consultant to the museum and will assist with the transition. “This is a good time to make this change,” […]
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Woman aviation pioneer documentary premieres in Seattle
On July 8, The Museum of Flight will host the Seattle premiere of a new documentary, “Aviatrix: The Katherine Sui Fun Cheung Story,” the story of a young Chinese immigrant who became a daredevil stunt pilot during the Golden Age of Aviation. The documentary features archival newsreel from a 1935 women’s air show in Long Beach, California. Katherine’s story […]
Fly back to World War II times
SEATTLE — The steady rumble of World War II airplanes will resonate at The Museum of Flight June 23-25, while a group of four historic aircraft from the Collings Foundation Wings of Freedom Tour is based at the museum on Boeing Field. Ground tours are free for veterans. Reservations are suggested for rides in the B-17 Flying Fortress, […]
Helicopters hover to museum for free air show
SEATTLE — The free, all-helicopter American Heroes Air Show lands at The Museum of Flight on June 10 from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. The event offers families opportunities to explore a variety of helicopters used for law enforcement, the military, television news, and medical emergencies. Flight crews will be with their aircraft all day […]
Now arriving: Santa
SEATTLE — Santa is letting his reindeer rest up for Christmas Eve, so he and Mrs. Claus will fly a vintage propeller plane to the Museum of Flight on Dec. 10. The couple will arrive at 11:45 a.m. Children and parents are encouraged to greet Santa at the plane, then he will be listening to children’s […]
Museum of Flight opens new pavilion
SEATTLE — The Museum of Flight recently opened its new, three-acre Aviation Pavilion. The nine-story roofed outdoor gallery doubles the museum’s exhibit space with the biggest expansion in its 51-year history. The Pavilion exhibit focuses on the development of large aircraft and commercial airliners from the 1930s to the present, and includes planes that cannot be seen […]
Museum of Flight hosts ‘Above and Beyond’ interactive exhibit
SEATTLE — Above and Beyond — The Ultimate Interactive Flight Exhibition that explores the wonder of flight and the marvels of aerospace innovation, design and technology, opens for the summer at The Museum of Flight on May 28, and will run through Sept. 10. This is the first West Coast destination for the touring exhibit. Above and Beyond is produced […]
Last flight slated for rare 1933 Boeing 247D
SEATTLE — The world’s oldest flyable Boeing airliner will make its last flight April 26, according to officials with the Museum of Flight. The classic twin-engine Boeing 247D from the 1930s — one of four remaining in the world, and the only one flyable — has been in the museum’s collection since 1966. Based at the Museum’s Restoration Center […]
Museum to screen new documentary on Naval aviators
SEATTLE — On Jan. 9 at 2 p.m. The Museum of Flight hosts a screening of the new documentary, “Eleven.” The film features recent interviews with World War II veterans who served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hornet during the war. They all flew for Carrier Air Group 11. The film’s director, George Retelas, will accompany the screening, […]