CLEVELAND, Ohio — The International Women’s Air & Space Museum (IWASM) has opened a new exhibit on pilot Margaret Hurlburt. On display are various memorabilia pieces, such as her logbook, photographs and awards, including her WASP wings and Congressional Medal of Honor. Two special artifacts include Hurlburt’s lucky monkey puppet and helmet, both of which were […]
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Museum’s 727 prototype makes final flight
SEATTLE — On March 2 the Museum of Flight‘s recently-restored Boeing 727 prototype made its first flight in 25 years — the flight also marked the airplane’s last flight ever. The Future of Flight at Paine Field in Everett, Wash., held a preflight ceremony while hundreds of fans and former 727 flight crew members awaited the plane’s arrival at […]
Famous flyers to be inducted into California Aviation Hall Of Fame
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The Class of 2016 to be inducted into the California Aviation Hall of Fame include Major James L. “Jim” Brooks, Steve Hinton, Lt. Col. Skip Holm, and Seymour “Si” Robin. The induction ceremony will be held at the Museum of Flying on Wednesday, March 23, with a reception beginning at 11:30 a.m. Major […]
Charlie Johnson named Wings Over the Rockies chairman
DENVER — Charlie Johnson, President and Co-Founder of Aero Electric Aircraft Corp. (AEAC), the developer of the Sun Flyer solar-electric flight trainer, has been named chairman of the board of the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum in Denver. Johnson is also a former president of Cessna. John Knudsen, executive vice president of […]
Dick Rutan guest speaker at Minter Field Air Museum annual banquet
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The Minter Field Air Museum’s Annual Founder’s Day Banquet will be held Saturday, Feb.20. Guest speaker is Dick Rutan. Rutan spent two decades as a USAF pilot, retiring as a Lt. Colonel. Most of his time was spent in Tactical Air Command. During the Vietnam War he flew 325 combat missions. His […]
SocialFlight.com Event of the Week: WAAAM’s Second Saturday
The Second Saturday of each month, the Western Antique Airplane & Automobile Museum (WAAAM) in Hood River, Oregon, opens the doors to roll out and run some of its antique airplanes and cars. Visitors can watch airplane operations up close and may get to ride in old cars too. The museum is one of the last […]
Air Force Museum Theatre commemorates Tuskegee Airmen’s 75th anniversary
DAYTON, Ohio — The Air Force Museum Theatre at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will kick off its 2016 Living History Film Series on Saturday, Feb. 20, with an event commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Tuskegee Airmen. Beginning at 4 p.m., the theater will premiere “In Their Own Words: The Tuskegee […]
Air Force Museum adds to free virtual tour
DAYTON, Ohio — Imagine yourself in the cockpit of an aircraft that flew to the edge of space or at the controls of a plane that demonstrated new ideas in stealth technology. Now, with a little help from technology, you can explore inside aircraft at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Among the […]
Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum offers look behind hangar doors
The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum will hold an open house at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Saturday, Jan. 30, in Chantilly, Va. For one day only, visitors can tour areas usually off-limits to the public, including the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar and the Emil Buehler Conservation Laboratory. The daylong event includes behind-the-scenes […]