SEATTLE — A May 23, 2 p.m. lecture and book signing at the Museum of Flight with former Hughes Aircraft Company President Ken Richardson will look at the company after Howard Hughes left its helm in 1953. Author Ken Richardson rose through the ranks of the Hughes Aircraft during his 40-year career there, from a radar design […]
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Museum of Flight opens new education center
SEATTLE — The Museum of Flight opened its new $2.5 million Alaska Airlines Aerospace Education Center, May 7. The 5 to 9 p.m. event coincided with the Museum’s Space Day celebration and Free First Thursday. The Center is open every day and staffed with an education professional to provide guidance about museum educational programs, as well as science, […]
Alaska Aviation Museum’s Hall of Fame gala a fabulous success
By ROB STAPLETON In its most successful Aviation Hall of Fame to date, the Alaska Aviation Museum honored Oren Hudson, George Pappas, and Frank Dorbandt at the Wings of Freedom Hangar at Merrill Field on March 26 in Anchorage. About 300 people attended the event, which included a sit-down dinner and live and silent auctions. “This is […]
Biggest Little Airshow returns to Hawaii in August
HONOLULU — Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor’s Remote-Control Biggest Little Airshow in Hawaii is back for its seventh year Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15- 16, 10 am to 4 pm. Guests will be able to drive on to Ford Island for this event, or take the free shuttle from the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. There will […]
Doolittle Raiders Congressional Gold Medal presentation to be streamed live
DAYTON, Ohio – Viewers from around the world will be able to see two historic events as they unfold when the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders receive the highest civilian honor the United States Congress can bestow, and then present it for permanent public display. On April 15 at 3 p.m., leaders of the U.S. House and […]
Class of 2015 for California Aviation Hall of Fame named
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The Museum of Flying will host the induction into the California Aviation Hall of Fame of Iris Cummings Critchell, Lt. Col Fitzhugh “Fitz” Fulton, Robert J. “Bob” Gilliland, and Burt Rutan on Saturday, April 25. The Museum of Flying has confirmed the attendance of Critchell, Gilliland, and Rutan. The Hall will […]
Work begins on Museum of Flight’s new Aviation Pavilion
SEATTLE — Construction began Monday, April 6, on The Museum of Flight’s Aviation Pavilion — a structure that will cover more than 20 commercial and military airplanes once completed. Aircraft that will be moved to the Aviation Pavilion upon its completion include the museum’s recently restored Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet, the 787 Dreamliner, Air Force One, the Concorde […]
Smithsonian to host historic warbird display
A selection of airplanes showcased in the “Arsenal of Democracy: World War II Victory Capitol Flyover,” will be on display outside the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Saturday, May 9, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. The day before, the aircraft will fly along the National Mall in historically sequenced warbird […]
Fantasy of Flight reopens; plans for Act III underway
After a year of dormancy, Fantasy of Flight, Kermit Weeks’ vintage aviation attraction in Polk City, Florida, has reopened to the public in a limited fashion. “We have opened a small scale museum housed in our former maintenance hangar,” explains Kandice Stephens, operations and events manager for Fantasy of Flight. “We will have 11 to […]