TUSKEGEE, Ala. — After more than 60 years, part of Tuskegee’s aviation legacy recently returned to historic Moton Field. Four original Tuskegee Airmen were welcomed back to the historic training site by the National Park Service and Tuskegee University President, Gilbert L. Rochon, on Sept. 15. “The Tuskegee Airmen are an intrinsic part of the […]
Museums
Air Zoo to celebrate WASPs
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Air Zoo is celebrating the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) with a special reunion and presentation on Saturday, Sept. 22, at 1 p.m. The public is welcome to attend this program in honor of the first female pilots to fly U.S. military aircraft. Guests will learn all about the WASP, their […]
Boy Scouts can earn American Heritage badge with help of real aviation experts
POLK CITY, Fla. — Boy Scouts of all ages, both troops and individuals, are once again invited to share in the excitement of earning their American Heritage badge with the help of aviation experts at Fantasy of Flight during the fourth annual Boy Scout Aviation Camporee, Friday, Oct. 5 ,through Sunday, Oct. 7. Throughout the […]
Fred Keller to be inducted into Kentucky Hall of Fame
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky native Fred Keller, whose record of EAA awards earns respect among homebuilders, will be inducted into the Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame during a ceremony and banquet Oct. 27. Keller’s EAA achievements include: Best auto-powered homebuilt aircraft 1973; Grand Champion Homebuilt 1980; the 1981 Wright Brothers Award; and the 1989 Grand […]
Visit your favorite aviation museum — for free
A number of aviation museums across the nation will participate in Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day Sept. 29, including the Florida Air Museum in Lakeland, International Women’s Air & Space Museum in Cleveland, and the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Fla. Admission is free with a ticket you can download from the website.
Celebrating the B-52
SEATTLE — On Sept. 29 from 4:30 to 10 p.m., the Museum of Flight offers a lecture, cocktail reception and dinner party with speakers in the museum’s B-52 60th Anniversary Symposium. Special guest of the dinner, which is sponsored by Honeywell, is former B-52 test pilot Brien Wygle. Tickets $70/person ($120/couple), Museum Member/Honeywell employee price: […]
NAFI moves headquarters to Kalamazoo Air Zoo
The National Association of Flight Instructors moved into office space in the Air Zoo, an aviation and space museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this week. This move allows NAFI to expand the types of events and services it can provide the aviation community through a partnership with the Air Zoo, according to officials. “The office space […]
Centennial celebration planned for Curtiss Flying Boat
The Curtiss Flying Boat Centennial Celebration will be held on Saturday, Sept. 15, at Depot Park in Hammondsport, N.Y, home of aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss. This free outdoor event will feature the Glenn Curtiss Salute, a parade of visiting seaplanes around Keuka Lake, at 1 p.m. The Glenn Curtiss Museum’s 1912 Model Flying Boat reproduction […]
New England Air Museum to host quilt show
WINDSOR LOCKS, CONN. — The New England Air Museum is hosting a quilt show, “Things with Wings: Airplanes and Quilts,” Sept. 17-23. This non-juried show gives museum visitors an opportunity to view approximately 200 quilts among the museum’s collection of more than 80 aircraft. Included will be special exhibits of World War II-era quilts as […]