PRESS RELEASE On Saturday, February 24, 2024 the American Airpower Museum (AAM) at Republic Airport in Farmingdale, New York, United States will celebrate Black History Month by honoring the memory of the Tuskegee Airmen and […]
Category: Aviation Museum News
Museum Launches Fundraiser to Save the Last Blackburn Beverley
By Zac Yates Solway Aviation Museum in the UK has launched a £60000 funding appeal to rescue and preserve the world’s only surviving Blackburn Beverley transport aircraft. The last of only 49 ever built, the […]
CAF Airbase Georgia Fundraising Campaign Exceeds Goals
PRESS RELEASE Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia has exceeded its goals for an annual fundraising program that designated two World War II-era aircraft for 2023 – a Stearman biplane trainer and a Republic P-47 […]
The National Museum of The Mighty Eighth Air Force Opens Two Minutes to Midnight and The Architecture of Armageddon
PRESS RELEASE In 2018, the Doomsday Clock was set to two minutes to midnight, the closest it has ever been to striking midnight since the height of the Cold War in 1953 when both the […]
Italy Has Returned Ethiopia’s First Airplane, Stolen By The Fascist Regime In 1936
On January 30th, 2024 Italy, represented by Minister of Defense Guido Crosetto, returned to Ethiopia its first indigenously-built aircraft, which had been stolen and brought to Italy by the Italian army during the occupation of […]
CAF Airbase Georgia Chief Pilot Receives FAA Master Pilot Award
PRESS RELEASE Stan Musick, the chief pilot for the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia, has received the Master Pilot award from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Al Van Lengen, Principal Operations Inspector assigned to […]
CAF Airbase Georgia Chief Pilot Receives FAA Master Pilot Award
PRESS RELEASE Stan Musick, the chief pilot for the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia, has received the Master Pilot award from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Al Van Lengen, Principal Operations Inspector assigned to […]
15th Anniversary Celebration of the B-17’s Arrival at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force
PRESS RELEASE The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force is pleased to announce the 15th Anniversary Celebration of The City of Savannah, the museum’s fully restored B-17. This historic aircraft served in World […]
15th Anniversary Celebration of the B-17’s Arrival at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force
PRESS RELEASE The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force is pleased to announce the 15th Anniversary Celebration of The City of Savannah, the museum’s fully restored B-17. This historic aircraft served in World […]
National Air and Space Museum Provides Update on Renovation Project
PRESS RELEASE The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has announced the names and estimated opening timeline for the final 12 galleries to open as part of the renovation of its building in Washington, D.C. […]