More than 50 vintage, modern, and commercial aircraft will fly in to the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center’s annual Innovations in Flight Outdoor Aviation Display, Saturday, June 17, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Aircraft scheduled to fly in and be on display outside the museum include a C-17 from the 514th Air Mobility Wing; a Bell UH-1 Iroquois from the 1st Helicopter Squadron; aircraft from the Naval Test Pilot School, such as a T-6B Texan II, Bell H-58, and C-26 ASTARS III; and a variety of civilian aircraft. Visitors can talk with pilots and explore the aircraft’s cockpits and cabins.
In addition to the outdoor aircraft display, museum educators will lead visitors in plane spotting aircraft landing at Washington Dulles International Airport and teach them how to spot and identify aircraft from anywhere. Visitors will also be able to use social media filters to transform into iconic pilots from aviation history, museum officials said.
Free passes are required to view the outdoor display and can be reserved on the museum’s website.