As part of the exchange, USS Hornet Museum volunteer and documentary filmmaker George Retelas delivered a rare original 16mm film reel depicting the Doolittle Raiders’ training at Eglin Field in March 1942. In return, the Doolittle Raid Memorial Hall presented the museum a fragment from aircraft No. 9, “Whirling Dervish” — one of the 16 B-25 bombers launched from the USS Hornet during the Doolittle Raid.
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Evel Knievel Skycycle X-2 replica added to Idaho museum’s collection
A replica of Evel Knievel’s Skycycle X-2 will soon join the collection at The Spirit of Flight Foundation Museum in Nampa, Idaho.
Non-profit donates $50,000 to high school plane-building project
Friends of Farmington, a non-profit organization in Farmington, New Hampshire, recently raised more than $50,000 in partnership with the new Lilac Club Casino in Rochester, N.H., for a new student plane-building program at Farmington High School.
Beaded MiG-21 premieres at Museum of Flight
South African artist Ralph Ziman took five years to transform a decommissioned Cold War era, Soviet-designed MiG-21 fighter jet into a stunning work of art, entirely covered in tens of millions of colorful glass beads, according to museum officials.
Volunteers needed to help New Hampshire students build airplanes
Adult volunteer mentors are needed to help high school students in Farmington, New Hampshire, build airplanes in a new program taking off in September 2025.
Living History flights commemorate anniversary of end of WWII
“Our flights are an excellent way to teach present day Americans what it was like to participate in an actual combat mission during World War II,” museum officials said.
Harold Warp Pioneer Village showcases vintage planes and pioneers
Come with me for a trip to Pioneer Village. We’ll explore a heavy dose of aviation within these walls, but we can’t overlook the crazy (in the most affectionate sense of the word) breadth and depth of his collection of all things American and mechanical.
New director takes helm at International Women’s Air and Space Museum
Chrystal Robinson has taken over as executive director, while Alexandra Lausin was named the new collections manager.
NC museum prepares to open third gallery
Housed in the museum’s 1936 Historic Hangar, Aviation City surveys the economic and cultural development of Charlotte and the Carolinas’ past, present, and future within the context of aviation and Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT), according to museum officials.