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Storm damage forces closure of historic WWII blimp hangar as Tillamook Air Museum launches fundraising appeal

Severe winds have heavily damaged the WWII-era Hangar B at the Tillamook Air Museum in Oregon, forcing its closure as ...
Vintage Aviation News on MSN

Planes of Fame flying demo, F4U-1A Corsair returns to the air on January 3, 2026

Planes of Fame Air Museum welcomes 2026 with the return to flight of its historic F4U-1A Corsair on January 3, featuring ...
Yahoo

Aviation history from WWII era relived this weekend at Hagerstown Aviation Museum

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — With the weekend approaching, it may well be worth your while to take a step back in time to revisit Hagerstown’s place in World War II aviation history. The Hagerstown ...
The Gazette

Flight of the Helldiver: World War II plane makes journey from lake bottom to Colorado Springs

Docent Ashby Taylor tells the story behind the World War II SB2C Helldiver dive bomber inside WestPac Restorations while giving a tour Wednesday, July 24, 2025, at the National World War II Aviation ...
NOLA.com

WW2 Museum will step up its education efforts to ensure that lessons of the war never fade

The National WWII Museum celebrated its 25th anniversary Friday at a remembrance ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of the D-Day invasion, the epic air, sea and land campaign that launched the ...
The Macomb Daily

Selfridge Military Air Museum hosting salute to Allied victory in WW II and 80 year anniversary

After Gordon Sterling earned his wings one of the first things he did was buy himself a car. Not a Maserati or an Alfa Romeo convertible. But a 1941 Buick with four doors and whitewall tires. The car ...
KHON2

PHOTOS: WW2 comes alive at Pearl Harbor museum

HONOLULU (KHON2) — On a quiet corner of Ford Island, a moment in history is turning heads. The Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum is home to all three types of Japanese aircraft used in the attack on Pearl ...
AZFamily

World War II flying boat continues trek to Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson

TUCSON, AZ (AZFamily) — The largest World War II water bomber is completing its slow but steady trek across Arizona before going to its final resting place. The Philippine Mars, also known as the ...
AOL

Stories of WW2 airmen told in new museum galleries

A museum has transformed three historic rooms to reflect their use by air crews during World War Two. The Imperial War Museum (IWM) at Duxford is based at a former RAF station used by British, ...
Newsday

Cradle of Aviation exhibit features WWII-era Long Island factory workers

They were the heroes of the home front, factory workers across Long Island who built the aircrafts — and aircraft parts — that enabled America and the allies to win World War II. Eighty years later, ...
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Here’s how to fly inside a World War II bomber and fighter in Chino

History enthusiasts can get a small glimpse at World War II air battles this weekend in the Inland Empire. They can get up close to — and fly inside — a bomber and a jet fighter visiting Chino through ...