That National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida has just taken delivery of a former Polish Air Force MiG-21bis ‘Fishbed’. It will be refurbished in Iraqi markings for a Gulf War display which will include the […]
It is now just over seven years since F4U-1 Corsair Bu.02465 rose to the surface of Lake Michigan following a retrieval effort sponsored by Chuck Greenhill. As with many other Lake Michigan aircraft salvage operations, […]
By Hill Goodspeed Historian Historian, National Naval Aviation Museum Article originally written for the Sextant More than thirty years ago, stunning footage of F-14 Tomcats flashed across the silver screen and moviegoers were introduced to […]
In a rather controversial move, the Canadian Heritage Minister, Shelly Glover, has attempted to put a hold on the planned deal between The Coulson Group and the National Naval Aviation Museum which was supposed to see one of […]
We’ve been following the story of General Motors-built FM-2 Wildcat BuNo 57039, that was lost to the waters of Lake Michigan almost 70 years ago, from its retrieval from the bottom of Lake Michigan late […]
In conjunction with the celebration of it’s 50th Anniversary, the National Naval Aviation Museum has released an all-new book. Entitled National Naval Aviation Museum Aircraft Collection, the book features all-new photography, and covers the museum’s […]
Last week, The Aviation Heritage Park of Bowling Green, Kentucky unveiled the latest warbird that they have painstakingly restored for static display at their open air venue, a General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark. Opened to the […]
The National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM) of Pensacola, Florida is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year, having first opened its doors to the public on June 8, 1963. The museum started quite small, utilizing a […]
As we recently reported, the ever-popular Warbirds in Review Program at EAA AirVenture 2013 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin will feature a very special presentation for Friday August 2nd’s afternoon session. The Naval Aviation Museum of Pensacola, […]
After about three years of hard work, the Castle Air Museum of Atwater, California’s 56th display plane was rolled into position last week. The Douglas RA-3B Skywarrior BuNo 144843 was shipped the the museum from […]
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