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Watch: Boeing B-17F Memphis Belle – Upper Turret Install

November 7, 2017 The ball turret of the B-17F Memphis Belle in the restoration hangar at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

Museum restoration crews and 88th ABW civil engineers work to install the upper turret of the B-17F Memphis Belle™ in preparation for the exhibit opening. Plans call for the aircraft View More ›

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Watch: Flyby of Historic Wake Island

October 29, 2017 VFA-27 Royal Maces a United States Navy FA-18E Super Hornet squadron based in Atsugi Japan flies over the Downtown area of Wake Island

Cool video of Wake Island and a flyby at the end. Wake Island is a tiny island in Micronesia in the Pacific Ocean, located 2/3 of the way from Honolulu View More ›

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Watch: 1st Lt. Christian F. Schilt – Aviation Hero You Don’t Know

October 18, 2017 USMC General Christian F. Schilt

1st Lt. Christian F. Schilt was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during an insurrection at Quilali, Nicaragua in January 1928. Schilt volunteered under extremely dangerous conditions View More ›

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Special Artwork Exhibit Opens September 9th Celebrating the 70th Birthday of the Air Force

September 5, 2017 70th Birthday of the U.S. Air Force artwork

If you are in the vicinity of Dayton, Ohio on September 9th you are in for a treat if you stop in to see the Air Force’s National Museum. A View More ›

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“I never did want to go someplace in an airplane. I just liked to fly,” – World War II Aviator Flies Again!

September 4, 2017 sam northway world war ii pilot

Sam Northway, a 91 year old former World War II aviator took the skies again in a celebration of flight. “I never did want to go someplace in an airplane. View More ›

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Watch: Corsair First Start After Restoration

August 28, 2017 Ba_Ba_Black_Sheep_corsair_530_first_crank

If you are an aviation history lover then this is a good watch. And even if you are not big on World War II aviation skip forward to the eight View More ›

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Awesome Color Photos From a Time Gone By in Aviation History

August 25, 2017 Eloise_J_Ellis_is_a_senior_supervisor_in_the_Assembly_and_Repairs_Department

Aviation history is fascinating. Enjoy the photos! Comment below and share any you have. Featured images by the Library of Congress

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Watch: History in Motion! F4U Corsairs Take to the Skies!

July 31, 2017 Vought_F4U_Corsair_USMC

The F4U is an aircraft full of mystique, folklore and historical significance. The fact that we are lucky enough to have some of these famed World War II aircraft still View More ›

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World War II Pilot’s Remains Found in a Tree 70 Years After His Airplane Crashed

July 15, 2017 P-47D_365th_FS_in_High_Halden_June_1944

The year was 1945 and 21 year old Army Air Forces 1st Lt. William Gray was on a combat mission over Germany in a single-seat P-47D Thunderbolt aircraft when disaster struck. View More ›

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Watch: Last Remaining Sea Vixen Aircraft Makes Gear Up Landing

May 30, 2017 sea-vixen-gear-up-landing

The last remaining Sea Vixen aircraft, Foxy Lady landed gear up at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, Somerset, in South West England. The Sea Vixen aircraft first flew in 1951 and View More ›

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