On Dec. 17, the 108th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ famous first flight, Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive in an airplane to kick-off the Museum of Flight’s annual Wright Spirit Holiday event in Seattle. The pair will fly-in via a classic de Havilland Beaver floatplane at 10 a.m.After greeting well-wishers outside, the couple will […]
Museums
Lyon Air Museum to celebrate second anniversary
Southern California’s Lyon Air Museum will celebrate its second anniversary Saturday, Dec. 10. Activities include: • 10 a.m. – Doors open. • 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Santa Claus will be available for pictures with children (bring your own camera). Additionally, museum management is requesting that all visitors bring a new unwrapped toy of […]
Glenn Curtiss Museum gift shop offers holiday gifts
Still searching for the perfect gift for someone on your list? The Glenn Curtiss Museum Gift Shop has gifts for all ages and in all price ranges. The shop features handmade wooden items by Curtiss Museum Restoration Workshop volunteer and craftsman Ray Poehlein, as well as aviation-themed clothing, stuffed animals and etched glassware, and historic […]
Fly back in history
Wonder what it was like to fly during the “Golden Age of Travel?” You can find out, thanks to the Oakland Aviation Museum and its Solent flying boat. The second Saturday of each month, the museum caters dinner for between two to eight guests aboard the famous flying boat, which was featured in the hit […]
Flying Tigers exhibit opens at Pacific Aviation Museum
The Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor has opened its American Volunteer Group/“The Flying Tigers” Exhibit in honor of the pilots and support personnel who protected the China skies. The permanent exhibit is housed in the museum’s Hangar 79. A Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Flying Tiger, which was one of the most popular and successful American aircraft […]
Vietnam soldier to speak at Air Zoo
In honor of Veterans Day, Sgt. Orville Smith will give a special presentation, “A Day in the Life of a Vietnam Soldier,” to Air Zoo visitors on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 2 p.m. Sgt. Smith will share what his experience was like as a tank commander and platoon sergeant through a collection of photographs he […]
Lecture recalls Cal Rogers’ epic 1911 flight
On Nov. 5 at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, aviation historian and author Mike Lavelle will present the sometimes-madcap story of the first flight across the United States, “Flying Cross Country with Your Wife, Mother and the Navy in 1911.” In 1911 aviator Cal Rodgers tried to win the $50,000 prize offered by publisher […]
Museum to host US Senate Committee
On Monday, Oct. 24, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Aviation Operations, Safety and Security Subcommittee, will hold a U.S. Senate field hearing at Seattle’s Museum of Flight titled, “The Aviation Workforce: Training Needs and Challenges.” The hearing is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the William M. Allen Theater, and is […]
Air Zoo program lets kids explore birds
On Saturday, Oct. 22, visitors to the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, Mich., will have the chance to learn all about birds and how they fly at this month’s Super Science Saturday: Natural Flyers. Each 30-minute presentation (at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.) will feature fun facts about these high-flying creatures. Kids will have […]