A simple, personal and very engaging story that describes in detail the combat career of one of naval aviation's deadliest fighter pilots. Although he objected to being called such, Hamilton McWhorter III's service to family and country made him a standout among America's Greatest Generation. From mid-1943, Hamilton McWhorter was constantly engaged in the unforgiving […]
Schedule: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM each Saturday 1st: F4F Wildcat 8th: P-40 Warhawk 15th: F-104 Starfighter 18th : Spitfire Mk XIV 29th: P-47 Thunderbolt Museum guests are treated to the extra special experience of being allowed to sit at the controls and pose for pictures. From 10:30-12:30 each Saturday, a selected aircraft will be […]
In 1910 a commercial zeppelin became the world’s first airliner. Ferdinand von Zeppelin, a German count, pioneered rigid airship development beginning in the late 19th century. Historian Edward E. Gordon will reveal how the United States and many European nations developed giant airships. By mid-1914 German Zeppelins had carried over 10,000 fee-paying passengers on over […]
Schedule: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM each Saturday Museum guests are treated to the extra special experience of being allowed to sit at the controls and pose for pictures. From 10:30-12:30 each Saturday, a selected aircraft will be opened up and made accessible to the public. Museum Volunteers will also be on hand to answer […]
The A-7D is a single-seat, tactical close air support aircraft derived from the U.S. Navy’s A-7. The first A-7D made its initial flight in April 1968, and deliveries of production models began in December 1968. When A-7D production ended in 1976, LTV had delivered 459 to the U.S. Air Force (USAF). The SLUF (Short, Little, […]
Featuring the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
Schedule: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM each Saturday Museum guests are treated to the extra special experience of being allowed to sit at the controls and pose for pictures. From 10:30-12:30 each Saturday, a selected aircraft will be opened up and made accessible to the public. Museum Volunteers will also be on hand to answer […]
Schedule: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM each Saturday Museum guests are treated to the extra special experience of being allowed to sit at the controls and pose for pictures. From 10:30-12:30 each Saturday, a selected aircraft will be opened up and made accessible to the public. Museum Volunteers will also be on hand to answer […]
Schedule: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM each Saturday May 6th: P-40 Warhawk Museum guests are treated to the extra special experience of being allowed to sit at the controls and pose for pictures. From 10:30-12:30 each Saturday, a selected aircraft will be opened up and made accessible to the public. Museum Volunteers will also be […]
Schedule: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM each Saturday May 13th: F4F Wildcat Museum guests are treated to the extra special experience of being allowed to sit at the controls and pose for pictures. From 10:30-12:30 each Saturday, a selected aircraft will be opened up and made accessible to the public. Museum Volunteers will also be […]
