Pan American formed a subsidiary, contracted by the US and British governments, in mid 1941 to develop an air transport network across middle Africa to Cairo to resupply British combat units engaged with German ground and air forces. Pan Am further ferried US military lend lease aircraft from the US to Africa, Pakistan, and China. […]
In the two years following the German invasion of neutral Norway, Norwegians and Norwegian-Americans in the United States struggled to find a way to come to the aid of their homeland. Here begins the tale of over 1,000 of these men, who would become tied to a secret project of the War Department. This presentation […]
By January 1945 the Allies were closing in on what remained of Hitler’s Europe. Even though the Germans had spent their last reserves in the abortive Battle of the Bulge, 10 million Axis solders would still resist, often fanatically, until Hitler’s final inferno: the Battle of Berlin. Historian Ed Gordon recounts the landmark events that […]
This is YOUR opportunity to view the F-117 Stealth Fighter #-833 with an exclusive visitor experience! The Palm Springs Air Museum is launching a series of 6 limited events for the public to view this incredible aircraft up close and personal with an experienced interpreter as a guide for the evening. Each experience lasts […]
The Battle of the Philippine Sea (nicknamed the \"Great Marianas Turkey Shoot\" by American pilots) was the Japanese Navy\'s last ditch attempt to hold on to the Marianas Islands. It marked the final large-scale carrier-versus-carrier battle of WWII in the Pacific. The battle resulted in heavy losses on the part of the Japanese - in […]
This is YOUR opportunity to view the F-117 Stealth Fighter #-833 with an exclusive visitor experience! The Palm Springs Air Museum is launching a series of 6 limited events for the public to view this incredible aircraft up close and personal with an experienced interpreter as a guide for the evening. Each experience lasts […]
