by Igor K. | Feb 21, 2021 | Oregon
B-17 Alliance Foundation The members of the B-17 Alliance Foundation, a small aviation museum located on the west side of the Salem Municipal Airport in Oregon, have a single yet ambitious goal to restore the Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress “Lacey Lady” (s/n 44-85790) to...
by Igor K. | Sep 20, 2018 | Oregon
Location & history The Erickson Aircraft Collection is located at the Madras Municipal Airport in Madras, Oregon. The original airfield was expanded during the World War II and served as training base for B-17 Flying Fortresses and Bell P-63 Kingcobras. Since the...
by Igor K. | Sep 17, 2018 | Historic Aircraft
Colorado Springs aviation museums For an aviation buff, Colorado Springs is known for two great air museums, Peterson Air & Space Museum and National Museum of World War II Aviation. We visited both in one day and when it came to decide where to break for lunch...
by Igor K. | Apr 27, 2017 | California
Location & history Visitors to Joe Davies Heritage Airpark can view a collection of aircraft designed, produced, tested, or modified at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. The plant was established in 1953 by the U.S. Air Force as an advanced...
by Igor K. | Apr 27, 2017 | California
Location & history Castle Air Museum, opened in 1981, is located in Atwater, California, adjacent to Castle Airport, a former United States Air Force Strategic Air Command base. The museum’s collection encompasses over seventy restored vintage military aircraft...
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