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Museum Themed Articles

AUG032010
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Part One: Washington DC The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is home to probably the largest and most important collections of aircraft in the world. In the first of a two part series, Paul Dunn visits the NASM facility on the National Mall in Washington DC.
JUN222010
Lyon Air Museum It is not often that a completely new aviation museum opens its doors to the public, but the excellent Lyon Air Museum in Orange County, California is such a facility. Paul Dunn visits for GAR.
JUN082010
GAR's French Adventure Part 4 - Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace - Paris-Le Bourget As GAR's fifth and final day in France dawned it was time for a change of pace and a visit to Paris' Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace. Karl Drage reviews this fantastic museum.
JUN012010
RNZAF Museum The Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum is one of the largest collections of preserved aircraft in the southern hemisphere. Paul Dunn continues his series of reports from New Zealand by visiting historic Wigram airfield.
APR202010
Museum of Transport and Technology, Auckland Auckland’s Museum of Transport and Technology has a superb collection of aircraft, but is currently in the midst of a transformation to improve its visitor experience. Paul Dunn visited for GAR to see how this ambitious project is going.
MAR302010
Australia's Aviation Museums It’s not too often one of GAR’s team members reports from Australia, but that’s exactly where Doug Green went on recent trip to visit family. Naturally he couldn’t resist dropping in on a few museums to add to those he had explored on previous journeys to Oz.
MAR232010
March Field Air Museum Situated in Riverside county in the suburbs of Los Angeles, March ARB base is one of the oldest airfields in the USAF and is also home to a large collection of preserved aircraft. Paul Dunn visits for GAR.
MAR092010
Newark Air Museum Newark Air Museum is home to a number of significant aircraft and housed on what remains of the former WWII airfield of Winthorpe in eastern Nottinghamshire. Gareth Stringer made a maiden visit to the museum to report for GAR. Images as credited.
MAR022010
HAL Heritage Centre, Bangalore Best known for building other people’s designs under license, India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is also increasingly designing and building its own products. The company is headquartered in Bangalore and maintains a small heritage centre at its home base. Paul Dunn visits for GAR.
FEB162010
Jimmy Doolittle Air and Space Museum Located close to the San Francisco bay area, Travis AFB is a busy airfield, home to several squadrons of transport and tanker aircraft. It also has a good museum on base which Paul Dunn visited for GAR.
FEB092010
Classic Flight at Coventry Airport Air Atlantique's Classic Flight owns one of the most impressive collections of airworthy and potentially airworthy aircraft in the UK and, for many years, has dedicated itself to displaying these aircraft at airshows and giving people the opportunity to fly in them. Global Aviation Resource travelled to Coventry Airport to learn more. Words - Gareth Stringer. Images - as credited.
FEB092010
USS Intrepid Museum A feature of the New York landscape for nearly 30 years, the USS Intrepid has recently been given a multimillion dollar facelift. Paul Dunn pays a visit to the veteran aircraft carrier to see what has changed.
DEC292009
Midland Air Museum Located outside the perimeter fence on the northside of Coventry Airport - itself on the site of the former RAF Baginton - is the Midland Air Museum's eclectic collection of aviation exhibits. As a pre-cursor to Air Atlantique Classic Flight's second Nightshoot Karl Drage stopped by to see what had changed.
DEC152009
Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum The Flying Leatherneck Museum at MCAS Miramar, California, chronicles the illustrious history of US Marine Corps Aviation and has big plans for the future. Paul Dunn visits for GAR.
NOV122009
RAF Museum Hosts MH-53 Ceremony with Chief of the Air Staff Global Aviation Resource travelled to Cosford to attend a ceremony marking the dedication of the RAF Museum’s newest exhibit and took the opportunity to talk the Chief of the Air Staff, Sir Stephen Dalton. Words – Gareth Stringer / Pictures – Karl Drage
OCT312009
East Kirkby - Just Jane's Night-time Taxi Run This year’s Halloween celebrations provided a real treat in the form of the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre's annual night-time taxi run of their resident Lancaster. Glenn Beasley was in attendance for GAR.
OCT272009
South African National Museum of Military History Nestled in a quiet residential suburb of Johannesburg, the South African National Museum of Military History houses exhibits reflecting the turbulent history of the South African nation, including some unique aircraft. Paul Dunn visited for GAR.
AUG212009
Duxford's American Air Day 2009 The American Air Day held at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford showcased the work of the United States Air Force in Europe and in particular the Third Air Force partially based in the UK. Glenn Beasley dropped in for GAR.
JUL262009
East Fortune Airshow 2009 The National Museum of Flight houses one of Scotland's foremost aviation collections as well as hosting one of the country's few major airshows. Tom Sunley took a trip to East Fortune to check out the show for GAR...
MAY222009
MH-53 Goes on Display The first Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low helicopter to go on display in the UK has done so at the RAF Museum Cosford. Words by Karl Drage.
MAY112009
Palm Springs Air Museum Located in Southern California’s Coachella Valley and close to the city of Los Angeles, Palm Springs is famous as a holiday resort and home to many retired senior citizens. The city’s airport is home to a substantial collection of preserved aircraft, many of which are maintained in an airworthy state. Paul Dunn visited for GAR.
FEB282009
Indian Air Force Museum, Palam, New Delhi Hidden away on the far side of Delhi's International Airport is a significant collection of historic aircraft and memorabilia, telling the story of the Indian Air Force. Paul Dunn reports from India for GAR.