Air Museums – One Less Aviation Museum in Hawaii
The number of aviation museums in Hawaii was recently halved with the closure of the Naval Air Museum Barbers Point. Hayman Tam guest reports for GAR on the current state of the museum and the disposition of the collection.
Aviation News – EA-6B Prowler delivered for Wings Over the Rockies Museum in Colorado
On Tuesday 19 May 2015, an EA-6B Prowler from the US Navy was delivered to the Denver area for further delivery on to the Wings Over the Rockies Museum. Paul Filmer was there to see it.
Aviation Museum – China Civil Aviation Museum, Xie Dao, Beijing
Located in Xie Dao, just a stone’s throw from Beijing’s S12 Airport Expressway and less than 10kms south-west of the city’s Capital International Airport is China’s Civil Aviation Museum. Karl Drage visited for GAR.
Aviation Museum – Beijing Air & Space Museum, Beihang University
At the conclusion of the 3rd Shenyang Faku International Flight Convention and 2014 Shenyang Airshow, Karl Drage and Pete Wells (of Twister Aerobatics) headed to Beijing for a few days and found time to visit the Beijing Air and Space Museum (referred to in many places online as Beijing Aviation Museum) located at Beihang University.
Aviation Museum – Museo Nacional Aeronautico y Espacio, Chile
The Aviation Museum, now the National Aeronautic and Space Museum was created on 13 July 1944 by Supreme Decree No. 486, under the government of President Juan Antonio Ríos Morales, the Minister of Defence Major General Don Oscar Escudero Otárola and Commander in Chief of the Chilean Air Force General Air Tovarías Don Manuel Arroyo. Raul Pereira reports from Santiago, Chile, for GAR.
Global Aviation Magazine – Issue 24: June / July 2014
Here’s a look at what’s inside Issue 24 – the final ever issue of GAM:
Aviation Event Review – Sywell Aviation Museum Opening 2014
It always feels like the UK airshow season is around the corner when Sywell Aviation Museum is officially opened for the year, an event traditionally held on the Saturday of the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. Greg Marsh reports on the day’s happenings.
Global Aviation Magazine – Issue 22: February / March 2014
Issue 22 of Global Aviation Magazine has arrived and is FREE to access and download.
Global Aviation Magazine – Issue 21: December 2013 / January 2014
Just in time for Christmas, Issue 21 of Global Aviation Magazine has landed and is FREE to access and download.
Aviation Feature – East Kirkby’s Avro Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ November Night Run
Each November, the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre stages its Avro Lancaster NX611 (G-ASXX) night run and photoshoot, an event which includes a number of Lancaster taxi runs and the county’s largest fireworks display. Kieran Lear reports for GAR.
Aviation News – Vickers VC10 ZA150/J arrives at Dunsfold to join Brooklands Museum
The ageing Vickers VC10 fleet now numbers just one following yesterday’s (24 September 2013) delivery of VC10 K3 ZA150/J to Dunsfold Park in Surrey on behalf of Brooklands Museum. Tom Mercer guest reports for GAR.
Aviation Feature – World Jet Inc P-51XR N6WJ “Precious Metal”
In 1989 Thom Richard, a 17 year old from Sweden, arrived in the USA with $2,500 and a dream, an aviation dream. Chris Wood recently caught up with him to see how his dream was coming along.
Aviation News – Ex-RAF Vickers VC10 K3 ZA148 Joins Classic Air Force Collection
At 1056 local on Wednesday, 28 August Vickers VC10 K3 ZA148 landed at Newquay Cornwall Airport to become a permanent part of the Classic Air Force collection.
Aviation News – II(AC) Squadron makes commemorative visit to Farnborough
As a team of personnel from II(AC) Squadron RAF began retracing their predecessors’ steps for charity, the Squadron visited Farnborough today with “Shiny Two”, the unit’s flagship Tornado GR4. Alec Walker guest-reports for GAR.
Aviation News – Last UK BAC 1-11 flight as ZH763 arrives in Cornwall
The arrival of ZH763 at Newquay Cornwall Airport for preservation in the Classic Air Force hangar, sees the BAC 1-11’s time in UK skies draw to a close, a little under 50 years after it first flew.
