B-17 restoration project moves forward at Museum of Aviation
When the plane arrived in 2015, it was in pieces. Now, five years later, it has been reassembled, but one volunteer said they still have a ways to go
The Fighter Pilot Podcast Founder and Host, Vincent Aiello, is joined by Mr. Mike Rowland, former curator of the Museum of Aviation at Robins AFB, Warner Robins, Georgia to talk about the B-17 “Flying Fortress” Bomber being meticulously restored. Also joining
by WGXA staff Tuesday, September 17th 2019
Lt. Col. Hicks and his wife, Mrs. Edna Hicks (Courtesy Senator Perdue office)
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. – Lieutenant Colonel Crawford Hicks — a B-17 pilot and surviving prisoner of war (POW) —
Remembering D-Day and Model Contest
The Museum of Aviation hosted Remembering D-Day by inviting the 101st Airborne Reenactment Group to come and share the story of D-Day—the turning point in Northwest Europe during WWII that led the allies to
BY EMILY SWECKER, ABC-16, FOX-24, WGXA
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH 2016
The Museum of Aviation hosted the 101st Airborne Reenactment Group to share the story of troops who fought during Operation Market Garden in 1944 during World War II.
The 73-day
BY MARILYN N. WINDHAM
mnwindham@aol.com
Four years ago, I visited the Museum of Aviation for the first time. I heard on the news that the museum needed volunteers. I knew little about airplanes, but as