Did you know that the Museum of Aviation Foundation, Inc. operates the Education Center at the Museum of Aviation? The Education Center operates 5 major programs, and serves an average of 50,000 students and teachers a year through its hands-on …
Note from curator Mike Rowland: Ross Schumacher, who recently graduated from Veterans High School, came to the museum during the spring semester as part of the “Professional Interest Exploration” program. I asked Ross to share some thoughts about his experience at the …
People sometimes ask me to name my favorite airplane. My answer is usually the one I’m learning the most about at the time. What that means is my favorite airplane tends to change. Right now, it’s the Lockheed C-140 JetStar. …
This story began last summer. I was a junior without any career goals; I lacked drive and direction. I was more than upset that I had gone through several majors and none of them felt right. It came to the …
Today a very unique aircraft was brought through the front gate of the Museum of Aviation. F-100D tail number 56-2995 arrived on the back of a tractor-trailer and was greeted by an old friend, retired Major General Rick Goddard. Goddard …
Last week we looked at some flags from the observation gallery on the third floor of the Eagle Building here at the Museum of Aviation. In part II of that post we will look at three flags from the Confederate …
On the third floor of the Eagle Building here at the Museum of Aviation we have an observation gallery. It is a great place to take in the grounds, giving a unique view of many of our outdoor aircraft exhibits …
America has a rich tradition of stories being passed down through families and friends. Growing up, these stories often formed much of the basis of what was known about genealogy and history. There were tall tales, funny little insights and …
A while back, when we first started this blog, I promised to offer a meet the staff feature from time to time. This post will be the first such entry. It is our hope that the meet the staff feature …