Air Shows, Tours, and Museums

 

American Air Museum in Britain.  To visit their website, click here. To view the August 2019 issue of their “American Air Museum News”, click here.  See in particular their map of where airmen were born, based, and married.

Chino, CA Planes of Fame Air Museum.   For the Planes of Fame 2020 schedule, click here.   See their website for further details.  Their “Planes of Fame ‘Outdoor Experience’ “begins on Saturday, May 30, 2020.  Click here for details.  The museum is due to reopen on Friday, June 12, 2020.  Demonstration of a Corsair set for Aug. 8, 2020.  Demonstration of a P-38 “Lightning” set for June 5, 2021.

Collings Foundation.  The Collings Foundation “Wings of Freedom Tour” offers opportunities for you to fly aboard a B-17, B-24, or B-25 or even take the controls of a P-51 Mustang or P-40 Warhawk in addition to viewing a ground display of the planes.  Their 2019 tour proceeds from California (June 6) to South Carolina (Oct. 25).  See their website for details.

Commemorative Air Force (CAF) AirPower History Tour.  An extensive list of events being held from July to October sponsored by CAF and other organizations is to be found on their website.

Friends of the New Forest Airfields.  To see their website and FONFA’s array of activities and services, click here.

National World War II Museum in New Orleans.  To see their calendar of events, click here.

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.  To visit their website, click here.  For information on its exhibitions, click here.   There is an exhibition on World War II German Aviation at the Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center.