26 April 1939: The United States Army Air Corps placed an order for 524 Curtiss-Wright P-40 Warhawks. This was the largest production order for any
Museum Closed on Easter Sunday.
The museum will be closed Sunday, April 4th, in observance of the Easter holiday. Hope you find all the Easter eggs! We'll be open as usual on
Former Bell “Rosie the Riveter” visits the museum
We were honored to have a visit by Ida May Oakes Forbes who worked at Bell in the 1940s installing rivets in airplanes. She an her family visited the
Alice Bowman speaks on New Horizons
Museum members and guests were treated to a VERY special talk at the museum on March 20. Alice Bowman, the Mission Operations Manager ("MOM") for the
Curtiss P-75A Hawk reaches 575 mph January 23, 1939.
On January 23, 1939, A Curtiss Hawk 75A pursuit plane, one of 100 being constructed for the French Government, “substantially exceeded all known speed
December 18, 1941: First US WWII pilot makes “Ace” in Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
18 December 1941: First Lieutenant Boyd David (“Buzz”) Wagner, United States Army Air Corps, commanding officer of the 17th Pursuit Squadron
December 12, 1953, Bell X-1A Hits Mach 2.44, A New Record
12 December 1953: On its tenth flight, U.S. Air Force test pilot Major Chuck Yeager flew the Bell X-1A rocket plane to Mach 2.44 (1,621 miles per
Moog hardware provides control for the mighty Saturn V
Image credit: NASA November 9th marks the anniversary of the first launch of the Saturn V, the most powerful rocket ever made and the one that would
Oct 26, 1925, Doolittle wins Schneider Cup in Curtiss R3C-2 Racer
Lieutenant James Harold Doolittle, Air Service, United States Army, won the Coupe d’Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider (commonly called the Schneider