Aviation & Aeronautics Museums

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air force museums

•  Air Force Memorial Foundation - the foundation's goal is to build a memorial honoring the contributions to peace and freedom rendered by the USAF or its predecessors
•  F.E. Warren AFB Intercontinental Ballistic Missile and Heritage Museum - information on living history, Fort D.A. Russell Days, Cheyenne, WY, and F.E. Warren Air Force Base activities
•  Hill Aerospace Museum - exciting display of historical and current aerospace vehicles
•  Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum - the Eighth Air Force was formed in Savannah, Georgia, in January, 1942, and became one of the world’'s great air armadas
•  United States Air Force Museum - A virtual tour of the USAF Museum, complete with aircraft images, background information and specifications

aviation and aeronautics

•  Brooklands Museum - home of the first purpose built motor racing circuit in the world and of British aviation. Offers location filming and corporate hospitality
•  Air Museum Planes of Fame
•  American Airpower Heritage Museum
•  Antique Airfield - home to the Antique Airplane Association and Airpower Museum
•  Aviation History On-Line Museum - collection of aircraft images and text of some of the worlds most famous and historic aircraft. The early years of aviation, construction technology, aircraft engines, the theory of flight and more
•  Bay Area Airline Historical Society
•  Castle Air Museum - features rare warbirds from WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and Cold War eras
•  Cavanaugh Flight Museum - offers a collection of aircraft, artwork, and artifacts, spanning the time period between World War I and the Vietnam War
•  Evergreen Aviation Educational Center - aviation museum in McMinnville Oregon, current home of the HK-1 "Spruce Goose," Howard Hughes mammoth seaplane
•  Globe/Temco Swift Museum Foundation - The International Swift Association was formed in 1968 to promote the preservation, appreciation, enjoyment and safe operation of one of general aviation's finest aircrafts
•  Hill Aerospace Museum - exciting display of historical and current aerospace vehicles
•  Hiller Aviation Museum - online "walking" tour
•  International Women's Air & Space Museum - contains an online archive of biographies, photos, articles and information about the museum and its collection
•  MAPS Air Museum - the Military Aviation Preservation Society is dedicated to the restoration, preservation, and display of warbird aircraft
•  March Field Museum - airplanes including SR-71, B-17, and B-29 on display at March Air Reserve Base
•  Mid Atlantic Air Museum
•  Minnesota Aviation History and Education Center
•  Mitchell Gallery of Flight - preserves Milwaukee's and Wisconsin's aviation history
•  Museum of Berkshire Aviation - collection of aircraft and photographs recalling Berkshire's aviation heritage
•  Nanton Lancaster Society and Air Museum - Aircraft displays including an Avro Lancaster bomber. The museum commemorates the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
•  National Aviation Hall of Fame - honors individuals in the U.S. who have made significant contributions to aviation and the space industry
•  National Museum of Naval Aviation - features aircraft exhibits, an IMAX theater, planes, simulators, and historical exhibits
•  National Warplane Museum
•  Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum
•  Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
•  Pacific Coast Air Museum - dedicated to promote the acquisition, restoration, safe operation, and display of historical aircraft
•  Pima Air & Space Museum
•  Pueblo Historical Aircraft Museums - including the PHAS B-24 Aircraft Museum and the Pueblo Historical Aircraft Society's museum
•  Yahoo! RAF Manston Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial
•  Russian Aviation Museum - an online reference which catalogs the aircraft of the Soviet and Russian airfleet
•  Svedinos Bil- och Flygmuseum - automobile and aviation museum
•  Tillamook Air Museum - vintage flying aircraft housed inside the largest wooden building in the world, a WW II blimp hangar
•  Virginia Air & Space Center - features historic air and space craft suspended from the Center's 94-foot ceiling and giant-screen IMAX films
•  WACO Aircraft Museum and Aviation Learning Center - dedicated to biplanes and military gliders produced by WACO, and aviation education
•  Western Aerospace Museum
•  Western Canada Aviation Museum - aircraft and exhibits, including hands-on interactive children's section. Facility may be rented for special occasions
•  Yankee Air Force & Museum - are dedicated to the restoration and preservation of historic aircraft and American aviation history

space

•  Cyberspace Museum of Natural History and Exploration Technology - virtual museum which contains exhibits of paleontology and space. Includes directories of displays currently on exhibit at selected museums around the United States
•  Euro Space Center - an educational leisure center in the heart of the Belgian Ardennes. Movies, shows, training courses for young people, special group programs and more
•  International Women's Air & Space Museum - contains an online archive of biographies, photos, articles and information about the museum and its collection
•  Neil Armstrong Air & Space Museum
•  Space Center - dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the history, technology, and science of the space age
•  U.S. Space & Rocket Center - features displays of artifacts from America's space and missile programs among a collection of hands-on exhibits and space travel simulators

•  Temora Aviation Museum - in Temora, NSW

•  Västerås Aircraft Museum - in Stockholm

•  Fleet Air Arm Museum
•  Imperial War Museum Duxford - in Duxford
•  Museum of Army Flying - in Middle Wallop

•  Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre - dedicated to preserving the history of bush flying and forest protection in Canada. On display are floatplanes, seaplanes, waterbombers, and forest fire fighting artifacts
•  Canadian Museum of Flight
•  National Aviation Museum

•  Pacific Space Centre (Canada) - home of the H.R. MacMillan Planetarium, Gordon Southam Observatory, and an extensive display gallery of space hardware

•  Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum - in Hamilton

•  Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum - devoted to preserving both civilian and military aviation history. Features history, exhibits, hours, and aviation links. Located at the Halifax International Airport

•  Hellenic Air Force Museum - unofficial site, primarily in Greek

•  National Aviation Museum Aviodome Schiphol - presents the Dutch contribution to aviation

•  New Zealand Fighter Pilots Museum - honours the fighter pilots of both World Wars and presents the aircraft of the Alpine Fighter Collection

•  Air Force Museum at Monino, Russia

•  National Space Science Centre - celebrates the exciting achievements of space exploration, space science and technology
•  British National Space Centre - partnership of the Department of Trade & Industry, the Foreign Office, the Office of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Defence
•  City of Norwich Aviation Museum

•  Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum - see a 1936 Stinson A Tri-Motor, thought to be the only one in existence

•  Challenger Space Center - in Peoria; May is museum month

•  Arkansas Air Museum - in Fayetteville

•  Aviation Museum of Santa Paula
•  Commemorative Air Force Southern California Wing's WWII Aviation Museum - in Camarillo
•  Hiller Aviation Museum - in San Carlos
•  Minter Field Air Museum - in Shafter
•  Pacific Coast Air Museum - in Santa Rosa
•  Planes of Fame Air Museum - in Chino
•  San Diego Aerospace Museum
•  Santa Maria Museum of Flight - in Santa Maria
•  Western Museum of Flight - near LAX; home of the YF-23A, YF-17, F-5A, JB-1, A-4A, XAT-6E, YO-3A, DH-82A, Stinson 108A Voyager, RP-76, RP-5A and many more aircraft

•  Yahoo! National Air & Space Museum

•  Florida's Aviation Museums - directory
•  National Naval Aviation Museum - in Pensacola
•  Space City, USA

•  Chanute Air Museum - in Rantoul

•  Kansas Aviation Museum
•  Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center - flown artifacts from the U.S. and Soviet space programs
•  Mid America Air Museum - in Liberal; more than just aircraft. Houses "hands-on" aviation science exhibits, hosts special events like an annual air show, and features aerospace education for students in its theater

•  Aviation Museum of Kentucky

•  Yankee Air Museum - in Belleville

•  Kalamazoo Air Zoo - home of the National Guadalcanal Memorial Museum and Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame

•  Malmstrom AFB Museum - in Malmstrom

•  McCarran Aviation Heritage Museum - in McCarran International Airport; history of aviation in Southern Nevada

•  New Hampshire Aviation Museum - at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (KMHT)

•  Empire State Aerosciences Museum - in Schenectady
•  National Soaring Museum - in Elmira; gliders and sailplanes of historical significance

•  Fargo Air Museum - in Fargo; vintage aircraft including F-4U Corsair, P-51D Mustang, B-25 Bomber, and Mitsubishi Zero

•  MAPS Air Museum - in Akron
•  The NASA Glenn Visitor Center - in Cleveland

•  Yahoo! Kirkpatrick Science and Air Space Museum at Omniplex

•  Pendleton Air Museum - in Pendleton

•  American Helicopter Museum - in West Chester
•  Mid Atlantic Air Museum - in Reading; open April - October

•  Aviation Heritage Museum - will be built on land donated by H. Ross Perot, Jr. at Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas
•  Commemorative Air Force Rio Grande Valley Wing Museum - in Brownsville
•  Flight of the Phoenix Aviation Museum - in Gilmer
•  Lone Star Flight Museum
•  USS Lexington - Museum on the Bay - in Corpus Christi

•  Heber Valley Aero Museum - in Heber City
•  Hill Aerospace Museum - at Hill Air Force Base

•  Virginia Air & Space Center - features historic air and space craft suspended from the Center's 94-foot ceiling and giant-screen IMAX films

•  Olympic Flight Museum - in Olympia; June 14 - 15, 2008
•  Yahoo! Seattle Museum of Flight

•  EAA AirVenture Museum - in Oshkosh; experimental aircraft

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last edited Tuesday, December 16, 2008