Planes and Flight
Fleet Air Arm Museum stages massive model show
The Fleet Air Arm Museum's 2010 Model Show is set to attract over 2,000 visitors when it opens on February 13.
Was your grandma a Spitfire pilot? Maidenhead Museum launches search for ATA veterans
Maidenhead Heritage Centre & Museum is setting up a dedicated Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) Research Centre and is looking for information about the pilots and personnel who ferried Spifires, Hurricanes and other aircraft to frontline squadrons in WWII.
World's largest helicopter lands at Helicopter Museum
Major components from the only Boeing Heavy Lift Helicopter ever made have gone on display at the Helicopter Museum in Weston Super Mare.
Replica of 100 year old Triplane hits the runway at RAF Woodvale
MOSI brought aviation history to life this week by attempting to fly a replica of a Triplane, based on the 100 year old designs of A.V. Roe.
Ewan McGregor visits a flying legend at Imperial War Museum Duxford
Film star Ewan McGregor visited the Imperial War Museum Duxford this week to see his cinematic co-star, the Lockheed Electra plane, from his upcoming film about the aviator Amelia Earhart.
Museum of Flight at East Fortune uncovers its own history
An exhibition at the National Museum of Flight in Scotland provides a journey through East Fortune airfield at different times in history and reveals how the airfield functioned through two world...
Win a Flight to Remember with The Blades
Armed Forces Day has teamed up with acrobatic airline The Blades to offer one lucky winner the opportunity to join the stunt flyers for an adrenalin-fuelled flight.
Imperial War Museum Duxford takes delivery of prototype Eurofighter Typhoon
Imperial War Museum Duxford has taken delivery of a prototype aeroplane used in the development of the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Fleet Air Arm Museum worker reunited with Sea Harrier after 28 years
A recent arrival at the Fleet Air Arm Museum has reunited an historic aircraft with the man who helped bring it into service for the Royal Navy 28 years ago.
1917 Vickers Vimy arrives at Imperial War Museum Duxford
Visitors to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford witnessed an exciting aviation event this Thursday when the Spirit of Brooklands, a replica of the 1917 Vickers Vimy, flew in from Oxford.
Wing Commander's medals highlight story of Czech pilots at Duxford in WWII
Imperial War Museum Duxford has been given the medals of Wing Commander G D M Blackwood, a former WWII Commander of the Czech 310 Squadron.
Imperial War Museum Duxford prepares for Battle of Britain 70th anniversary
Imperial War Museum Duxford is lining up a series of events and exhibitions to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
Yorkshire Air Museum's Hawker Hurricane recognises achievements of Sir Sydney Camm
Yorkshire Air Museum’s Hawker Hurricane fighter plane will be at the Windsor Tattoo this summer to support a campaign to recognise the achievements of designer Sir Sydney Camm.
Forgotten aviation stronghold wins £50,000 boost to showcase flight history
Crayford, the Bexley town where the engine which embarked upon the first non-stop flight was built, has been awarded £50,000 towards a project highlighting the part it played in the history of...
Museum of Science and Industry plane goes on tour ahead of risky flight attempt
A team of former aeronautical engineers admit there are "no guarantees" that their replica of the machine used in the first all-British flight will get off the ground as it embarks on a national...
