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Zero: The (Almost) First Flight
As the massive door groaned into motion, pivoting upwards behind one of a row of nondescript hangars at the eastern edge of Paine Field, in Everett, Washington, an extraordinary sight began to appear...
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Zero: A Thank-you from Keegan Chetwynd
Almost all of us pitched in when it came time to pull the prop through for an engine test. (image by Richard Mallory Allnutt) Following on from yesterday's article describing our recent trip out to...
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Link C-3 Flight Trainer – Restoration Update
An image from mid-September 2024 show the Museum's pilot, Laura Galvez, testing the Link Flight Trainer's controls while two of the volunteers who helped restore it, Mike Falvey (left) and David...
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Warbirds Over the Beach Air Show to Feature Hurricane Relief Drive
Warbirds Over the Beach Air Show to Feature Hurricane Relief Drive Vintage WWII Plane Will Fly Supplies to North Carolina Areas Affected by Helene VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Oct. 3, 2024 – During its...
View ArticlePhilanthropist and Businessman Gerald Yagen Gives $100 Million to the...
Philanthropist and Businessman Gerald Yagen Gives $100 Million to the Military Aviation Museum VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Oct. 5, 2024 – The Military Aviation Museum is honored to announce a $100 million...
View ArticleVintage Plane to Deliver More Donated Supplies to North Carolina
Vintage Plane to Deliver More Donated Supplies to North Carolina Military Aviation Museum Continues Hurricane Relief Supply Runs VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Oct. 9, 2024 – The Military Aviation Museum is...
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SBD Dauntless – Forward Fuselage Repairs
An illustration of the SBD's upper fuselage structure from the Illustrated Parts Manual. Pioneer Aero is presently working on Frames #7 forward; reference 28 indicates the location of Frame #7 in this...
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SBD Dauntless – Inboard Wing Leading Edge Update
Overview: Over the past several months, Pioneer Aero’s Hadon Smith has made great strides restoring the leading edges for the SBD’s Wing Center Section. He started with the righthand side, bringing...
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SBD Dauntless – Ordnance Structure Update
Ordnancement loading a 1000 pound General Purpose bomb onto an SBD-5 Dauntless during the Pacific campaign. This image clearly illustrates the 'wishbone' for the bomb displacement mechanism which...
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SBD Dauntless – Spar #3 Update
A view from September 13th, 2024 showing Pioneer Aero's Craig Cunha holding Spar #3 soon after removing it from the SBD’s Wing Center Section. Craig and his team have stripped down this subassembly in...
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