Everyone's Favorite to Fly on Saturday

The Museum's Lockheed P-38 "Lightning" Takes to the Skies

"Hangar Talk" Features Topics to Take You Back in Time

Fun for the Whole Family!

It may be "April Fools" but we're not kidding when we put one of our most popular aircraft in the skies for everyone to enjoy.  Come out to the Museum this Saturday for a treat with the Flying Demo of the Museum's very own Lockheed P-38J "Lightning" aircraft.

Doors to the Museum will open at 9:00am (Visit our Website to learn more about Road Closures and Alternate Routes due to nearby construction).  Regular admission pricing is in effect (Members always get in Free!).

Hangar Talk will kick off at 10:30 with three great presentations:

Hollywood Goes to War Part IV

Over the past several months, we've looked at the role that the Hollywood film industry played during World War II.  We've seen how the industry rallied to support recruitment of men and women to industry and the military.  How Hollywood turned its tricks and techniques to work to help train the millions of service men and women.  How Hollywood stars helped with War Bond Drives and Morale boosting on the homefront and in the combat zone.

Today, in the final episode, the Museum's Brian Finnegan will tell the stories of the stars who put on the uniform or helped in the service of the cause.  We'll hear about established stars who went to war and individuals who would make their marks on the film industry after putting aside their uniforms and experiences in the combat zone.

The True Story of "Operation Vengeance"

Eighty years ago this month, the United States targeted an individual for the first time in its military history.

That individual was the mastermind of the attack on Pearl Harbor and the chief strategist of the Japanese war effort - Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto.

The Museum's Richard Malvino will walk us step-by-step through the events of April 1943 when the United States military intercepted Japanese coded messages that told of Yamamoto's itinerary.  Using the Lockheed P-38 "Lightning" interceptor aircraft, a bold and daring mission was launched in the South Pacific to seek and destroy the aircraft that was carrying Yamamoto.  This story is the stuff of legend!

TED Talk: "Dick Merrill - An Ordinary Guy Who Lived an Extraordinary Life"

The Museum's Ted Mount will once again delight us with a story from aviation's past as he tells the little known but remarkable story of aviator Dick Merrill.

From the early days of aviation in the 1920s to the supersonic age of the 1970s, Dick Merrill was there.  Never one to toot his own horn, Merrill nevertheless set records and advanced aviation for the generations that followed.  Ted will walk us through Dick Merrill's life of achievements, leaving us with a sense of awe and inspiration.

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