In November 1943, the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) received under the U.S. Lend-Lease program the first of 95 Vought F4U-1 Corsairs, designated as the "Corsair I".

Please join us on Saturday, March 14th, 2026, at 10:00 am, for a presentation by Elizabeth Harper, co-author of Frank Macon’s book, I Wanted to be a Pilot: The Making of a Tuskegee Airman.

On Saturday, February 21st, 2026, at 10:00 am, historian Courtney Short will present the story of how Colorado supported the war effort.

In early 1941, Japan went to war with the U.S., Great Britain, The Netherlands and others to secure dominance over Southeast Asia and the oil rich regions of Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra and Java.

The Battle of Leyte Gulf, 23 to 26 October 1944, was the largest naval battle of WW II. The Imperial Japanese Navy mobilized nearly all its remaining major naval vessels to repulse the Allied invasion of the Philippines

For the US forces, the capture of Iwo Jima would eliminate these threats and provide an airfield for American fighter escorts protecting bombers enroute to Japan.

Two technological innovations—the supercharger and turbosupercharger—were developed early in the war to enable all of these aircraft to operate effectively at high altitude.

Doors Open at 0800am - Presentation Begins at 0900am The PBY Catalina is an amphibious aircraft that was involved in some of the most critical missions of World War II.

Doors Open at 8am    Presentation Begins at 9am   The P-47 Thunderbolt was one of the most effective fighters and fighter-bombers of World War II.  Powered by an 18-cylinder Pratt and Whitney engine with a turbo-supercharger the Thunderbolt could reach speeds of

Independence Day Celebration! Grumman F7F Tigercat Flight Demonstration Friday, July 4th—All Day Museum Open 10am to 5pm