The K-12 Education Program is Back!
Today, the National Museum of World War II Aviation announced the return of its highly successful K-12 Education Program. As in the past, this one-of a kind education program will be offered by the Museum at no cost to
History Presentation and P-47 Flight Demonstration Kearby’s Thunderbolts, September 16
History Presentation and P-47 Flight Demonstration Kearby’s Thunderbolts—The 348th Fighter Group Saturday, September 16 Doors Open at 8:00am Presentation at 9:00am At the outbreak of WWII Captain Neel Kearby was an experienced fighter pilot. He was soon promoted and given command of the 348th Fighter Group. The
History Presentation and Flight Demonstration Avengers at Midway Saturday, August 19
Avengers at Midway Saturday, August 19 Doors Open—0800 am Presentation Starts—0900 am The Battle of Midway was the first combat mission for the TBF/TBM Avenger torpedo bomber. After that, the Avenger was highly successful in every major air-sea battle of WW II.
History Presentation and B-25 Flight Demonstration
The 345th Bomb Group in the Pacific - B-25 Mitchell Low Level Attackers Saturday, July 22nd Doors Open at 8am - Presentation Starts at 9am In the early days of WWII General George Kenney’s 5th Air Force employed extraordinary tactics to blunt the Japanese advance
History Presentation and PBY Flight Demonstration The Battle for Alaska
In mid-1942 the continental territory of the U.S. was invaded by the Empire of Japan. Beginning with air attacks on June 3rd, a small Japanese force occupied the islands of Attu and Kiska in the Aleutian Islands chain in
The Battle of the Philippine Sea – The Death of Japanese Naval Airpower
The Battle of the Philippine Sea on June 19th and 20th, 1944, was the last of the great carrier battles of the Pacific War. It eliminated the Japanese Navy’s ability to conduct large-scale offensive carrier actions.
History Presentation World War II Longest Fight-Battle of the Atlantic TBM Flight Demonstration
Sponsored By April 22, 2023 Doors Open at 8am Presentation at 9am Running continuously from 1939 to 1945, the Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous campaign of WWII. It pitted German submarines, warships and aircraft against Allied navies, air forces, and merchant shipping.
History Presentation Japan’s Underwater Aircraft Carriers
The U.S. was thrust into WWII on December 7, 1941 with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Following this successful attack, the Japanese High Command began searching for their next step against the United States.
Loss of Wake Island Sent American Morale to New Low
The Battle of Wake Island pitted a small American force against a large Japanese force. The Japanese attacked the remote Pacific island outpost just hours after their surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Sixteen days later, Japanese
1942 Independence Day Raid was Eighth Air Force’s First Mission
The first American air strike against German targets in Europe in World War II took place on July 4, 1942. Flying six twin-engine A-20 light bombers, and joined by six other planes of the same type flown by British Royal