Operation Vengeance—The Mission Shoot Down Yamamoto
Special Event: Operation Vengeance—The Mission Shoot Down Yamamoto
History Presentation, P-38 Engine Run-Up and Taxi
Special Cockpit Photo Opportunity
April 23, 2022 at 9:30 am
Special Event: March 18,1945—The Biggest Berlin Mission of the War
Special Event: March 18,1945—The Biggest Berlin Mission of the War
History Presentation, P-51 Flight Demonstration
May 28, 2022 at 9:30 am
Special Event: The Normandy Invasion: Airpower Leads the Way
Special Event: Air Operations for the Normandy Invasion
History Presentation, P-47 Flight Demonstration
June 25, 2022 at 9:30 am
Independence Day Celebration: Aeroplanes and Automobiles!
On Monday, July 4th, the National Museum of World War II Aviation will celebrate Independence Day with a display of World War II aircraft and vintage cars on the ramp outside of the museum’s Pavilion hangar. The display will feature World War II fighters, bombers, flying boats and trainers and more than a dozen vintage vehicles from the Pikes Peak Chapter of the Vintage Motor Car Club of America. This will be a great opportunity to photograph World War II-era aircraft and cars together!
History Presentation and F3-A Corsair Flight Demonstration
The Battle of Okinawa: The Kamikaze Threat
Saturday, July 30th
Museum Opens at 8:00AM—Presentation Starts at 9:30
Closed for a Private Event
The National Museum of World War II Aviation
will be closed on Friday August 12
for a private event
Operation Downfall—The Planned Invasion of Japan A History Presentation and F7F Tigercat Flight Demonstration
Operation Downfall—The Planned Invasion of Japan
A History Presentation and F7F Tigercat Flight Demonstration
Saturday, September 3
Museum Opens at 8am Presentation Starts at 9:30am
Special Olympics Plane Pull—PBY Catalina
Special Olympics Plane Pull—PBY Catalina
Museum Closed for the Pikes Peak Regional Air Show
Museum Closed
for the
Pikes Peak Regional Air Show
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Pikes Peak Regional Airshow
Pikes Peak Regional Airshow
National Museum of World War II Aviation 10th Anniversary Celebration, Oct. 29, starting at 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
On Oct. 29, the museum will celebrate its first decade of operation with a day-long festival of demonstrations, raffles for aircraft flights, and entertainment.
History Presentation Lieutenant Boyd “Buzz” Wagner—The First Army Air Forces Ace of World War II
Retired Air Force Colonel and fighter pilot Jim Moschgat will make a special presentation at the National Museum of World War II Aviation on Saturday, November 19 at 11:00 am summarizing his years research on the first Army Air Forces Ace of World War II.