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Flying Deaf

April 18, 2023

Jack Busenbark can’t remember when he didn’t want to be a pilot. He loved watching the flow of floatplanes and airliners over his North Seattle... more >

The Freeman Field Mutiny

January 16, 2023

While most associate the Tuskegee Airmen, the Black aviators of World War II, with fighter pilots, leaders in the Black community believed post-war... more >

The Life of Eugene Bullard

October 6, 2022

If Hollywood is searching for the subject of the next hit miniseries, the first black American fighter pilot Eugene Bullard should definitely make the... more >

The Boeing Flying Fortress School

July 28, 2022

You probably know that Boeing built thousands of B-17 Flying Fortress and B-29 Superfortress bombers during World War II. But did you also know that... more >

5 Reasons to Join ASP!

April 20, 2022

There are so many reasons to join Aeronautical Science Pathway (ASP), The Museum of Flight’s groundbreaking after-school program for high school juniors... more >

The Pegasus Mystery

January 31, 2022

Some museum artifacts are a bit of a mystery. Take this painting of a Pegasus with the Boeing B&W flying over Mount Rainier. It’s an example of a “Found... more >

Every Body in Flight

November 15, 2021

As you enter the Stranger Than Fiction exhibit, you will encounter something truly strange and unique to the Museum—the projection of a life-size,... more >

Flying Fish, Parabeavers and Goats, Oh My!

November 11, 2021

The pilot focused on the ridgeline ahead, aiming for a break in the trees that dotted the jagged crest. Just beyond was the target—Domke Lake. As the... more >

What's New in the Collection?

November 7, 2021

As 2nd Lt. Walston B. Ten Eyck of the 96th Aero Squadron prepared to fly a bombing mission on October 27, 1918, he had no idea what the day would hold.... more >

Miniature Museum Treasures

November 3, 2021

Scale models open a miniature window into worlds long gone, once top-secret designs or visions of the future. They tell stories that otherwise couldn’t be... more >

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