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In 2020, the COVID pandemic cancelled most air shows. Some, like Oshkosh, held virtual events. Some aviation museums are starting to reopen slowly. Hopefully people are busy in hangars restoring antique airplanes and readying them for when we can all get out and travel again.
It's no fun to be grounded when you want to fly and explore.
We have had a personal setback too, with some health issues slowing us down. We don't have the time to check on which venues are still viable and which are things of the past.
So... Post COVID our advice is to check with each air show or museum to see if they are open and operating. Stay safe.
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Find 'em, See 'em, Fly,'em! And have a great flight!
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2021 Airplane Fun - Planes Flew Even If We Didn’t
Our 2021 airplane fun was confined to domestic travels. But plenty of airplanes fly close to home.
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2020 Airplane Fun - Mostly Watching Skies At Home!
Our 2020 airplane fun was confined to Guyana and French Guiana. And the skies at home due to that darned COVID virus!
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Help Identifying This Aircraft
Looking for some help identifying this aircraft. The picture was with family photos. It looks to me like a flying boat?
2019 Airplane Fun - Abroad And At Home, Everywhere!
Our 2019 airplane fun was in Spain, In Pennsylvania, and a little in California… Antique Airplanes? They’re everywhere!
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Orbis Flying Eye Hospital - MD-10
The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital is a MD-10. A one-of-a-kind airplane that flies the world to help people see. How could that not be a favorite airplane?
2018 Airplane Fun - Sky King and More
Our 2018 airplane fun includes a little in the air, a little on the ground, a little on tour and… and Oshkosh again.
Vintage Flying Museum Texas
Word from the museum is the primary mission of the Vintage Flying Museum is to preserve America’s flying heritage. They recently Upgraded hangar lighting to help visitors’ experience.
Italy - Museo Storico dell'Aeronautica Militare, Bracciano
I think the Aeronautica Militare Museo Storico on Lake Bracciano is a place your readers should know about. It is only about an hour from Rome. I'm a
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D-Day Squadron Takes C-47s To Participate In Daks Over Normandy
In June 2019, the D-Day Squadron commemorated the 75th anniversary of D-Day, leading an American fleet of restored C-47 WWII to NOrmandy
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Bamboo Bomber Flight For Sky King Fantasy
Budding pilots of a certain age knew all about Sky King and his Bamboo Bomber, the Songbird. Call it a Cessna T-50, a Bobcat, or a UC-78… they’re hard to find, but fun to see.
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Cuban Classics - More Cars Than Airplanes
Normally we would be talking about classic airplanes, but Cuban Classics are all about those beautiful classic cars.
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Prehistoric Flight - Really Early Flight!
Early flight would have been a tease, so let's call like it is... prehistoric flight. Fight in the age of dinosaurs... Pterosaurs to be precise. But any kind of flight is fascinating.
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2017 Airplane Fun - Flights of Fancy
For our 2017 airplane fun we were on a mission to fly in different antique-airplanes, not just to see them.
Norwegian Aviation Museum
The Norwegian Aviation Museum is way up north in Bodo. If you can get there, you’ll see some terrific one of a kind planes like a Honningstad C5 Polar or a Saaski I
Vintage Wings of Canada Museum
The Vintage Wings of Canada pilots and volunteers will enthusiastically tell you about their great collection of planes, and if you’re lucky, they may take you flying.
EAA Young Eagles
The EAA Young Eagles program has dedicated nearly 25 years to giving youth ages 8–17 their first free ride in an airplane.
WAAAM - Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum
WAAAM, the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum, has a nice collection of vintage aircraft and flying days to show them all off...
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A Flight Into A Small Town
During a period when I was stuck at home with a cold, I downloaded a new flight simulator program and planned my first trip. In looking at the map, which
2016 Airplane Fun - Germany and USA This Year
For our 2016 airplane fun we saw aviation museums all over Germany and went to Oshkosh again.
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Find 'em, See 'em, Fly,'em! And have a great flight!
Judy and Mark
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2021 Airplane Fun - Planes Flew Even If We Didn’t
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2020 Airplane Fun - Mostly Watching Skies At Home!
Our 2020 airplane fun was confined to Guyana and French Guiana. And the skies at home due to that darned COVID virus!
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