| | Huge crowd turns out for Night at the Air Force Museum More than 10,000 attended first event of its kind | |  More than 10,000 visitors came face-to-face with aviation history during a Night at the Air Force Museum on May 15. The sizeable crowd had the opportunity to look into cockpits and watch more than forty actors portray the history of the U.S. Air Force. Did you attend the event? If so, we want to know your thoughts and opinions. Click here to give us feedback.
| | Tattoo scheduled for June 26 Country star Aaron Tippin set to perform | |  Country music superstar Aaron Tippin will take the stage Friday, June 26, in a free concert that is part of the Air Force Materiel Command's fifth annual Freedom's Call Military Tattoo, held on the grounds behind the museum. The tattoo will also feature aircraft flyovers, military presentations, the U.S. Air Force Band of Flight, technology displays and demonstrations, as well as one of the largest fireworks shows in southwest Ohio. Gates will open at approximately 4:30 p.m. with pre-show activities and the main event begins at 8 p.m. Click here for more information.
| | Lighter-than-air flight celebrated this month Educational activities for all on June 20 | |  Commemorate the anniversary of the beginning of lighter-than-air flight by learning about hot air balloons and watching a model hot air balloon launch during Family Day on June 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This month's Aerospace Adventure lets visitors try their hand at building and flying canard gliders from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the Modern Flight Gallery. Children and adults of all ages also can participate in aviation-related demonstration stations and storytime. Free activities are located throughout the museum's galleries. Click here for more Family Day information.
| | Still time for students to sign up for an Aerospace Camp Camps available for students finishing grades 2-9 | |  Registration for five exciting aerospace summer camps is still open at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Campers who have completed grades two through nine will be able to learn about a variety of topics through hands-on activities that incorporate history, science and math concepts, as well as team-building skills. For complete information about these summer camps, please visit the Aerospace Camps Web page here.
| | Featured exhibit of the month Return with Honor: American Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia |  American prisoners of war (POWs) in Southeast Asia endured inhuman torture, political exploitation, filthy living conditions and endless attempts at communist indoctrination. North Vietnam treated U.S. servicemen not as POWs but as foreign invaders and criminals bent on subverting Vietnam's communist revolution. Most POWs were held in camps in North Vietnam, but some were imprisoned in South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and even in China. POWs' families at home could not be sure if prisoners were alive or dead, and the question of POW treatment became a major public issue during the war. Click here to learn more about the museum's exhibit on POWs in Southeast Asia.
| | | This month in USAF history June 8, 1966 |  Research pilot Joseph A. Walker, a veteran of 25 flights in the X-15 and holder of the world's speed and altitude records, died when his F-104N (NASA) chase plane collided with the XB-70 No. 2 near Edwards AFB. Alvin S. White, the XB-70 pilot, ejected successfully; however, his copilot, Maj. Carl S. Cross, died when the aircraft crashed into the ground. Examples of an X-15, F-104 and XB-70 are all at the museum.
(Information provided by Air Force Historical Studies Office)
| | | | | On the radar | Daily · USAF Heritage Tour June 5, 12, 19, 26 · Behind the Scenes Tours June 15-19 · Go for Launch! Aerospace Camp
June 20 · Family Day
June 22-26 · Liftoff! Aerospace Camp June 26 · Freedom's Call Military Tattoo | | IMAX® schedule | Coral Reef Adventure · 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. daily Mystery of the Nile · 6 p.m. daily Fighter Pilot · 12 noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. daily The Magic of Flight · 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily Space Station · 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily This schedule begins on June 6. For ticket prices and to confirm show times, visit www.afmuseum.com. | | |
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