18-Apr-2024Source: HeliHub.com
The US Army has recently listed a historic Sikorsky R-5 on the GSA Auctions website. GSA (in full, General Services Administration) is an independent agency of the United States government established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. The specific helicopter carries a 1951 fiscal year serial of 51-24352,... Read more
1-Nov-2016Source: HeliHub.com
Faculty members and students from Amarillo College were proud to see their hard work pay off this past Saturday. The Happy State Bank-Randall County Event Centre held a dedication ceremony to the full restored Vietnam War-era Huey 68-16179. According to Terry Smith, the coordinator of AC’s Aviation Maintenance Technology Program, his students leapt at the... Read more
26-Sep-2016Source: AHMEC
AHMEC’s history dates to 1993 when “spurred by the Philadelphia chapter of the American Helicopter Society, a number of rotary wing aviation pioneers and industry leaders discussed how to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the American Helicopter Society and recognize the Delaware Valley as the cradle of rotary wing aviation in the United States,” explained... Read more
9-Sep-2016Source: HeliHub.com
The retired Marine One helicopter that was once host to President Nixon, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and Gerald Ford, was driven in a flatbed truck to the Chino Airport, where it will be refurbished by Rancho Cucamonga’s California Aero Fab. This refurbishment is part of a $15 million renovation of the Nixon Presidential Library and... Read more
18-Aug-2016Source: Nordic Rotors
The Swedish aviation museum Aeroseum has obtained the formal civil registration for its soon-to-be-flying Kawasaki Vertol 107. The helicopter, which previously served with the Swedish Armed Forces, has been waiting for this since its last landing on 1 March 2011. This touchdown was also the very last landing of a Vertol 107 in the Swedish... Read more
11-May-2016Source: HeliHub.com
The Royal Air Force has donated a Sea King (Sikorsky S61 built in UK under licence) to the Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust. The aircraft is serialled XZ593. RAF Commodore Darren Bone said: “For over a generation the Sea King has been a reassuring sight across the Falkland Islands. It has gone to the... Read more
9-May-2016Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has donated $5,000 in support of the Army Aviation Museum. Lisa Atherton, Bell Helicopter’s executive vice president of Military Business Development, presented the ceremonial check to LTG (Retired) Daniel J. Petrosky, Chairman of the Army Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors at the 2016 Army Aviation Association... Read more
26-Apr-2016Source: Paso Robles Daily News
The Estrella Warbirds Museum recently acquired two Sikorsky helicopters from the Fox Field Museum which was closing. The H-19 and H-34 helicopters are currently being refurbished at the museum and will be on display to the public in June. See full story... Read more
20-Apr-2016
Chinook A15-202 was part of the army’s fleet of CH-47D Chinooks that were in near continuous use in Afghanistan between 2007 and 2013, and is the only D-Model in the fleet to have taken enemy fire — during an incident in 2009, for which the pilot was awarded a medal for bravery. See full story... Read more
6-Apr-2016Source: United Aero Group
Local company United Aero Group have donated a Sikorsky S-76A to the Connecticut Air & Space Center, a restoration museum that currently occupies buildings 6 and 53 at the former Stratford Army Engine Plant complex. The company acquired the early ‘A” model aircraft and a sister ship from a Lider Air Taxi in Brazil and... Read more
23-Feb-2016Source: Kyforward
An exhibit on the Bell Helicopter model AH-1, called “The Cobra” and developed for the Vietnam War, is now open at the Aviation Museum of Kentucky, Blue Grass Airport, in Lexington. See Full Story... Read more
1-Feb-2016Source: The Helicopter Museum
A rare “Flying Banana” twin rotor helicopter arrived at the Helicopter Museum this week for restoration and future display as part of its collection.A forerunner of the modern Chinook, the aircraft now at the museum is officially a Piasecki H-21 Workhorse, serial number FR41 and was originally built in Pennsylvania for the French Army Air... Read more
25-Jan-2016Source: The Helicopter Museum
The Helicopter Museum at Weston-super-Mare in Somerset has entered a £3 million bid with the UK Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), to build new facilities for the collection and its visitors. The museum, which holds the world’s largest line-up of rotary-wing aircraft has set itself a £1 million fund raising target to match-fund a £2 million... Read more
30-Nov-2015Source: Marine Corps Heritage Foundation
The soaring glass spire of the National Museum of the Marine Corps rising above the tree line along I-95 has caught the eyes of countless drivers since the 2006 opening of the Museum outside Quantico. Now, a massive project to double the size and complete the award-winning Museum is attracting attention of commuters and travelers... Read more
17-Sep-2015Source: RNZAF
The retired Royal New Zealand Air Force Iroquois helicopter fleet has been sold, subject to final United States and New Zealand Government approvals. Following an international tendering process, Dakota Air Parts of the United States has been selected as the successful bidder for 10 of the 13 airframes, and spares. The total sale was in... Read more
14-Sep-2015Source: 705 NAS
The Helicopter Museum was thrilled to welcome four aircraft from 705 Naval Air Squadron on 30th July 2015. 11 members of 705 NAS plus the station photographer made the flight down, in formation, taking in several landmarks on the way. The museum is the world’s largest dedicated helicopter museum housing over 80 displayed aircraft including... Read more
17-Aug-2015Source: Western Gazette
A NAVY helicopter which saw active service in a dramatic rescue of British troops during the Falklands War is the leading attraction of a new exhibition at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton. See Full Story... Read more
13-Aug-2015Source: San Diego Air & Space Museum
The San Diego Air & Space Museum has a new addition to its already impressive collection of aircraft at the Museum’s Gillespie Field Annex in El Cajon east of San Diego, courtesy of the United States Navy. On Wednesday, August 5, 2015, the Museum, with the help of A&D Logistics, trucked a retired SH-60B Seahawk... Read more
9-Aug-2015Source: HAI
HAI is proud to bring its second HAI HELI-DAYS event to West Chester, Pa., on Aug. 15, to join the American Helicopter Museum in celebrating World Helicopter Day. Come along for a day full of food, games, and helicopter rides for the whole family! HAI officers also will present three safety events, all of which qualify... Read more
3-Aug-2015Source: The Helicopter Museum
World Helicopter Day takes place on Sunday August 16th and to mark the occasion The Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare is going to open up some of its more unusual exhibits, that have rarely been open to the public before. The day aims to raise awareness of the contributions that helicopters make to society and to... Read more
23-Jul-2015Source: WDAM
A Vietnam War helicopter on display at the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum, located at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, will be dedicated in honor of Dr. Mac Huddleston of Pontotoc, Mississippi on July 29, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. See full story... Read more
6-Jul-2015Source: Helicopter Museum
If you have ever wanted to take to the controls of a jumbo jet or test out your top gun fighter pilot skills then you will be able to do just that when the annual Flight Simulator Convention returns to The Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare on the 18th and 19th July. Flight simulators will be set... Read more
5-Feb-2015
Saying goodbye to an old friend is never easy and for the hundreds of thousands who have climbed aboard, relived and re-enacted being crew on a Sea King helicopter at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall, all good things have to come to an end. See Full Story... Read more
5-Jan-2015Source: Helicopter Museum
A new Exhibition opens at The Helicopter Museum this Saturday. ‘The Helicopter Museum At The Movies’ tells of the part Rotorcraft have played in Hollywood films from the latest modern blockbusters all the way back to the black and white flicks of the 1950’s. On display will be a section of The Beatles Helicopter featured... Read more
20-Nov-2014Source: TOI
The Combats Army Aviation Training School (CATS) has received a Bell 47G helicopter from the Punjab government recently as a museum piece. See Full Story... Read more
10-Nov-2014Source: KYTX
The American Freedom Museum held the grand opening and dedication of its new outdoor “Huey Helicopter” exhibit, on Saturday, November 8th. See Full Story... Read more
2-Oct-2014Source: The Examiner
The Bell UH-1 Iroquois — affectionately dubbed the Huey — arrived yesterday on the back of a semi-trailer and Scottsdale RSL president Bruce Scott said that it would be taken to a secure location while its new home was being built. See full story... Read more
29-Sep-2014Source: The Helicopter Museum
28 years after setting up a new absolute world speed record for helicopters that is still unbroken ,Westland Lynx G-LYNX at The Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare has received a prestigious Engineering Heritage Award from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers(IMechE). Previous recipients have included Concorde,the Mallard locomotive and the Jaguar E- Type. IMechE was originally established... Read more
20-Aug-2014Source: The Recorder
Opening of Huey helicopter museum – Photos – See Full Story... Read more
19-Aug-2014Source: Courier Mail
Iroquois aircraft are largely associated with the Vietnam War, but this helicopter was used in Egypt in the late 1970s for United Nations peacekeeping forces following the Arab-Israeli War until 1979, then used largely for the Australian Defence Force Helicopter School. See Full Story... Read more
13-Aug-2014Source: Draganfly
On May 9th, 2013 at 00:20 hours the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) investigated a single roll-over accident in a rural area of Saskatchewan, Canada. Ground units and a manned helicopter searched for the seriously injured driver for two hours until the RCMP called in the Draganflyer X4-ES sUAS system equipped with a FLIR thermal... Read more
7-Jul-2014Source: South East Sun
With only 50 aircraft currently on display, a massive $45M plan has been launched to bring many of the further 160 aircraft out of storage and onto public display. See full story... Read more
20-Jun-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters
After opening the frontiers of flight during a record-setting test program, Airbus Helicopters’ X3 is now ready for its place in history as this high-speed helicopter demonstrator is welcomed for display at the French national musée de l’Air et de l’Espace (Air and Space museum) of Paris-Le Bourget. The X3 will be exhibited in the... Read more
21-Apr-2014Source: Helicopter Museum
The Helicopter Museum at Weston-Super-Mare now has more than 100 aircraft in it’s diverse collection gathered from around the world, including a number of unique one-off helicopters and autogyros. The Museum, which celebrates it’s 25th anniversary of opening to the public this year, is planning further expansion to better display the collection. At the end... Read more
10-Apr-2014Source: Summit Aviation
Summit Aviation has played a vital role in saving a piece of military history by restoring the oldest surviving CH-47A Chinook helicopter for the U.S. Army Transportation Museum at Fort Eustis, Va. The restored Chinook, aircraft 59-94984, will be unveiled April 11 at the museum, less than a year after it was delivered to Summit’s... Read more
6-Apr-2014Source: American Helicopter Museum
In harmony with the start of spring, the American Helicopter Museum and Education Center announces the election of a new Chairman, Marc Sheffler, along with nine new Board of Trustees members. Marc succeeds Bob Beggs, who held the role of Chairman for eight years. Marc is a charter member of the museum and has served... Read more
6-Jan-2014Source: The Helicopter Museum
The Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare is celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 2014, and to kick-start its year of celebrations it has unveiled an exhibition that charts another important Anniversary in the world of helicopter aviation. “The First Helicopter Rescue” tells the tale of the daring rescue mission that took place 60 years ago in April... Read more
3-Jan-2014Source: HeliHub.com
The Helicopter Museum at Weston-super-Mare, UK, is seeking two particular aircraft to expand what is already a most impressive line-up of helicopters. In a posting on a popular forum website, the user heli1 – widely believed to be the Chairman of the Museum’s Trustees, Elfan ap Rees – posted a request initially for an Alouette... Read more
15-Dec-2013Source: USAF
One of the U.S. Air Force’s more unique aircraft landed at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Thursday, Dec. 12. The CV-22 Osprey, a tiltrotor aircraft that combines the vertical takeoff, hover and vertical landing qualities of a helicopter with the long range, fuel efficiency and speed characteristics of a turboprop aircraft,... Read more
5-Dec-2013Source: US Air Force
One of the U.S. Air Force’s more unique aircraft is scheduled to arrive at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11. The CV-22 Osprey, a tiltrotor aircraft that combines the vertical takeoff, hover and vertical landing qualities of a helicopter with the long-range, fuel efficiency and speed... Read more
2-Dec-2013Source: HeliHub.com
The “Leonardo da Vinci” National Museum of Science and Technology has this weekend opened a new permanent interactive exhibition on helicopters, created in partnership with AgustaWestland. The aim is to trace the history of the helicopter, discover his future and experience the thrill of flying it. Historical and contemporary objects tell the evolution of vertical... Read more
12-Nov-2013Source: Asbury Park Press
Operation Huey Restoration will see UH-1D 64-13732 become a monument at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Holmdel. see full story... Read more
3-Nov-2013Source: NW Florida Daily News
The future of the 12-year-old CV-22 Osprey lies at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio See full story... Read more
3-Nov-2013Source: Helicopter Museum
The hard work and professionalism of the Volunteers and Staff of Weston-super-Mare’s Helicopter Museum has been acknowledged by The Arts Council of England, with the aviation attraction being awarded a new National Accreditation Status. The Accreditation Scheme sets nationally agreed standards for museums in the UK. The Helicopter Museum was originally accredited in 1997 but... Read more
25-Oct-2013
Sikorsky Aircraft and United Technologies Corporation today committed a total of $1 million to the Army Historical Foundation, the official fund-raising organization for the future National Museum of the United States Army. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX). Sikorsky President Mick Maurer presented the commitment check to retired Gen. William Hartzog, Army... Read more
21-Sep-2013Source: USAF
The Air Force Flight Test Museum parted with a Sikorsky VH-34 helicopter Sept. 13. The aircraft, which has been in the boneyard for nearly 20 years, is being moved to the Texas Military Forces Museum in Austin, Texas. “The helicopter was originally built as a VH which means it’s for VIP’s and it’s commonly referred... Read more
5-Aug-2013Source: Fleet Air Arm Museum
The Fleet Air Arm Museum is proud to launch a summer exhibition from July 31 to September 5 as part of the celebration of the 60th Anniversary of Royal Navy Helicopter Search and Rescue. In 1953, the Royal Navy took delivery of its first Westland Dragonfly aircraft to form dedicated search and rescue squadrons and... Read more
22-Apr-2013Source: Helicopter Museum
The Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare received a very special guest this week when World Speed Record Holder Trevor Egginton visited the museum to give a unique talk to members of the Empire Test Pilots School in the museums lecture facilities. Piloting the Lynx helicopter, registered G-LYNX, he flew a 15km course across the Somerset Levels... Read more
22-Mar-2013Source: EHS
EHS organisers are pleased to announce the addition of the Czech Aviation Museum , who will arrange static display of a Czech made helicopter Aero HC-102 Heli Baby, manufactured in early 1950s . The Aero HC-2 Heli Baby is a two-seat light general-purpose utility helicopter, designed by engineer Jaroslav Slechta, and produced by the Czechoslovakian... Read more
18-Feb-2013Source: The Helicopter Museum
The Helicopter Museum (THM) at Weston-super-Mare has appointed Bristol architects Alec French to act as its Stage One lead designer in support of a new Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) bid. The Practice has previously successfully participated in HLF funded projects at the Underfall Yard and the SS Great Britain in Bristol and the Clifton Suspension... Read more
11-Feb-2013Source: HFI
Helicopter Foundation International will once again feature vintage aircraft at its Heritage of Helicopters Display at HELI-EXPO® in Las Vegas. The display helps to highlight the importance of early rotorcraft to our industry. On display in the Las Vegas Convention Center will be four unique aircraft from four educational museums and foundations. The display will feature:... Read more
11-Feb-2013Source: The Helicopter Museum
With all the severe weather recently it seems quite apt that a new display has opened at The Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare to mark the 60th Anniversary of The Dutch Flood Disaster. On 1st February 1953 gale force winds and a high spring tide led to the breaching of coastal defences on both sides of the... Read more
7-Jan-2013Source: Grenzmuseum
(electronic translation) On the occasion of the commemoration of the 23rd Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Sunday gave the Air Mobile Brigade 1 and a helicopter gunship Regiment 36 of the pattern BO 105 at the border Schifflersgrund / Thuringia. Colonel Kraß presented this officially on behalf of the associations to... Read more
7-Jan-2013Source: The Helicopter Museum
The Helicopter Museum came alive with the sounds of “Action!” and “Cut!” last week as a small film crew recorded a number of scenes for their début feature using one of the more iconic aircraft in the museum’s vast collection. With the use of some clever lighting angles and a large Green Screen backdrop, the... Read more
11-Dec-2012Source: Helicopter Museum
The Museum has put three models of the unique Fairey Rotodyne compound helicopter on display complementing the only surviving sections of the actual aircraft that are also part of the collection. The new models have been transfered to THM from the Imperial War Museum store at Duxford, Cambridge and are on display for the first... Read more
22-Nov-2012Source: The Helicopter Museum
The Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare is holding a special Free Educational Open Day on Friday 14th December between 10am and 7pm. “We would like to invite all those who work in the educational sector and who plan group outings and educational activities to visit their local museum and experience first hand the resources available literally... Read more
22-Oct-2012Source: HeliHub.com
Last Wednesday, the Italian Air Force flew one of its VIP SH-3D helicopters to the Air Forc Museum at at Vigna di Valle. Serialled MM80973, the helicopter has been operated by the 31° Stormo unit since it was acquired in 1976. The helicopter amassed 13,000 hours, and has flown many Italian VIPs as well as... Read more
15-Oct-2012Source: Daily News-Sun
The helicopter was dedicated to James Pratt, an aviation anti-submarine warfare technician 1st class, and to pilots Lt. Thomas Vincent and Lt. Charles Moran, who were aboard an H-3 heading off on a night combat mission on Feb. 25, 1965. (see full story)... Read more
7-Sep-2012Source: Star Gazette
It will be a few weeks yet before the Wings of Eagles Discovery Center is open to the public at its new location. But museum officials want to let people know that more than a year after they had hoped to reopen, that long-anticipated date is almost here. (see full story) File photo... Read more
31-Aug-2012Source: West Chester Patch
“A lot of people didn’t know we were here,†Museum Director Tim Conaway said. “Since the Paul Ryan rally last week we’ve received a lot of calls. A lot of people are saying ‘what an amazing thing to have in their own backyard.’†(see full story)... Read more
6-Aug-2012Source: Canadian Forces
On June 8, 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, located at Canadian Forces Base Edmonton, but belonging to 1 Wing Kingston, Ont., played a unique part in seeing that a part of Royal Canadian Air Force history is preserved. Ten members of the squadron’s maintenance flight loaded most of the airframe and parts of an H-44a “Flying Bananaâ€that... Read more
18-Jun-2012Source: The Helicopter Museum
The Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare has confirmed that the 2012 Weston Super HeliDays fly-in and static helicopter display will take place over the weekend of 21st – 22nd July at the museum’s Weston Airfield Site. Already confirmed is the German Navy and participation from para-public agencies, in addition to a number of visiting civil helicopters... Read more
28-May-2012Source: Museum of Flight
Following a lengthy restoration, the Museum’s Vietnam veteran Bell UH-1H “Huey†helicopter takes a place of honor in the Great Gallery. This new, permanent exhibit was officially opened during a brief ceremony near the exhibit on Saturday 26th May at 11am. The ceremony was open to the public, and was attended by members of the... Read more
24-May-2012Source: The Helicopter Museum
If you would like to savour the luxury of Her Majesty The Queen’s own helicopter, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will be available over the Bank Holiday weekend of June 2nd – 4th, when The Helicopter Museum at Weston-super-Mare opens up its Royal Wessex helicopter to visitors. Be sure to bring your children and your camera too.... Read more
3-May-2012
Lynx XZ720 shot up or sank five Iraqi warships in three days in January 1991 – and also came through machine-gun fire in the Falklands. The five tallies painted on the cabin door show that this Lynx has seen some action. It is, for this is one of the most battle-hardened helicopters in recent Royal... Read more
11-Apr-2012Source: Royal Australian Navy
Chief Petty Officer Simon Hustwit’s years of experience manoeuvring a 22.15 metre helicopter were obvious when he reverse-parked Sea King Shark 07 at the Fleet Air Arm Museum yesterday. The Sea King is the latest addition to the Museum’s collection and has been installed in time for Easter and school holiday visitors to take enjoy... Read more
10-Apr-2012Source: The Helicopter Museum
An extra special Falkland’s Conflict commemorative event is to take place at The Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare on 19th and 20th May as part of the national ‘Museums at Night 2012’ campaign. Visitors to the museum will be able to meet the ‘troops’ at a living history encampment and military vehicle display on site before the... Read more
19-Mar-2012Source: US Navy
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, CHERRY POINT, N.C. — Heard the adage the last CH-46 Phrog pilot hasn’t been born yet? Well, he or she may have been born, but they’re probably still in middle school, thanks to a collaborative program between PMA-226 and the State Department. “We are actively transferring CH-46E aircraft to the Department... Read more
5-Mar-2012Source: US Air Force
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Virtual Tour is now fully embedded with audio and video hotspots, and touch-screen devices, offering online visitors the opportunity to experience the entire museum. Located at www.nmusafvirtualtour.com, the final two areas to be embedded — the Cold War Gallery, with over 300 hotspots, and the Missile and Space Gallery,... Read more