AD-4 Skyraider – Summer of Flight

Experience Warbirds in flight this summer!

From May through September, join the Military Aviation Museum every Saturday at 1 pm for narrated flying demonstrations showcasing historical aircraft and commemorating significant wartime events. Experience the rumble of the engines up close as pilots share what it’s like to fly these incredible machines. Learn about the battles they fought in and the men and women who built, flew, and maintained them during the war!

Summer of Flight is included with general admission to the museum and free for members. Events begin at 1:00 pm unless stated otherwise.

While overshadowed by WWII, and too often forgotten by the general public, the Korean War had a massive impact in shaping the present world order and still echoes regularly in today’s global struggles. It also had profound effects upon the trajectory of American naval power as well - offering a final, convincing argument for maintaining (and bolstering) the nation’s aircraft carrier fleet, which was in serious danger of being entirely mothballed in early 1950. These factors, and many other details, are all important reasons for reminding ourselves of this historic moment and for commemorating the sacrifices of the many thousand American and Allied service personnel who bravely came to the Republic of Korea’s aid in their time of desperation. This is why the Museum is proud to have a Korean War combat-veteran Douglas AD-4 Skyraider (Bu.123827) in its collection. With the 75th anniversary of the war’s onset occurring this June, we expect the aircraft to attend a number of events over the air show season, including EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 in July. It will also be performing at the Museum during Flying Proms on August 23rd!

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