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We’re constantly adding more articles including ones from special Guest Bloggers.
Please peruse our categories:
- “Flying Legends of Victory Tour” – Our Annual Summer Air Tour across the U.S. and Canada.
- “History” – Learn about different combat aviation moments in time and the legends themselves.
- “Museum Exhibits & Artifacts” – What’s inside our 55,000 square feet?
- “Planes Used in Combat” – Vintage World War photos and ones from present day along with articles chockfull of information about Warbirds.
- “Restoration” – Read how we fulfill one part of our mission through the restoration and preservation of combat aircraft.
- “Volunteers” – This is how the props keep turning and the lights stay on. Literally.
Author: Jackie Roy
What’s it like to be a B-25 Bomber pilot at the Arizona Commemorative Air Force?
Brice LeCarre takes us through a personal look inside the heart and mind of a B-25 bomber pilot. Book a flight and/or learn more about this plane: Click here Buy a gift certificate for a ride: Click here
Read moreWhy Did You Get Involved with the Arizona Commemorative Air Force?
The Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum (AZCAF) is run 99% on volunteers/members. Yes, you heard that right- 99%! We might be biased – but we have some of the best out there! We often ask what makes them give us…
Read more“Meet the Docents” Series #2: Lemon, McKenna and McNamee
Meet Dennis Lemon Dennis Lemon has been a member and docent of the Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum since January of 2007. Dennis also went on tour with our B-25 and B-17 for three years. He is from all over…
Read moreYour Guides Through History – New Blog Series “Meet the Docents”
There is a lot to see at the Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum. How you experience the museum is up to you. You can either roam about on your own, look at what we have to offer and ask questions…
Read moreWWII Operation Market Garden
Operation Market Garden, which included the Battle for Arnhem, Holland in September 1944, was the largest airborne battle in history. It was also the only real attempt by the Allies to use airborne forces in a strategic role in Europe….
Read moreNot All Vintage Vehicles Are Cars or Trucks
Keeping a WWII Warplane Operational Requires Work and Constant Maintenance. Sounds Familiar, Doesn’t It? By Bo Shaw (as it appeared in the Auto Restorer Magazine, January 2018 issue) Editor’s note: AR contributor Bo Shaw generally writes about his restored TR3A…
Read moreThe Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs)
The Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, were a select few of only 1,074 women who passed the rigorous training of military flying school and became part of the United States Army Air Forces. They flew just about every type of aircraft…
Read moreFemale Pilots Take to the Skies
By Guest Blogger Lana Gates, Member – Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum For Stephanie Meier, aviation is in her blood. Her grandfather flew in World War II, and her father worked as a pilot. At the age of 14, she…
Read moreAcquisition of the Grumman TBM-3E Avenger
The Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum (AZCAF) recently acquired a Grumman TBM-3E Avenger from the Quonset Air Museum, Rhode Island. The Avenger is best known as the premier Navy carrier-based torpedo attack bomber of World War II. AZCAF volunteers flew…
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