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Bless Mr. Stone!
Stone's Guide is a necessity for both the serious aviation history
enthusiast and more casual "fans" who delight in discovering and
exploring the growing (and constantly changing) number of aviation
museums in the U.S.

While the number of such museum's is a "moving target" as some
close and others open and their respective collections tend to
change as airplanes are restored, traded, sold or (unfortunately)
destroyed, Stone does an excellent job of providing the most
current information.

Any guide in this genre is immediately out-of-date but Stone's
book is THE resource for travelers preparing an intinerary.

Not only does he provide the most current (and detailed)listing of each museum's aircraft (and other displays and resources), but he also provides information about their location (including the
exact address), hours of operation, special events, admission fees and telephone numbers.

The conveniently-sized book (suitable for tucking into a backpack, camera bag or carry-on)is illustrated with black and white photos and some listings include maps to assist the visitor.

A true "labor of love", this book is the best available and one
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Canadian pilots flew with great distinction in the First and Second World Wars and the Cold War. This book focuses on 24 outstanding warplanes flown in those conflicts by Canadians.

Each warplane is profiled individually, accompanied by historic and contemporary visuals and color artwork. Author Dan McCaffery highlights a diverse spectrum of aircraft, from First World War biplanes to Second World War classics such as the Spitfire and Lancaster. Also included are famous Commonwealth trainers such as the Harvard and Tiger Moth, as well as sleek Cold War jet fighters. Eyewitness accounts of heroic episodes involving the aircraft bring each of the warplanes to life. ... Read more

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The intelligent text astutely recounts details
Filled from cover to cover with black-and-white and color photographs, Canada's Warplanes by Dan McCaffery is a remarkable and enthusiastically recommended showcase of 24 distinctive military aircraft carefully preserved in Canadian aviation museums. The intelligent text astutely recounts details, history, and highlights of these remarkable aviation machines and their contribution to Canadian and world history. ... Read more

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Chapters: Jämsänkoski, Lake Kuorevesi, Isojärvi, Längelmäki, Hallinportti Aviation Museum. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Jämsä - Coordinates: Coordinates: Jämsä is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 22,890 (31 March 2010) and covers an area of 1,824.12 square kilometres (704.30 sq mi) of which 252.73 km (97.58 sq mi) is water. The population density is 14.57 inhabitants per square kilometre (37.7 /sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality of Kuorevesi was consolidated with Jämsä in 2001. The municipality of Längelmäki was partly consolidated with Jämsä in 2007. The municipality of Jämsänkoski was consolidated with Jämsä in the beginning of 2009. It is the center of Finnish aeronautics industry the aircraft factory and aeronautical engineering offices of Patria and the Test flight center of Finnish Air Force are located at Halli Airport in Jämsä. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=779053 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Ministry of Defence (Serbia), Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Museum of Aviation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Helicopter Unit of Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Military Medical Academy, Military Museum, Minister of Internal Affairs, Minister of Defence. Excerpt: Merge content from Museum of Aviation in Belgrade. Article merged: See old talk-page here The Museum of Aviation in Belgrade was founded in 1957 as the Yugoslav Aeronautical Museum (MJV - Muzej Jugoslovenskog Vazduhoplovstva now MVB - Muzej vazduhoplovstva-Beograd). The facility is located adjacent to Nikola Tesla Airport. The current facility opened to the public on May 21, 1989. The main collection is housed in an architecturally noteworthy geodesic-based glass building, with additional aircraft displayed on the surrounding grounds. The museum owns over 200 aircraft that have been operated by the Serbian and Yugoslav Air Forces, Aeronautical clubs and Avio-companies, from gliders to helicopters to jet fighters. At any given time, around 50 are on display inside the building. A few of the aircraft on display are the only surviving examples of their type, including the Fiat G.50. The museum also displays relics of US and NATO aircraft "donated" during the 1990s Balkans conflicts, including wreckage from a US F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter. In addition, the collection consists of more than 130 aviation engines, more radars, rockets, various aeronautical equipment, over 20.000 referent books and technical documentation as well as more than 200.000 photographs. New 'Rocket and Radar' museum exhibition will be constructed. Existing missiles and radars in museum: ~geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Museum_of_Aviation_(Belgrade) ... Read more

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Chapters: Museum of Aviation, National Museum of Serbia, Nikola Tesla Museum, Military Museum, List of Museums in Belgrade, Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum of 4 July, Museum of Natural History, Museum of African Art, Museum of Theatrical Arts of Serbia, Museum of Applied Arts, Railway Museum, Ethnographic Museum, Belgrade City Museum. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 55. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: List of museums in Belgrade - body{behavior:url("/w/skins-1.5/vector/csshover.htc")} List of museums in Belgrade ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=11878406 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Not illustrated. Excerpt: The Safety Promotion Center is a museum and educational center operated by Japan Airlines to promote airline safety. It is located in Ota, Tokyo, Japan, near Tokyo International Airport. A major objective of the Safety Promotion Center is to establish safety awareness among JAL Group staff. The main exhibits of the center explain the events leading to the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123, which used a Boeing 747. On August 12, 1985, Japan Airlines Flight 123, a flight from Tokyo International Airport (informally called Haneda Airport) to Osaka International Airport (also known as Itami Airport), crashed into Mount Takamagahara. The accident was the deadliest involving a single aircraft. The crash was eventually attributed to an improper repair in the rear bulkhead several years earlier, leading to catastrophic structural failure. A five-man panel of outside safety experts was established by Japan Airlines in 2005 and chaired by Kunio Yanagida, a well-known writer specializing in scientific, aviation, and crisis management topics. The panel recommended creation of the center. The center opened on April 24, 2006. Yutaka Kanasaki is the director. One of the main objectives of the center is to establish safety awareness among Japan Airlines employees. Despite its lack of publicity, the center receives more than 80 visitors every weekday. The center is located in an unmarked office building in the maintenance district near Haneda Airport, near the Seibijo Station on the Tokyo Monorail. It is open to the public, but reservations are necessary. Wreckage from the aft fuselage, the cockpit voice recorder, newspaper reports of the accident, and photographs of the crash site are on display at the center. The aircraft did not crash i... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=14506659 ... Read more

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Chapters: Czartoryski Museum, Polish Aviation Museum, Wawel Castle, National Museum, Kraków, Historical Museum of Kraków, Manggha, Sukiennice Museum, Pomorska, Armia Krajowa Museum in Kraków. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 46. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Czartoryski Museum and Library was founded in Puawy in 1796 by Princess Izabela Czartoryska to preserve Polish heritage, in keeping with her motto, "The Past to the Future." The Puawy collections were partly destroyed after the November uprising and the confiscation of the Czartoryskis' property by the Russians. Most of the museum holdings, however, were saved and moved to Paris, where they reposed at the Hôtel Lambert. In 1870 Prince Wadysaw Czartoryski decided to move the collections to Kraków, where they arrived in 1876. Temple of the Sibyl, or "Temple of Memory"The first objects in the "Temple of Memory" were trophies commemorating the victory against the Turks at the Battle of Vienna in 1683. The Museum also features historical artifacts from the recovered treasures of the Wawel Cathedral, the Royal Castle and other objects donated by Polish noble families (szlachta). Izabela also bought the treasures of the Duke of Brabant, including his books which were considered a particular highlight of the collection. Influenced by the Romantic artistic movement, she also acquired objects of sentimental significance that represented the glory and misery of human life. Among these were Shakespeare's chair, fragments from the alleged graves of Romeo and Juliet in Verona, ashes of El Cid and Ximena from the Cathedral of Burgos, and relics of Abelard and Heloise, and Petrarch and his Laura. The librarys book collection was later enchanced with Tadeusz Czacki's collection, which included archives of Stanisaw August Poniatowski, la...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1764221 ... Read more

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Chapters: Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, Western Canada Aviation Museum, Fort Gibraltar, Winnipeg Art Gallery, le Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum, Manitoba Museum, the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Museum, Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre, Fort Garry Historical Society, Winnipeg Railway Museum, Living Prairie Museum, the Fire Fighters Museum, Ross House Museum, Gallery One One One and Fitzgerald Study Centre, Pavilion Gallery Museum, Manitoba Children's Museum, Robert B. Ferguson Museum of Mineralogy, Transcona Historical Museum, the Ed Leith Cretaceous Menagerie, Ivan Franko Museum, Seven Oaks House Museum, Jewish Heritage Centre, Fort Garry Horse Museum ... Read more

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Chapters: Musée National de La Marine, Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre, Naval Aviation Museum, Royal Norwegian Navy Museum, Club Naval de Ferrol, Naval Museum of Manitoba, Dutch Navy Museum. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:The Musée national de la Marine (National Navy Museum) is a maritime museum located in the Palais de Chaillot, Trocadéro, in the XVIe arrondissement of Paris. It has annexes at Brest, Port-Louis, Rochefort (Musée National de la Marine de Rochefort), Toulon and Saint-Tropez. The permanent collection originates in a collection that dates back to Louis XV of France. In 1748, Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau offered a collection of models of ships and naval installations to Louis XV of France, with the request that the items be displayed at the Louvre and made available to students of the Naval engineers school, which Duhamel headed. The collection was put on display in 1752, in a room of the first floor, next to the Academy of Sciences; the room was called "Salle de Marine" (Navy room), and was used for teaching. With the French Revolution, the Salle de Marine closed in 1793. The collection was added to models owned by the King personally, to others owned by the Ministry of Navy, and yet others owned by émigrés or executees (notably Philippe Égalité). A short-lived museum was opened between 1801 and 1803 at the Ministry of Navy, then located at Place de la Concorde. Model of the frigate Flore, one of the items of the Trianon collection.In 1810, Napoléon ordered a gallery of 19 models to be put on display in his offices at Grand Trianon, as to document the types of warships in usage in the French Navy at the time. Jacques-Noël Sané was put in charge of the task. Napoléon also had a model of the frigate Muiron in his bedroom...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3719872 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Mitchel Air Force Base, Alexander Turney Stewart, Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City Golf Club, St. Paul's School (Garden City, New York), Wliw, Nassau Community College, Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City, Garden City, Garden City High School, Merillon Avenue, Nassau Boulevard, Country Life Press, Garden City Union Free School District, Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives. Excerpt:For the airport in Wisconsin see General Mitchell International AirportFor the airport in South Dakota see Mitchell Municipal AirportMitchel Air Force Base also known as Mitchel Field, was a United States Air Force base located on the Hempstead Plains of Long Island, New York, US Established in 1918 as Hazelhurst Aviation Field #2, the facility was renamed Mitchel Field in honor of former New York City Mayor John Purroy Mitchel who was killed while training for the Air Service in Louisiana. Decommissioned in 1961, Mitchel Field became a multi-use complex currently home to the Cradle of Aviation Museum, Nassau Coliseum, Mitchel Athletic Complex, Nassau Community College and Hofstra University. For almost 250 years the area occupied by Mitchel AFB has played an important role in United States history. During the Revolutionary war it was known as the Hempstead Plains and used as an Army enlistment center. In the War of 1812 and in the Mexican War it was a training center for Infantry units. During the Civil War, it was the location of Camp Winfield Scott. In 1898, in the Spanish-American War, Mitchel's site was known as Camp Black. During World War I Camp Mills was located at the site of Mitchel AFB, on the western part, with the United States Army Rainbow (42nd) Division and the Fighting 69th Regiment training there. In 1917, Hazelhurt Field #2, was established just south of Haze... ... Read more

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Chapters: Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum, American Helicopter Museum. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum (MAAM) is membership supported museum and aircraft restoration facility located at the Carl A. Spaatz Field, the regional airport serving Reading, Pennsylvania. The museum, founded by Russ Strine, the current President, collects and actively restores historic war planes and classic airliners as well as rare civilian and military aircraft. Many of the museum's historic aircraft are often seen on the airshow circuit. The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum has hosted the World War II Weekend Air Show annually since 1990. The World War II Weekend is generally scheduled to coincide with 6 June, with an attendance approaching 100,000 people. According to the editors of Military Vehicle Magazine the air show is The largest and the best WWII reenactment in the nation bar none. It also hosts the Planes, Trains ... Read more

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Chapters: National Museum of Beirut, Museum of Aviation, National Museum of Iraq, National Museum of Singapore, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, National Museum of Serbia, National Museum, National Museum, War Museums and Monuments in Vietnam, National Museum, Bangladesh National Museum, Neue Pinakothek, Vatican Museums, National Museum, Polish Aviation Museum, Pinakothek Der Moderne, Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum, Army Museum New Zealand, National Museums of Kenya, Israel Museum, National Museum of Colombo, National Museum of Finland, Hungarian National Museum, Salar Jung Museum, National Museum of Saudi Arabia, Kremlin Armoury, Slovak National Museum, National Museum, Warsaw, National Museum, Kraków, Museu Nacional D'art de Catalunya, National Museum of China, National Museum of Myanmar, National Museum of Ireland, National Museum of Cambodia, Historical Museum of Kraków, National Museum of Denmark, Liberian National Museum, National Museum of Guyana, National Museum of Lithuania, National Museum of Mali, State Historical Museum, Museum of Hungarian Aviation, Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, National Museum of Pakistan, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Santiago, Chile), Manggha, Sukiennice Museum, Nationalmuseum, Vanuatu Cultural Centre, Lithuanian Art Museum, Hong Kong Space Museum, National Museum, Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments and National Museum, Colombian National Museum, Dubai Museum, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Ukrainian National Museum, National Gallery, Gurminj Museum of Musical Instruments, Earth and Man National Museum, Muzeul Memoriei Neamului, Nizam's Museum, Chad National Museum, Bahrain National Museum, Indian Museum, National Museum, Swedish Air Force Museum, National Museum of Yemen, State Museum of Ethnology, Georgian National Museum, National Museum of Natural History, National Museum of Haiti, National Museum of Ghana, National Historical Museum, Museum of the Nation, Mus...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=10382620 ... Read more

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Chapters: Army Museums in England, Military Aviation Museums in England, Naval Museums in England, Hms Victory, Imperial War Museum Duxford, Raf Bassingbourn, Royal Hospital School, National Maritime Museum, National Army Museum, Royal Air Force Museum Cosford, Royal Air Force Museum London, Fleet Air Arm Museum, Bovington Tank Museum, de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre, Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum, Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Museum, the Helicopter Museum, Warship Preservation Trust, Muckleburgh Collection, City of Norwich Aviation Museum, Raf Twinwood Farm, Royal Marines Museum, Chatham Historic Dockyard, Aldershot Military Museum, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Parham Airfield Museum, Museum of Army Flying, Raf Millom Museum, Shoreham Aircraft Museum, Explosion! Museum of Naval Firepower, National Museum of the Royal Navy, Reme Museum of Technology, Plymouth Naval Base Museum, Royal Naval Museum, Kent Battle of Britain Museum, Thurleigh Museum. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 163. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Imperial War Museum Duxford (commonly referred to simply as "Duxford") is a branch of the Imperial War Museum near the village of Duxford in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. Britain's largest aviation museum, Duxford houses the museum's large exhibits, including nearly 200 aircraft, military vehicles, artillery and minor naval vessels in seven main exhibitions buildings. The site also provides storage space for the museum's other collections of material such as film, photographs, documents, books and artefacts. The site accommodates a number of British Army regimental museums, including those of the Parachute Regiment (named Airborne Assault) and the Royal Anglian Regiment. Based on the historic Duxford Aerodrom...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1152098 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Alaska Business Monthly, published by Alaska Business Publishing Company, Inc. on May 1, 2000. The length of the article is 1101 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Preserving Alaska's Aviation History.(Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum)
Author: Leanne S. Rowley
Publication: Alaska Business Monthly (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2000
Publisher: Alaska Business Publishing Company, Inc.
Volume: 16Issue: 5Page: 40

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Canada Aviation Museum, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Canadian War Museum, National Gallery of Canada, North American Game Warden Museum, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Canadian Museum of Nature, National Museums of Canada, Portrait Gallery of Canada, Canadian Children's Museum, Canadian Postal Museum, Canada Agriculture Museum, Virtual Museum of Canada, Virtual Museum of New France. Excerpt:Canada Agriculture Museum The Canada Agriculture Museum (French : Musée de l'agriculture du Canada ) in Ottawa, Ontario , Canada , houses a modern working farm. Its purpose is to illustrate how advances in farming science and technology have transformed the lives of Canadians. The museum holds exhibits, public programs, special events, and live demonstrations. While the animal barns are open year round, exhibitions are only on view from March to October of each year. It holds an annual "Sheep Shearing Festival" each May. It is located off the Prince of Wales Drive at the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa. Websites (URLs online) Coordinates : 45°23 16 N 75°42 33 W / 45.387766°N 75.709083°W / 45.387766; -75.709083 Governance The museum is controlled by the Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation , which is responsible for preserving and protecting Canada's scientific and technical heritage. The Corporation has a staff of about 275 and is responsible for three museums: References (URLs online) Affiliations The Museum is affiliated with: CMA , CHIN , and Virtual Museum of Canada . See also (online edition) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Canada Aviation Museum Aerial view of the Canada Aviation Museum June 5, 2005. The triangular structure is the main museum building. The rectangular white building to the left of it is the new ... ... Read more