The Museum will be closing early on May 31st for our Legacy of Apollo event. Final admission will be at 2:30pm with the Museum closing at 3pm.
The San Diego Air and Space Museum holds in its archives four photograph albums (AL4-A, -B, -C and AL38) belonging to and created by Frederick William Newman. These albums contain photographs showing the career of Newman in the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1917 to 1947. They highlight his time fighting in Iraq in the 1920s, as well as his service in the Second World War.
In one of our collection rooms we discovered a hidden artifact that tells the tale of a time when dreams were suddenly and unexpectedly destroyed by the Great Depression.
The San Diego Air & Space Museum is famously known for its unique full-size airplane collection. In order to give representation to so many aircraft produced since the early 1900s, the Museum also houses a tremendous collection of scale-model aircraft – some built onsite, and some donated. One of the most interesting models in the Museum's collection is a 1/48 scale model of
In World War Two, some German aces carried special walking sticks to show off their aviation prowess. This sticks had markings denoting their combat "kills" and were called “Victory Sticks." These sticks were common in the First World War and any self-respecting German ace had one at his side whenever a camera was pointed in his direction. A few German pilot's carried this tradition into the Second World War, and the San Diego Air and Space Museum has one of these very rare Victory Sticks on display in our World War Two Eagle Squadron exhibit. The story behind this artifact is very compelling!
Seeing an opportunity in the steadily improving field of unmanned aerial systems (UASs), San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) became interested in integrating drones into their energy network. In 2014, the company became one of the first to be certified by the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) to test UASs in a utility setting, and launching their UAS program in 2015.
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