"Soaring at Sea: 100 Years of Naval Aviation" opens July 23
SEATTLE, June 24, 2011--On July 23, The Museum of Flight opens a new, temporary exhibit presenting an overview of the first 100 years of flight operations by the U.S. Navy. 2011 marks the centennial of Naval aviation, and this exhibit examines the events, people and machines that shaped the Navy's legacy of flight. The exhibit will include artifacts and pilot ephemera dating back to World War I, photographs and video presentations, with an emphasis on the long relationship between Naval aviation and the Pacific Northwest. The Blue Angels, Marine and Coast Guard aviation will also be covered.
Complementing the exhibit will be special programs, films and fly-ins. Naval aviation is also well represented in the Museum's permanent aircraft collection. These aircraft are on view at the Museum's Boeing Field campus and at the Restoration Center on Paine Field in Everett, Wash.
Naval aircraft in the Museum's collection include:
Vought (XF-8A) XF8U-1 Crusader
www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/vought-xf-8a-xf8u-1-crusader
Stearman PT-13A Kaydet (A75)
www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/stearman-pt-13a-kaydet-a75
Stinson SR Reliant
www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/stinson-sr-reliant
Sikorsky (USA) HH-52 Seaguard
www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/sikorsky-usa-hh-52-seaguard
Pratt-Read PR-G1 Glider
www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/pratt-read-pr-g1-glider
McDonnell Douglas AV-8C Harrier
www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/mcdonnell-douglas-av-8c-harrier
McDonnell F-4C (F-110A) Phantom II
www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/mcdonnell-f-4c-f-110a-phantom-ii
Douglas A-4F Skyhawk II
www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/douglas-4f-skyhawk-ii
General Motors (Eastern Aircraft Division) FM-2 Wildcat
www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/general-motors-eastern-fm-2-wildcat
Goodyear F2G-1 Super Corsair
www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/goodyear-f2g-1-super-corsair
Goodyear FG-1D Corsair
www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/goodyear-fg-1d-corsair
Grumman A-6E Intruder
www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/grumman-6e-intruder
Grumman F-14A Tomcat
www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/grumman-f-14a-tomcat
Grumman F9F-8 (F-9J) Cougar
www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/grumman-f9f-8-f-9j-cougar
Howard DGA-15P
www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/howard-dga-15p
Beech C-45H Expeditor
www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/beech-c-45h-expeditor
Boeing 100/P-12/F4B
www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/boeing-100p-12f4b
For more information about U.S. Naval Aviation's 100th birthday, visit www.navalaviation100.org/
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The non-profit Museum of Flight is one of the largest independent air and space museums in the world. The Museum's collection includes more than 150 historically significant air- and spacecraft, as well as the William E. Boeing Red Barn® -- the original manufacturing facility of the Boeing Co. The Airpark includes outdoor displays with the first jet Air Force One, a Concorde airliner, and the first Boeing 747 jumbo jet. The Museum aeronautical library and archival holdings are the largest on the West Coast. The Education Office offers weekend family programs, programs for students and educators, and overnight camps for children. McCormick & Schmick's Wings Café is on site.
The Museum of Flight is located at 9404 E. Marginal Way S., Seattle, Exit 158 off Interstate 5 on Boeing Field half-way between downtown Seattle and Sea-Tac Airport. The Museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $16 for adults, $14 for seniors 65 and older, $13 for active military, $9 for youth 5 to 17, and free for children under 5. Group rates are available. Admission on the first Thursday of the month is free from 5 to 9 p.m. courtesy of Wells Fargo. For general Museum information, please call 206-764-5720 or visit
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