National Naval Aviation Museum Live event, History Up Close, PBY Catalina

The National Naval Aviation Museum is continuing the online tour of aircraft in the collection. Learn more about these aircraft from staff at the museum and a chance to ask questions about them.

“We invite you to join us on Thursday, August 6 at (12 noon ET) 11 a.m. CT for our History Up Close series with LCDR Robert “Kim” Sheldon, USN (Ret.) as he spotlights the Museum’s PBY Catalina.

Leave your questions and comments and he will answer them during the live broadcast.”



National Naval Aviation Museum Live event, History Up Close, F4U Corsair

We invite you to join us on Thursday, July 23 at 11 a.m. CT for our History Up Close series with LCDR Robert “Kim” Sheldon, USN (Ret.) as he spotlights the Museum’s F4U Corsair.

Leave your questions and comments and he will answer them during the live broadcast.



Kermit Weeks and his desert storage stash

Kermit Weeks shared this picture via Facebook on 3 July of some of his aircraft located at the Aero Trader yard in California. Not sure if these will ever come to Florida but one can hope.

The A-20G Havoc, 43-22197, was owned by Howard Hughes at one point. The B-26C nose, 41-35075, was previously owned Charles Patterson of Pacific Palisades, who bought this nose in the late 40s. B-29 nose is either, 44-70049 or 44-84084, and both were rescued from China Lake NAS for the movie “The Last Flight of Noah’s Ark.”

Kermit Weeks A-26 Invader engine run-up

Today, Kermit Weeks posted a video of the engines being started on his A-26 that is being restored by Aero Trader in California. It has been over 25 years since the engines last were run on this aircraft. Hopefully it will be flying for 2021.