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Son of downed U-2 spy plane pilot to speak in N.H. about his father's controversial Cold War legacy
On May 1, 1960, U.S Air Force Capt. Francis Gary Powers plummeted out of the sky and into a diplomatic crisis when he was shot down during an espionage mission over the Soviet Union. On Thursday, June 16, the Aviation Museum welcomes his son, Francis Gary Powers Jr., to a lecture and book-signing to be held at the Town Hall Theater in Wilton, N.H. For more details and to buy tickets, check out the press release.
Annual Nashua Fly-In BBQ on Saturday, June 18 will feature restored PBY-5A Catalina flying boat
Our annual 'Father's Day Weekend' Fly-In BBQ is Saturday, June 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Nashua's Boire Field. Join us and see a vintage PBY-5A Catalina amphibious aircraft. Pilots invited to fly in and enjoy some great BBQ. Not hungry? Wander the ramp and check out the aircraft. For tickets via Eventbrite, click here or call the Aviation Museum at (603) 669-4877. More information in our press release.
Fly with us around the world!
Join us for the ultimate field trip! The Aviation Museum's virtual around-the-world flight is taking us places all around the globe. Come along as we put the "distance" in distance learning!
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On Nov. 30, 1954, a Northeast Airlines DC-3 on approach to Berlin, N.H. crashed near the summit of snowbound Mt. Success. Two died, and five survivors were forced to spend two nights in sub-zero conditions without food before the downed plane could be found, prompting their rescue. READ MORE!
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