07-04-2025
With EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 fast approaching, and our Messerschmitt Me 262 reproduction scheduled to attend, we think it is the perfect time to explain a little about how the aircraft came to be, and the details about the original Me 262 which Legend Flyers used to duplicate her.
06-18-2025
Over the past few months, Pioneer Aero’s William Lowen has made considerable progress rebuilding the SBD’s fuselage rollover structure, and has nearly completed its reassembly. This article records his work in some detail.
06-16-2025
The team at Pioneer Aero Ltd. has begun taking apart and restoring components for the SBD’s lower rear fuselage. This article covers some of the work performed so far.
06-11-2025
In addition to their P-38 Lightning, Lockheed produced a significant array of important, twin-engined aircraft leading up to, and during WWII. In this article, our Museum’s Director and CEO, Keegan Chetwynd, provides a quick survey of these designs, while also posing the hypothetical question of which type our Collection might wish to eventually display.
06-10-2025
With the 75th Anniversary of the first shots of the Korean War fast approaching, the Museum is preparing to display its combat veteran Douglas AD-4 Skyraider at various events both near and far from Virginia Beach. This article describes some of the details about the first days of the Korean War, and how our Skyraider was there during that time, with VA-55 aboard the carrier, USS Valley Forge.
06-08-2025
This article shows engineers from Pioneer Aero Ltd. taking the last sizable subassembly from the SBD – its lower rear fuselage, and fabricating a jig for its eventual restoration.
06-06-2025
The Waco CG-4 was one of the most important aircraft in WWII due to its successful use in a number of crucial Allied airborne operations, the most import being the invasion of Normandy on June 6th, 1944. Due to its significance, the type is of great interest as a possible future museum exhibit, as our Director and CEO, Keegan Chetwynd, explains in this article.
06-04-2025
This article is designed to share insights regarding the way our Museum is continuing to evolve and how we make decisions about what aircraft belong in the collection and the way we present them.
05-22-2025
Pioneer Aero recently achieved two major milestones in the SBD’s restoration. They completed the assembly of all five primary spars for the Wing Center Section, after which they began trial-fitting Spars #1 and #2 into the jig, along with the ribs linking these two major subassemblies together!
05-14-2025
Amidst all of the larger structural components which Pioneer Aero’s engineers are working on, they have also refurbished or remade a significant number of smaller items for the SBD’s fuselage, which this article will help describe.
05-12-2025
The Military Aviation Museum held a post-restoration roll-out event for our Messerschmitt Me 262 replica at Chesapeake Regional Airport on May 10th, allowing event visitors to get a close-up view of the aircraft. More of these events will take place over the course of the year, so keep your eyes on the Museum’s Calendar!
05-08-2025
As we commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, this story about the sacrifice of Royal Navy sailor, Able Seaman Walter Neville Lavington should serve as a window into the lives of so many Allied service personnel who gave their last full measure during WWII.
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