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Family Aviation Day
March 9 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
The Museum of Aviation Foundation will be hosting Family Aviation Day on Saturday, March 9, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
During this free event you will see helicopters all throughout the campus that will have already arrived for this special event. You will have the chance to meet the crews and the opportunity for some great photo-ops! Your family and friends can walk through specific aircraft and climb into specific open cockpits. Learn about the Museum’s premier aircraft exhibits (four climate-controlled buildings), and experience fun STEM activities. Knowledgeable guides will be available throughout the Museum to share information about the airplanes and select airplane fuselages and cockpits will be opened for viewing on this special day. Visitors can expect to have interaction with pilots and crew members, as well as have many fun photo opportunities with the exhibits. Younger visitors will enjoy Stomp Rockets, Model Glider Flights, and other free activities.
The Museum of Aviation is one of ten exciting stops on Georgia’s WWII Heritage Trail. Visitors will be invited to experience WWII aircraft and exhibits located in the Museum’s Scott Exhibit Hangar – Building 3. The “Scott Hangar” named after Gen. Robert Scott, author of God is My Co-Pilot, contains numerous World War II aircraft and displays about the conflict. This hangar also includes exhibits about the Tuskegee Airmen and the 507th Airborne Division. The Museum is restoring a B-17 in the exhibit space so that visitors can see the process, as well as see the amazing B-17 up close.
Special discounts will be available in the Museum of Aviation Gift Shop and at the virtual reality, motion-based, Transporter Ride on Family Aviation Day. A wide variety of food trucks will be present.