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Did we miss your favorite aviation museum that features an
exhibit or artifact reflecting the role of women in aviation?
Let us know at melinda@kingairmagazine.com.
become the first American women
to fly combat aircraft. eaa.org/eaa-
museum
The National Museum of the
United States Air Force in Dayton,
Ohio, debuted a series of displays
titled “Women in the Air Force: From
Yesterday into Tomorrow” in 2020.
The multi-part exhibit has displays
in each of the museum’s buildings
that contain one-of-a-kind artifacts
used by women in the Air Force from
many different eras. The content
covers historical issues, changes
in laws and attitudes and women’s
contributions to the Air Force
mission. nationalmuseum.af.mil
One of the 30 exhibits of vintage
aircraft and warbirds on display
at the Vintage Flying Museum at
Meacham International Airport
(KFTW) in Fort Worth, Texas, is
a 1954 Beech Super 18 that was
the last aircraft owned by famed
pilot Jacqueline “Jackie” Cochran.
Beechcraft Model E18S-9700,
serial number BA-31 N13JC, is
being restored and visitors to the
museum can see the progress inside
the former WWII B-29 hangar.
There are displays detailing Jackie’s
accolades as a pilot and her role in
the formation of the WASPs, where
she oversaw training of the women
tasked with flying experimental Air
Force planes. Follow the volunteer-
led project online (youtube.com/@
HangaRatz) or donate to the effort
to get the airplane airworthy in
time to attend EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh 2025. Restorers have
dubbed the airplane the Hollywood
Bomber because it was owned by
entertainer Merv Griffin in the
1970s. vintageflyingmuseum.org/
hollywood-bomber-twin-beech/
Among the displays on aviation
innovation in Northern California
and beyond at Hiller Aviation
Museum in San Carlos, California, is
the “Women in Aviation” exhibition
recounting the stories of 29 women
from different countries and ethnic
backgrounds who achieved their
dreams of flight. Told through words
and photographs, the women’s stories
span a century, from Bessie Coleman,
the first African American male or
female to receive a pilot license in
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