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Little Friends with Mighty Power: The P-51 Mustang
May 29, 2020
Uncategorized | 4th Air Force, 8th Air Force, ace, Chesley Peterson, Eighth Air Force, famous fighters of WWII, Fighter Sweeps, flying ace, Forth Air Force, Hill Aerospace Museum, Hill Air Force Base, James H. Howard, Medal of Honor, Merlin Engine, Mustang, P-51 Mustang, Packard Merlin Engine, Tuskegee Airmen, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army Air Force, US Air Force, USAAF, USAF, World War II, WWII

On January 11, 1944, the 401st Bomb Group were returning to their home base from bombing Messerschmidt production plants in Northern Germany with their B-17s, when they found themselves under fire from more than 30 Luftwaffe fighters. Having already suffered heavy losses during the mission with four aircraft lost in action, the bomb group’s hope […]

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MQ-1 Predator Drone
April 24, 2020
News, Uncategorized | MQ-1, Predator, Predator Drone, UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, USAF

In the not-so-distant past, before toilet paper shortages and social distancing became the new normal, the Hill Aerospace Museum received its latest collection piece: an MQ-1 Predator Drone. And while we will not go into specifics about Museum workers and volunteers putting the Predator together—think kids on Christmas morning—we will tell you a little about […]

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April Aircraft of the Month
April 15, 2019
Events, News, Uncategorized

The Hill Aerospace Museum is excited to have the MH-53 open to the public every Friday in April. Not only can you get an up-close experience with the “Pave Low” but visitors will have the unique experience of walking up the cargo ramp and getting inside the airframe. The Pave Low is a unique and versatile […]

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Newton’s Laws!
April 8, 2019
Events, News, STEM, Uncategorized

The Air and Space Series is back! This month the Hill Aerospace Museum and Clark Planetarium are hosting Newton’s Laws. This fun class will take place on April 27, 2019 from 1:00pm to 2:30pm. Classes are first come first served and are recommended for kids 8 and older. The kiddos will learn the relationship between […]

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The First Military Plane
March 29, 2019
Uncategorized | aerospace museum, aerospace museum Utah, first military plane, wright brothers, wright military flyer model A

It was 1909 when Wilbur and Orville Wright finalized what the entire world had been waiting for—the Wright Military Flyer Model A. This new mode of transport would take the world by storm and completely reshape the future of military tactics and warfare. This was the first plane ever to be used for military purposes, […]

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A Special Visitor at the Hill Aerospace Museum
October 19, 2017
News, Uncategorized

Omeara Daniels, a 95 1/2 year old woman from Brigham City, Utah visited the Hill Aerospace Museum to talk about her experiences in the early 1940’s working for Boeing in Burbank, California building B-17’s for the World War II effort. Omeara worked in a number of positions while at Boeing, but most of her time […]

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