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 […]
Read more[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.19.14″ collapsed=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.19.14″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.19.14″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19.14″] 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. […]
Read moreThe 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 […]
Read moreIt 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, […]
Read moreOmeara 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 […]
Read moreKnown as “Little Precious,” the Museum is painting an F-16A to its original test paint scheme. To prepare for the work, the aircraft was moved from the Museum airpark. Little Precious is currently displayed with the operational paint scheme (the gray coloring). However, it was the Ogden Air Logistics Center’s first engineering F-16. It arrived at Hill Air Force Base on February 26, 1982, and […]
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