Category: Heritage

The Kanoya Naval Air Museum, which is situated at more than 500 miles from Tokyo, has the world’s last surviving Kawanishi H8K2 flying boat.

By Max Smith [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Staff at USS Hornet museum in Alameda, California are racing against time to repair the teak flight deck before El Niño brings heavy rain that will cause more damage to the interior of the ship.

By Sanfranman59 (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) is having a “12 Planes of Christmas” fundraising campaign to maintain and restore their warbirds.

By Pacific Aviation Museum (DSB-0429r) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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