Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum

08/14/2026

How close did Germany come to changing the course of WWII with its V-1 flying bombs and V-2 rockets?

Discover the story of Operation Crossbow, the Allied campaign to uncover and destroy Hitler’s secret V-weapons program, and meet the remarkable intelligence analysts of RAF Medmenham, including Constance Babington Smith, “The Girl with X-Ray Eyes.”

Join docent Gareth Wade this Saturday, August 15 at 2 p.m. for a fascinating story of espionage, technology, intelligence, and Hitler’s vengeance weapons.

07/10/2026

The Battle of Normandy, or Operation Overlord, was the decisive blow that finally set Germany on the backfoot for the Western Front, but not everyone knows the full story.

Join docent Gareth Wade on July 11th at 2:00 as he shares little-known facts and stories about the greater Battle of Normandy.

07/04/2026

250 years ago today, the founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence, formally separating Thirteen Colonies from the British Crown. The United States was founded on the principles of Liberty, Freedom, and Justice for All-- something that is still strived for today. FHCAM is open today from 10am-4pm, so feel free to come enjoy America's birthday with us!

07/02/2026

05/29/2026

The 6th of June 2025 marks 81 years since D-Day, the largest seaborne invasion in history, and the beginning of the liberation of Western Europe.

It was the largest amphibious invasion in the history of warfare. The statistics of D-Day are incredible.

The Allies used over 5,000 ships and landing craft to land more than 150,000 troops on five beaches in Normandy.

The landings marked the start of a long campaign in north-west Europe, which ultimately convinced the German high command that defeat was inevitable.

Join docent Gareth Wade on June 13th at 2:00 as he shares some interesting facts you probably didn't know about D-Day.

03/14/2026

Check out this incredible film by Red Jet Films!

To go along with this fantastic overview of the collection, here are a few of our favorite facts and stories we've shared over the last few years:

Our Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-13 and Messerschmitt Me 262 both came to the United States aboard the HMS Reaper. Few aircraft from that shipment survive today, yet two of them reside here in our museum.

The story of our North American P-51 Mustang "Upupa Epops." One of the most original and accurately restored Mustangs in the world, she shot down an Me 262 and was later reunited with her original pilot, Bud Tordoff.

The battle scars of the Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa, better known as the “Oscar.” Still bearing bullet holes, it carries visible reminders of the fierce air battles fought across the Pacific.

We hope you’ve enjoyed these stories as much as we do!

03/12/2026

With the incredible machines in our collection, it’s easy to focus on the technology and forget the human stories behind them. Yet some artifacts make that human element impossible to ignore.

The first is the D-Day flag displayed beside our Higgins boat. The tattered flag next to the pristine landing craft tells its own story. It’s a reminder of D-Day, one of the most treacherous days in American military history, and the sacrifice required to carry it out.

Nearby is our split-in-half M48 Patton. It offers a rare look inside a tank, revealing just how hot, cramped, and uncomfortable life could be for the crews who fought inside these machines.

Less widely known but equally remarkable are SpaceShipOne and its carrier aircraft White Knight. Built to push the boundaries of spaceflight, the program proved that the same spacecraft could reach space twice within two weeks, something that had previously taken months of turnaround.

Every cool artifact in this collection has a story that follows it.

03/10/2026

Winter 1944. With D-Day approaching, the French Resistance was in deep trouble. Gestapo prisons were full and executions were imminent. London was asked for help and agreed to something extraordinary.

Codenamed Operation Jericho, it became one of the war’s boldest air raids and one that still raises questions.

Join Gareth Wade as he explores how it happened, why it mattered, and the controversy that followed.

03/07/2026

German WWII technology was often unique and powerful.

One section of the museum highlights some of the most unusual examples. Our Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet sits beside a pair of V-1 flying bombs, including the manned “Reichenberg” variant. Towering above the display is the V-2 rocket, the world’s first ballistic missile.

Together, they represent some of the most radical weapons developed during the war.

03/05/2026

Another WWII veteran in the building!

Last Saturday we were honored to host Raymond Solie. Ray served as a dental technician with the United States Army Air Corps in India after joining in 1943 and remained in service through the end of the war.

All five of his brothers also served during WWII, deployed to the European Theater. Unlike countless other families of the era, every one of them returned home safely.

Thanks for visiting us, Ray!