Military Aviation Museum

08/19/2026

It's National Aviation Day! 🛩️ Help support the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach by becoming a member today! https://www.militaryaviationmuseum.org/become-a-member/

08/18/2026

📢 Announcing Special Living History Event on Saturday October 3, 2026

The Military Aviation Museum has made the difficult decision to postpone our premiere airshow, Warbirds Over the Beach, to Fall 2027, due to limited aircraft availability. The team at the Military Aviation Museum believes in bringing guests only the very best warbird flying demonstrations and this postponement reflects that commitment to both safety and quality.

October 3-4, 2026 is still on! Join us for a special Living History Event on Saturday:

✈️ Historic warbirds on display in all 4 hangars
🛩️ 1941 Stearman Biplane rides available
🎖️ WWI, WWII & Korean War living history groups (Sat, 9-5)
🪖 Parris Island Living History Detachment + WWII vehicles
🍔 Food trucks on-site Saturday only

All included with regular museum admission. No extra ticket necessary. Come experience history up close as we honor America's 250th! 🇺🇸

🫡 Interested in joining as a living history group? See webpage for registration and more info: https://www.militaryaviationmuseum.org/event/living-history-event-2026/

08/18/2026

📢 Important Update: Military Aviation Museum Postpones "Warbirds Over the Beach” Announces Special Living History Event on Saturday October 3, 2026

The Military Aviation Museum has made the difficult decision to postpone its premiere airshow, "Warbirds Over the Beach," to fall 2027. However, the event dates of October 3-4, 2026, will still go forward as a special living history event on the museum grounds.

The limited availability of aircraft is preventing the museum from safely staging the full airshow experience that guests expect. While Warbirds Over the Beach is the museum's largest annual fundraising event, the team at the Military Aviation Museum believes in bringing guests only the very best warbird flying demonstrations and this postponement reflects that commitment to both safety and quality.

What to expect:
While no aircraft demonstrations will take place that weekend, the museum's historic warbird collection will remain on full display across its four hangars. Guests may also reserve seats aboard the museum's 1941 Stearman Biplane for scenic flights throughout the weekend. Reservations may be made online at: https://buff.ly/8EAAE8G.

Living history groups and reenactors will establish encampments on the grounds from Friday evening through Sunday morning. On Saturday, October 3, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the museum will host a living history program featuring representatives from WWI, WWII, and Korean War-era groups, drawing on the museum's full collection to honor the spirit of America's 250th anniversary.

Participating units will include the Parris Island Living History Detachment, presenting a static display and non-tactical weapons demonstration, alongside WWII-era military vehicles. Throughout the grounds, an array of living history groups will offer guests an immersive look into the past through period-accurate uniforms, authentic encampments, and various collections of militaria and vehicles.

Food trucks will also be on-site Saturday to serve guests throughout the day.
Standard daily museum admission includes full access to all living history programming for the weekend.

More information coming soon for history groups who wish to participate.
Please check our website in the coming days for updates: https://www.militaryaviationmuseum.org/

08/11/2026

Only 7 copies left! Get to know our ME 262 with this 90 page book!

Here's your last chance to the get the 90 page Me 262 book that I designed (and was an editor) last year from the Aviation Museum . It sold out at Oshkosh and there are currently 7 copies available. It was a fun project to be involved with! 😎 Get yours at the link below.

https://store.militaryaviationmuseum.org/products/me-262-book?srsltid=AfmBOoqB8k4ehZpx9hS869Yo94PYec72YdG8x82gvT4LAxqTU74hxwQl

08/09/2026

Friday, August 14, Get a preview of "Come From Away" by the Virginia Stage Company!

Join us for a sneak peek of this new musical, which tells the story of a small town in Newfoundland where an ordinary morning becomes extraordinary as the world suddenly changes. On September 11, 2001, thirty-eight planes carrying nearly 7,000 passengers were diverted to the small town of Gander. As cultures collide and uncertainty fills the air, strangers open their homes, kitchens, and hearts to one another.

The presentation will take place in the museum's upstairs mezzanine at 1:00 p.m. this Friday. Admission is included with regular museum entry.

07/22/2026

‼ No Summer of Flight this Saturday (July 25) Turns out when you invite every pilot in the state to Oshkosh, they actually show up! Our aviators are off at AirVenture, aviation's biggest pilgrimage. Don't worry, they'll be back on the flight line soon!

Still lots of great reasons to visit the museum this weekend:
- Newly updated indoor exhibits
- Take a flight in our Stearman
- Check out our Victory Garden
- Get up close and personal with your favorite warbird!

Stay tuned for the next Summer of Flight announcement next week.

07/17/2026

🔥This Saturday at 11am, Summer of Flight presents... The Bf 109!
See the museum's Bf 109G-4 in action with a narrated flight demo! Perhaps the most well-known German fighter aircraft of WWII, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 was the primary adversary which American & British pilots faced in the skies over Europe.

Summer of Flight begins at 11am.
Included with museum admission!

07/09/2026

LAST CALL for tickets to our Luau and Hangar Dance! Reminder, tickets must be purchased online before the big event! No tickets will be sold at the door day of. Help support this amazing museum and come dine/dance with us Polynesian style at Military Aviation Museum!