Organization

Soar with Books - Preschool Reading Program

Presented by Hiller Aviation Museum at Hiller Aviation Museum

February 4, 2012

Hiller Aviation Museum presents Soar with Books, a preschool reading program on select Saturdays. It includes a special tour, aviation book reading time, and a craft project for aviators ages 3-5.

No reservations are necessary. Sign-up in person on the morning of the program.

A Pioneer In Aviation - Robert Dye, Author

Presented by Hiller Aviation Museum at Hiller Aviation Museum

February 18, 2012

For years, long lost information about the man that was literally instrumental in Charles Lindbergh's famous transatlantic flight sat forgotten in Bob Dye's home.

Dye ran across the old newspaper and magazine clippings, telegrams, and letters about Brice Goldsborough one day when rifling through some old boxes. As he read them he began to realize how much Goldsborough contributed to early aviation.

Brice Goldsborough made a big impression in a short time. In 1919 he

Take Flight for Kids - Presidential Planes

Presented by Hiller Aviation Museum at Hiller Aviation Museum

February 20, 2012

In Presidential Planes, kids explore the history of Presidential aviation while building and flying a small model of the world's most famous airplane. Check out the cockpit of a Boeing 747 aircraft, a version of which is flown as today's Air Force One. Take the controls of presidential aircraft past and present in the flight simulator in a hands-on exploration of the ultimate in executive air transport.

Take Flight programs are half-day adventures into the world of

Soar with Books - Preschool Reading Program

Presented by Hiller Aviation Museum at Hiller Aviation Museum

March 3, 2012

Hiller Aviation Museum presents Soar with Books, a preschool reading program on select Saturdays. It includes a special tour, aviation book reading time, and a craft project for aviators ages 3-5.

No reservations are necessary. Sign-up in person on the morning of the program.

On Board the Flying Fortress - Presentation by Ray Allen, WWII B-17 Navigator

Presented by Hiller Aviation Museum at Hiller Aviation Museum

March 17, 2012

Ray Allen completed a full tour--thirty five missions--as a Boeing B-17 Navigator in the European theatre during the latter years of WWII. He achieved the highest qualification a navigator could attain--Class Three Navigator. When Ray shares some nail-biting details of his various missions, he tells it like it all happened earlier in the day!

For his brave service to his country, Ray received the Distinguished Flying Cross, five Air Medals, and three Battle Stars with Area

Amelia Lives

Presented by Hiller Aviation Museum at Hiller Aviation Museum

January 19-January 20, 2012

Amelia Lives invites the audience to look into the world of Amelia Earhart through events, stories, letters, and quotes from the aviatrix who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Amelia was 39 when she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 while trying to navigate the globe.

The set for Amelia Lives is in the basic shape of an airplane, in which Emily Greco as Amelia moves about and pulls out hidden props to create new environments on stage.

Take Flight for Kids - Polar Aviators

Presented by Hiller Aviation Museum at Hiller Aviation Museum

January 16, 2012

In Polar Aviators, kids launch an airborne adventure to the ends of the Earth! Discover the amazing history of polar exploration, including the first flights over the North and South Poles. Use polymers to create a realistic synthetic snow and test modifications to model airplanes to enable them to fly from snowy surfaces. Launch a flight simulation over frigid arctic seas and make an approach to an Antarctic ice runway in a flight on the wings of winter!

Take Flight

Soar with Books - Preschool Reading Program

Presented by Hiller Aviation Museum at Hiller Aviation Museum

January 7, 2012

Hiller Aviation Museum presents Soar with Books, a preschool reading program on select Saturdays. It includes a special tour, aviation book reading time, and a craft project for aviators ages 3-5.

No reservations are necessary. Sign-up in person on the morning of the program.

Take Flight for Kids - Parachute Planes

Presented by Hiller Aviation Museum at Hiller Aviation Museum

January 5, 2012

Take Flight programs are half-day adventures into the world of aviation for elementary-aged students in Grades 1-5. Sessions are scheduled on select weekend and holiday dates throughout the year and include the following: hands-on construction of flying model aircraft, exclusive behind-the-scenes cockpit explorations in museum aircraft, and a special flight simulation experience in the Flight Sim Zone.

Parachute Planes - Hit the silk with an amazing free-falling adventure!

Take Flight for Kids - Helicopter Aviators

Presented by Hiller Aviation Museum at Hiller Aviation Museum

January 4, 2012

Take Flight programs are half-day adventures into the world of aviation for elementary-aged students in Grades 1-5. Sessions are scheduled on select weekend and holiday dates throughout the year and include the following: hands-on construction of flying model aircraft, exclusive behind-the-scenes cockpit explorations in museum aircraft, and a special flight simulation experience in the Flight Sim Zone.

Helicopter Aviators - Launch a mission into the world of vertical flight!