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North Carolina Aviation Museum

The N.C. Aviation Museum is "dedicated to the restoration, preservation, and education of historic military aircraft."

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  • American Experience: Fly Girls A companion to the PBS film Fly Girls, which may be used in conjunction with the program or independently and includes a variety of resources such as video footage, primary source materials, and interviews to explore the role of women as aviators during WWII.
  • American Visionaries: Legends of Tuskegee A three-part web exhibit that uses primary source documents, photos, and artifacts with supporting text to tell about the lives of Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver, and the Tuskegee Airmen.
  • WASP on the Web A website with activities and information shared in honor of the Women's Airforce Service Pilots of WWII. the site includes official documents, records, statistics, audio clips of speeches, photographs, a crossword puzzle, a virtual coloring book, a virtual paper doll, the opportunity to e-mail or chat with a retired WASP, facts, a timeline, articles written about the women (beginning with those written in 1943), quotations, a glossary, and digital postcards.

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  • Carolinas Aviation Museum: Learn about the history of modern aviation in North and South Carolina at this museum which is dedicated to the preservation of aviation heritage.
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At the North Carolina Aviation Museum students will see many examples of America’s greatest warplanes from WWII through Vietnam. The museum also houses a large collection of authentic military uniforms, medals, and memorabilia.

To make arrangements for a tour call (336) 625-0170 or send an email to info@ncairmuseum.org. Group rates are available.

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