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The New England Air Museum, Armed Forces Family & Recruitment Day

May 20, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm EDT

Meet local recruiters from the National Guard, Air Force, Space Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard!

Are you a current or former service member? Meet with local organizations like the American Legion to learn more about resources in our local community.

Service members with valid ID* will receive free admission for themselves and reduced admission for their dependents. More details to come!

Library passes cannot be used for this event.

The New England Air Museum is raffling an opportunity for three lucky people to re-live history and take flight in a P-51 “Red Tail” Mustang, the aircraft flown by the famous Tuskegee Airmen during World War II.

The museum is bringing the Commemorative Air Force’s Red Tail P-51 Mustang and traveling theater to the museum to celebrate the opening of our new exhibit, The Tuskegee Airmen: Their Untold Stories, on June 4, 2023.

Proceeds will go to the Commemorative Air Force to support their ongoing programs.

The flights will take off from Signature Flight Support at Bradley International Airport, across from the Museum, flights will be scheduled between May 30 – June 2. Raffle tickets are $100 each. Winners will be contacted Friday, May 26, 2023.

The upcoming Tuskegee exhibit will feature a theater and compelling original film about the airmen: the excellence with which they performed defending our county while also fighting a “second war”— a fight against systemic racism and discrimination before, during, and after World War II.  The Tuskegee Airmen also laid the groundwork for the foundation of the Civil Rights Movement of the1960s. They changed the world, and if we keep their story alive, they will continue to do so.

For more information and to purchase raffle tickets, please visit https://neam.org/products/p-51-mustang-flight-raffle

Public Exhibit Opening: The Tuskegee Airmen: Their Untold StoriesSunday, June 4th 9AM – 4PM

The museum’s newest exhibit, The Tuskegee Airmen: Their Untold Stories, opens to the public on Sunday, June 4, 2023. This exhibit is included with museum admission.

Details

Date:
May 20, 2023
Time:
11:00 am - 3:00 pm EDT
Website:
https://neam.org/pages/event-calendar

Venue

New England Air Museum
36 Perimeter Road
Windsor Locks, CT 06096
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Phone
(860) 623-3305
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