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The Cradle of Aviation Museum and Education Center is home to over 75 historic planes and spacecraft representing over 100 years of aviation history and Long Island’s only Giant Screen Dome Theater. Currently, the museum is celebrating “Countdown to Apollo at 50” showcasing Long Island and Grumman’s significant role in the Apollo program. The Museum was recently recognized and listed on New York State’s National Register of Historic Places as a significant part of American history.
Roosevelt Field and the Cradle of Aviation Museum present Roosevelt Field Aviators: Exhibit and NFT Collection on display at the…
On December 5, another piece of Pan Am’s history was added to the airline’s permanent exhibit at the Cradle of…
If you are considering buying a drone as a holiday gift, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants you and your…
“I discovered early that the hardest thing to overcome is not a physical disability, but the mental condition which it…
The 20-year period between World War I and World War II, commonly referred to as the ‘Golden Age of Aviation’,…
Andrew was named President in June, 2018 previously serving as Executive Director since July of 2007. He joined the museum…
Elise Raymonde Deroche was born in 1882 in Paris, France. Having a fondness for sports as a child and then…
In 1926, 14-year-old Lee Ya-Ching walked onto a movie set where a director, taken by her beauty, offered her the…
Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman was born on January 26, 1892 in Atlanta, Texas. As one of 13 children born to sharecroppers,…
History was made in 1943 when three pilots from Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, in Bethpage, NY, became the first women…