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Silent Wings Museum Celebrates D-Day With Vintage Aircraft Flights [AUDIO]

Ariel Walden — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 21:00:58 +0000

On Monday's edition of Lubbock's First News, Don Abbe from the Silent Wings Museum talked with Tom Collins and Laura Mac about the museum's upcoming D-Day event.

Silent Wings Museum To Host "Atomic Day" Children's Event This Weekend [AUDIO]

Ariel Walden — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:00:26 +0000

On Wednesday's edition of Lubbock's First News, Don Abbe from Silent Wings Museum talked with Tom Collins and Laura Mac about the latest going on with Silent Wings Museum.

Silent Wings Museum to Commemorate 69th Anniversary of D-Day

Cole Shooter — Fri, 10 May 2013 20:53:27 +0000

The museum will offer opportunities to watch the documentary D-Day Remembered, and have educational activities for children, special exhibits, a WWII patch display, and a real C-47 and B-25.

Silent Wings Museum Presents "Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow" Atomic Age Exhibit

Cole Shooter — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:14:11 +0000

Some of the items include federal pamphlets, newspapers, textbooks about “duck and cover” drills, transportation infrastructure, comic books, and more.

Silent Wings Museum Honoring Rick Husband And Willie McCool in Space Shuttle Columbia Exhibit [AUDIO]

Ariel Walden — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:13:37 +0000

On Friday's edition of Lubbock's First News Don Abbe, curator of the Silent Wings Museum, talked with Tom Collins and Laura Mac about their newest exhibit.

Exhibition Honoring Rick Husband and Willie McCool Scheduled at Silent Wings Museum on Anniversary of Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster

Cole Shooter — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:20:57 +0000

Both Husband and McCool died in the Columbia space shuttle disaster on February 1st, 2003.

Silent Wings Museum to Hold Foxhole Christmas

Cole Shooter — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:51:01 +0000

Participants are welcome to make Christmas treats, ornaments, and other decorations as they were used in the 1940s.

Buddy Holly Center and Silent Wings Museum to Take Part in Toys for Tots

Cole Shooter — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:57:34 +0000

The museums will accept toy donations to benefit local children through Friday, December 14th.

B-17 Sentimental Journey In Lubbock to Benefit South Plains Honor Flight

Cole Shooter — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:56:04 +0000

Hour-long flights on the plane are being offered for $425, and proceeds go to benefit the inaugural South Plains Honor Flight.

B-17 Flights Available to Support South Plains Honor Flight

Cole Shooter — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:05:28 +0000

Area residents will have the opportunity to take hour-long rides on the plane, and a portion of the cost will go to benefit the inaugural South Plains Honor Flight.

Silent Wings Museum Opens New Exhibit

Rob Snyder — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 19:28:51 +0000

‘The Helicopter from WWII to the Vietnam War’ was produced by the Vietnam Center and Archive at Texas Tech and it will have 1 1/2 month run at the museum

Coming Up This Summer — Celebrating Our Heroes

Rex Andrew — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:42:25 +0000

“This is a fantastic program to present awareness to our community about our World War II era and all veterans,” Shell said.

Silent Wings Air Museum to Hold Veterans Day Events

Rob Snyder — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:49:31 +0000

Events will take place through 9:30 tonight at 6202 North I-27, take exit 9 to the old Lubbock Airport terminal

Lubbock Municipal Museums to Participate in Museum Day on Saturday

Cole Shooter — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:41:40 +0000

Admission is only free with a Museum Day admission card, which is obtained at no cost by visiting www.smithsonian.com/museumday.