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Friday, Jul 30, 2021

C-47 that led the main D-Day airborne invasion of Normandy visits the Air Zoo – tours and rides available

The Air Zoo is honored to welcome the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Central Texas Wing and their historic C-47, “That’s All, Brother,” to Kalamazoo.  The crew will land at the Air Zoo’s Flight Discovery Center on Sunday, August 1st at approximately 11am.  “That’s All, Brother” will be available for tours and rides Monday, August 2nd through Thursday August 5th.  They will then head to Evansville, IN, the last stop on their 2021 Tour. Vi... Read More
Posted by Nikki Statler at Friday, Jul 30, 2021
C-47 That's All Brother CAF Central Texas Wing Commemorative Air Force D-Day Family Friendly Flight Discovery Center Invasion Normandy restoration

Thursday, Jun 6, 2019

D-Day remembered at the Air Zoo

It was truly an amazing weekend for our Air Zoo family and the Kalamazoo community!  Quick recap - Our talented Exhibits & Collections team debuted a breathtaking display for the public, surrounding the significant roles airplanes, paratroopers and all things aviation played in the largest seaborne invasion in world history, D-Day, on June 6, 1944.  As America reflects on the 75th anniversary of D-Day in 2019, the Air Zoo's exhibition which explores the invasion through... Read More
Posted by Nikki Statler at Thursday, Jun 6, 2019
101st B-17 Yankee Lady C-47 Collection D-Day debut Flights Glider P-47 Paratroopers Reenactors tours Yankee Air Museum

Friday, May 3, 2019

Air Zoo Celebrates 40 Years of Operations Throughout 2019!

Portage, MI, May 3, 2019 – In 2019, the Air Zoo celebrates four decades of flight and family; people, planes, and programs; spacecraft and science; education and exhibitions! They may have opened their doors in November of 1979, but visitors will get the chance to celebrate the 40th Anniversary all year long in 2019! Exciting exhibits, public and VIP events, fly-ins, open houses, special visitors, symposiums, and ice cream challenges are just a handful of the inspiring opportunitie... Read More
Posted by Nikki Statler at Friday, May 3, 2019
40th Anniversary Apollo 11 B-17 Yankee Lady B-25 Mitchell Birthday Bash Buz Carpenter C-47 Hairless Joe D-Day Exhibit Fly-in Ice Cream Challenge National Aviation Day Open House Spy-posium SR-71 Blackbird Waldo Wright biplane Yankee Air Museum Yankee Doodle Dandy

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