- GET IN TOUCH TODAY!
- (205) 833-8226
- info@southernmuseumofflight.org
Charles Lindbergh Visits BirminghamCharles Lindbergh Visits Birmingham • The Spirit of St. Louis Flight Simulator • A Ryan Replica Finds a New Home at the Museum • The Early Atlantic Ocean crossings
Birmingham’s Own “Mini-Mac”Birmingham’s Own “Mini-Mac” • The Historic Lockheed A-12 “Oxcart” • A Restoration Craftsman • The Museum’s Historic Motor Cars * Reconnaissance Cameras on Display
September 1, 2019
World War I Historic HappeningsWorld War I Historic Happenings • A Tribute To “Hank” Collins, Jr. • The Museum’s Concrete Section of the Berlin Wall • The Historic Fokker D.VII on Display
November 1, 2019
February 1, 2022
On a bet, Richard Macon, a Birmingham native andgraduate of Miles College in Fairfield, AL with abachelor’s degree in mathematics, took the entranceexams for the U. […]
January 1, 2022
n January 5, 1967, a sister-ship of our museum’sLockheed A-12 (Article 131) was returning from atraining flight to the now well-known CIA’s advancedaviation research facility base […]
December 1, 2021
Wright Brothers Day commemorates the first successful flight of the Wright Flyer I, heavier-thanair powered aircraft built by Orville and Wilbur Wright. It took place on […]
During WW2, Lindbergh was a key figure in improving the performance of the P-38 aircraft. Working as a civilian contractor in the South Pacific during 1944, he was instrumental in extending the range of the P-38 through improved throttle settings, or engineleaning techniques, notably by reducing engine speed to 1,600 rpm, setting the carburetors for auto-lean and flying at 185 mph.
