Past Events

Aviation Adventures Lecture

The Aviation Adventures lecture is the National Air and Space Museum's longest-running sponsored program, spotlighting everything from icons of aviation like Sikorsky helicopters and the Navy’s TOPGUN school, to modern-day advancements in aviation like sustainability efforts and the future of supersonic flight.

This lecture is made possible by the generous support of GE Aerospace.

General James F. Amos

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General James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

Marine Aviators make a unique contribution to national defense.  Come and hear Commandant of the Marine Corps General James F. Amos, the Senior Marine and Naval Aviator, speak about his career, Marine aviation's history of innovation, and its role as part of America's Expeditionary Force in Readiness.

Suzanna Darcy-Hennemann in the cockpit of a plane.

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Going the Distance and Breaking Records as a Boeing Test Pilot

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
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Join us for the first lecture in the GE Aviation Lecture Series to hear from Suzanna Darcy-Hennemann about how airplanes are certified, view Flight Test Footage, and learn why, when flight testing, test pilots should never wear pearls.

Col. Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson, USAF (Ret.)

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An Evening with Colonel Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

Colonel Anderson is a decorated WW II Triple Ace fighter pilot who served two combat tours escorting heavy bombers over Europe in the P-51 Mustang. Other assignment in his 30 years of military service include Korea and Southeast Asia. He has an extensive flight testing background spanning a 25 year period.

Gen. John R. Dailey

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Fly Marines: Observations from the Cockpit

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

Join Marine Corps aviator and National Air and Space Museum Director Jack Dailey for a discussion about the sacrifice, study, and decisions that defined the Marine Corps mission of battlefield mobility and responsiveness.