Past Events

Aviation Adventures Lecture Series

The Aviation Adventures series 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 series is made possible by the generous support of GE Aerospace.

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Lecture 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.
Lecture The Fight to Fly at Sea National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

Rosemary Bryant Mariner was among the first female military aviators to fly a tactical jet aircraft and was the first woman to fly a front-line light attack aircraft.
Lecture Big Blue Sky National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

Bill Liscomb is a pioneer of modern hang gliding having flown hang gliders and sailplanes since 1971.
Lecture Over Africa! Low and Slow with the Kenya Wildlife Service National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Lecture A Pilot and the Enemy He Shot Down National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Lecture Heroism, Self-sacrifice, and Personal Bravery National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Lecture 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.
Lecture An Evening with America's First Female Thunderbird Pilot National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

Find out what it was like to be the first female Thunderbird pilot for the U.S. Air Force. 
Lecture An Evening with Test Pilot Robert K. Smyth National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC