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Herbert Bone Bestows Major Gift to National Model Aviation Museum
The AMA Foundation has received a bequest of more than $171,000 to support the National Model Aviation Museum. The AMA and AMA Foundation would like to thank the family of Herbert Bone for his generous estate gift. Herbert is a Heritage and Legacy Society member of the AMA Foundation. Herbert had a...
National Model Aviation Museum Receives $5,000 Grant
The National Model Aviation Museum is proud to announce that it was awarded a Rapid Grant in February 2020 from the Ball Brothers Foundation in the amount of $5,000. The Ball Brothers Foundation is a family foundation located in Muncie, Indiana that focuses on improving the quality of life through...
Contribution Made In Honor of Warren Kurth
Thank you to the family of Warren Kurth for donating to the AMA Foundation in honor of Warren. Warren Kurth was born on April 5, 1933 in Bloomington, Illinois. His modeling career began with a sheet-balsa model kit when he was six years old. He was an assistant instructor at a YMCA model building...
AMA Foundation For The Future Sweepstakes Winner Chosen
The winner of the AMA Foundation For The Future Sweepstakes has been chosen and the winner has been revealed. William (Bill) Fitzharris from Arizona is the lucky winner and will be enjoying a trip to AMA Expo West and a flight in a P-51 Mustang, Lady Alice. When asked about his history with flying...
Olympic RC Modelers Receive AMA Recognition and Reward Grant
The Olympic RC Modelers recently received an AMA Club Recognition and Reward Grant for $75. The club is located in Port Angeles, WA. In August, the club participated in the 2019 Olympic Peninsula Air Affaire and Sequim Valley Fly-in. The event brought in about 3,000 visitors and included a group of...
Black Wings Exhibit at the National Model Aviation Museum
The National Model Aviation Museum will be hosting Black Wings: American Dreams of Flight, a Smithsonian traveling exhibition. The exhibit will be on display February 1, in celebration of Black History Month, and will run through March 31. The exhibition is based on the book Black Wings: Courageous...
AMA Youth Member One of 25 in Nation Chosen for Back to Space Program
AMA youth member, Trey Hackman, was selected as one of the 25 student ambassadors for the Back to Space program. Hackman is from Brownstown, Ind. The student ambassador competition was open to U.S. citizens enrolled in grades 8 through 12 and included students from all over the country. The Back to...
