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Here is this week’s challenge for “What is it Wednesday?” - What is it?! ![]()
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Thanks to everyone who played last week… The answer for August 27th is the tailhook on our F6F-3N Hellcat… see the previous post for the full details!![]()
Good luck on this week’s challenge! ![]()
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The answer to the “What is it? Wednesday” question from August 27th is the tailhook on our F6F-3N Hellcat! Tailhooks like these are used to quickly slow down carrier based airplanes by hooking onto an arrester wire on the deck of their ship!![]()
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Stay tuned for the next “What is it? Wednesday” question tomorrow, September 3rd at 10:00 am EST!![]()
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The American Heritage Museum is honored to be named by National Geographic as one of the Top 10 World War II Museum's in the world! Read all about it:
10 remarkable World War II museums around the world
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To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, we asked historians to share their favorite museums around the world.
Col. Joe Peterburs, Legendary 101 Year Old WWII P-51 Pilot with Me 262 Victory, Headlines the Historic Aviation Weekend on September 13-14, 2025 at American Heritage Museum in Hudson, MA - Read More at: www.americanheritagemuseum.org/2025/08/history-takes-flight-wwii-ace-col-joe-peterburs-headlines-...
September 2025
History Takes Flight – Historic Aviation Weekend
$20 – $30
Join us on Saturday, September 13th and Sunday, September 14th from 9:00am to 5:00pm for Historic Aviation Weekend at the American Heritage Museum! Each day will be full of history in the skies and on the ground! Throughout each day, a number of aviation historians and pilots will be featured as they cover amazing stories from the past and present of aviation. Make sure to see the daily flying demonstrations with several of the aircraft from our collection taking to…
Find out more »October 2025
Battle for the Airfield WWII Re-Enactment Weekend
$25 – $40
EVENT IS RAIN OR SHINE The American Heritage Museum presents the Battle for the Airfield World War II Re-Enactment, one of the premier events of its type in the United States! There will be over 350+ re-enactors representing several branches of Allied and Axis military participating in encampments and two battles each day. Fully restored military equipment of all kinds will be on display and operating in a captivating living history event. Allied and Axis camps will be set up…
Find out more »January 2026
Battle of the Bulge History Experience Weekend
$20 – $40
Join us on January 17th and 18th for the Battle of the Bulge History Experience Weekend at the American Heritage Museum to honor the 81st Anniversary of the German offensive siege that surrounded and cut-off the Allies in the Ardennes region of Europe during the Winter of 1944/1945. Over 40 re-enactors of the 101st Airborne and other Allied forces will be entrenched in our woods, encircled by over 40 German re-enactors in opposing positions, recreating the dire weeks of uncertainty…
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