GENESEO – The National Warplane Museum in Geneseo launched The Living History Experience and school field trip program on Friday with a ribbon cutting at its new WWII briefing room. The program will put visitors directly into the seats of soldiers briefing for harrowing missions on D-Day, June 6, 1944, in Normandy, France. Reenactors with H Company 505th 82nd Airborne in full WWII gear will brief participants on the mission, the gear and the … [Read more...]
‘Memphis Belle’ Returns Home to National Warplane Museum in Geneseo
Watch our landing footage and interviews with museum personnel below! GENESEO – A flying national celebrity returned on Thursday to take up permanent residency at the National Warplane Museum in Geneseo and continue her work honoring veterans and educating the public about World War II. This 74-foot long, 103-foot wingspan Boeing B-17 'Flying Fortress' portrayed the fabled 'Memphis Belle,' one of the first B-17 United States Army Air Force … [Read more...]