Post #723771 by thomamas on Fri, Jul 25, 2014 11:59 AM

It's a bit of a hike for me, but some of you may be interested in the Hawaii by Air exhibit at the National Air and Space Museum (in Washington, DC). It opened today and runs for a year.

From the announcement:

“Hawaii by Air” not only tells the story of how air travel to the islands developed, but also how the airplane changed the travel experience. Firsthand accounts and reproductions of airline ephemera illustrate what travel to and among the islands was like, from sailing ships in the 1860s to the first daring transpacific flights in the 1920s to Stratocruisers in the 1950s and jets in the 1960s and beyond. The exhibition also includes airplane models, airline uniform badges, historic film footage, a high-resolution satellite image of the islands, broadcasts from a vintage Hawaiian radio show and live Hawaiian plants.

There's also a collection of pictures to browse at http://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/hawaii-by-air/online/.