From the Carolinas Aviation Museum

THE CAM News.  A Changing Newsletter for a museum on the move! 


DirectorFrom the Director 

By telling the stories of the people who shaped our aviation heritage, the Carolinas Aviation Museum inspires future generations to write aviation's next chapter. This is our mission statement. A mission statement clarifies the purpose of an organization. It is also used for marketing, branding and fundraising. As the museum has evolved over the years, our mission has developed into a more defined purpose.   In the past, the mission of the Carolinas Aviation Museum has been to preserve and educate about the aviation heritage of the Carolinas. Though we continue to make that an important part of what we do here, it's not why we do what we do. Why do we exist? We exist to make a meaningful connection to our community and the people who walk through our doors. It is human nature to dream, hope, invent and be inspired and aviation is the greatest representation of that. We want people to come here and see how those have done it in the past and to be inspired to be a part of doing it in the future. Wilbur and Orville Wright were just two guys that had a dream and they changed the world forever. We want people to realize their own dreams and see how they too can be a part of changing the world.

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airplane"It's Not Just and Airplane!"  
A visitor recently made the above
comment after visiting CAM.  This person recognized that there is much more to our museum  than "just airplanes."  It's the stories, the experiences, and the connections people make with them
 
To that end we held another Family Day Workshop on Saturday where young children, with the help of parents and CAM staff, could design, build and fly their airplanes on our "precision" test flight course...(Hula-hoops suspended from the ceiling).    

During the last week in June we also completed another Pilots Academy in partnership with The Discovery Place. 
Learn more here.

To help with the many planned educational activities, Carolinas Aviation Museum received a $25,000 educational grant from US Airways.  This will be used entirely for educational purposes including additional iPad stations, bringing in school groups and lots more.

Watch our website for updates.

 

 earlyThe Early Years of Aviation

 

From the CAM Library.  More literature from the early years of aviation.   Zoom in on your computer for some of the fine print.

  

 
 
 

 

spotterPlane Spotter!  
 
Can you identify this aircraft?   The answer will be in next months newsletter.
    
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June's  aircraft was a -

Republic P-43 Lancer

The Lancer was a single-seat interceptor fighter that first appeared in service evaluation YP-43 form in 1940.

 

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Wally Coppinger
Executive Director
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Clint Bauer
Facilities Manager
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Katie McClamrock
Education and Exhibits Director
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Lynn Wyles
Senior Accountant
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Donna Auer
Gift Shop Manager
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Christopher Sandel
Volunteer Coordinator
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Doug Rivlin 

Waxhaw, NC

Donald Wiswall  
Catawba, NC

Melissa Patterson  
Charlotte, NC
 

   

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