Joe Gunderman, left, his son, Mark Gunderman, and grandson, Alexander Gunderman, 12, tour the new hanger of The National World War II Aviation Museum Friday, July 24, 2020, at the Colorado Springs Airport. The museum features 28 fully restored and flyable aircraft, a collection of military vehicles and more than 3,000 artifacts and historical documents. The museum is opened Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Walk-in prices are $15 for adults, $10 for children and $13 for seniors. World War II vets are free and tickets are discounted up to $2 if purchased online at worldwariiaviation.org. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)
The new hanger is ready and The National World War II Aviation Museum is now open 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday with COVID-19 regulations. Photos by Christian Murdock
Joe Gunderman, left, his son, Mark Gunderman, and grandson, Alexander Gunderman, 12, tour the new hanger of The National World War II Aviation Museum Friday, July 24, 2020, at the Colorado Springs Airport. The museum features 28 fully restored and flyable aircraft, a collection of military vehicles and more than 3,000 artifacts and historical documents. The museum is opened Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Walk-in prices are $15 for adults, $10 for children and $13 for seniors. World War II vets are free and tickets are discounted up to $2 if purchased online at worldwariiaviation.org. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)The 10-foot long model of the USS Arizona that was sunk during the attack of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, is displayed at The National World War II Aviation Museum Friday, July 24, 2020, at the Colorado Springs Airport. The model was donated to the museum by master model bulider Jozef Szydlowski who was born in Poland and now lives in England. The museum is opened Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Walk-in prices are $15 for adults, $10 for children and $13 for seniors. World War II vets are free and tickets are discounted up to $2 if purchased online at worldwariiaviation.org. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Joe Gunderman, left, and grandson, Alexander Gunderman, 12, take a closer look at a P-47 D Thunderbolt while touring the new hanger of The National World War II Aviation Museum Friday, July 24, 2020, at the Colorado Springs Airport. The museum features 28 fully restored and flyable aircraft, a collection of military vehicles and more than 3,000 artifacts and historical documents. The museum is opened Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Walk-in prices are $15 for adults, $10 for children and $13 for seniors. World War II vets are free and tickets are discounted up to $2 if purchased online at worldwariiaviation.org. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)The National World War II Aviation Museum features 28 fully restored and flyable aircraft, a collection of military vehicles and more than 3,000 artifacts and historical documents. The museum is opened Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Walk-in prices are $15 for adults, $10 for children and $13 for seniors. World War II vets are free and tickets are discounted up to $2 if purchased online at worldwariiaviation.org. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Bill Klaers, museum president and CEO, looks at the Japanese exhibit inside the new hanger of The National World War II Aviation Museum Friday, July 24, 2020, at the Colorado Springs Airport. The museum features 28 fully restored and flyable aircraft, a collection of military vehicles and more than 3,000 artifacts and historical documents. The museum is opened Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Walk-in prices are $15 for adults, $10 for children and $13 for seniors. World War II vets are free and tickets are discounted up to $2 if purchased online at worldwariiaviation.org. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)Joe Gunderman, right, and his grandson, Alexander Gunderman, 12, look at the Lockheed P-38 Lightning “White 33” twin-engine fighter as they tour the new hanger of The National World War II Aviation Museum Friday, July 24, 2020, at the Colorado Springs Airport. The museum features 28 fully restored and flyable aircraft, a collection of military vehicles and more than 3,000 artifacts and historical documents. The museum is opened Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Walk-in prices are $15 for adults, $10 for children and $13 for seniors. World War II vets are free and tickets are discounted up to $2 if purchased online at worldwariiaviation.org. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK/THE GAZETTE)