Tyler HAMM

05/28/2026

Good morning everyone! A WONDERFUL event is coming up at the HAMM on July 4th! The Warbird Expo!!

You may scan the code in the image and, we will add a comment with the link to the website for tickets.

05/13/2026

Some of you may not know that Randy Ball, our local and famous MiG-17 pilot underwent brain surgery last week. Here's a quote from the post on his page noting it:

"The airshow community’s own Randy W. Ball—widely recognized as North America’s premier jet demonstration pilot—has recently undergone successful surgery for the removal of a benign brain tumor, discovered after he returned from his 4th 2026 airshow this spring at Holloman AFB NM.
The procedure was completed without complication, and Randy is now focused on recovery. With a excellent prognosis, he will be working on the FIGHTERJETS INC team including new additions, including the Collins Foundation, Vietnam War Flight Museum, and the Lonestar jet team, and of course complaining about the time it takes him to heal."

We are VERY happy that it was benign and all of us at the museum and our visitors wish him a speedy and complete recovery!

04/28/2026

If you would like to make a donation to the HAMM today on the East Texas Giving Day, please click on the link below. Thank you.

The Historic Aviation Memorial Museum (HAMM) mission is twofold: the first is to preserve, protect, illustrate and define the history of aviation by the collection, preservation and display of aviation memorabilia, artifacts and aircraft. The second is to educate the...

01/30/2026

Hello Again Everyone, just another update, even though most of the ice has cleared, temperatures are still very low so we have decided to remain closed tomorrow, Saturday the 31st as well. We should be open for business as usual on Wednesday, February the 4th.

In the meantime, enjoy another photo taken by Alan outside the HAMM. This was on July 5th 2025 as this F-16 zoomed over the museum at low altitude!!

01/27/2026

Greetings all and we hope you managed OK through the freezing weather we've been having. Things are improving BUT, we will remain closed Wednesday through Friday this week and will open again on Saturday, 31 January.

Here's a different type of bird in the ice, taken by Alan this weekend, for you to enjoy!

01/23/2026

Hello Everyone,

Due to the predicted bad weather tomorrow, the Museum will be closed. Stay safe! Here's a pic that Life Member, Alan Roberts, took at the Barksdale Air Show in 2025.

12/29/2025

Hello Everyone, we hope you all had a good Christmas and will have a great 2026! Just a reminder that we are closed through the holidays and will reopen on January 2nd and resume our regular hours.

For those who like aircraft, here's a shot one of our life members, Alan Roberts, took earlier this year at our airport.

11/01/2025

Here are a few more photos that Alan took at the recent Rose City Airfest held outside the HAMM. This amazingly graceful and beautiful aerobatic display by Bob Carlton of Vertigo AirShows!

10/12/2025

If you would like to have a look, Alan has been adding more photos of the recent Rose City AirFest to his album. He is a life member of ours and photographs most of the events going on at the museum for us.

10/05/2025

Getting close to showtime!