by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | AirVenture, Anniversaries, coast guard, desert storm, military, pearl harbor, wwi
As important as aircraft are at AirVenture, it is the people involved with aviation, and those who put their lives on the line for our safety, who we took time out to thank and commemorate in 2016. Take a look back as we honored the Desert Storm 25th, World War I...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | Anniversaries, Wilbur Wright
The Wright brothers: Their names are synonymous with flight. After years of patient experimentation, they brought the world into the age of airplanes. Wilbur was born on April 16, 1867, and died in 1912 at just 45 years old. He died far too soon, but lived long enough...
by Megan Esau | Mar 20, 2021 | Acro Sport, Aerobatics, AirVenture, Anniversaries, Honoring The Past
EAA founder Paul Poberezny’s design is remembered. Link To Site
by Sam Oleson | Mar 20, 2021 | 2001, 9/11, air traffic controller, Anniversaries, ATC, EAA Museum, New York, New York City, September 11
Former NYC air traffic controller Chris Tucker will be speaking at the EAA Aviation Museum on the 17th anniversary of 9/11. Link To...
by Sam Oleson | Mar 20, 2021 | Anniversaries, Apollo, Apollo 8, EAA Museum, Frank Borman, History, Honoring The Past, Jim Lovell, nasa, space, Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet
Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell to speak at Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet. Link To...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | Anniversaries, Apollo 8, EAA Museum, Frank Borman, History, Honoring The Past, Podcast, Warbirds
The Green Dot crew sat down with Apollo 8 astronaut and aviation lover Frank Borman to talk about his mission orbiting the moon, the legendary earthrise photo, his beginnings in aviation, and much more. Link To...
