by EAA | Feb 16, 2026 | Attic, Warbirds
This piece originally ran in the December 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The relatively unknown North American A-27 was a ground attack variant of the AT-6 Texan, built specifically for Thailand. It differed from the AT-6 by swapping the R-1340 radial...
by EAA | Dec 16, 2025 | Attic
This piece originally ran in the October 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. On July 26, 1928, the city of Wausau, Wisconsin, declared it to be “Aviation Day,” as airplanes participating in the Ford Reliability National Air Tour made a stop at the local...
by EAA | Nov 1, 2025 | Attic, EAA History, EAA Museum
This piece originally ran in the September 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. This mascot costume is that of Captain EAAgle, the EAA Aviation Foundation’s mascot during the 1980s. Commonly “on duty” at the museum or on the air show grounds, the captain would...
by EAA | Oct 8, 2025 | Attic, EAA Sport Aviation
This piece originally ran in the August 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. This piece of fabric was salvaged from a downed German aircraft from World War I. Measuring 13 inches by 15 inches, this is a remarkable example of original Lozenge fabric that the...
by EAA | Sep 11, 2025 | Attic, EAA Attic, EAA Sport Aviation
This piece originally ran in the July 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Do you still have a memento from your first flight? A logbook entry, pilot wings, or a ticket? Barnstormer, transport pilot, and air racer Harvey Hughes had these cards printed as a...
by EAA | Aug 12, 2025 | Attic, EAA Attic, EAA Sport Aviation
This piece originally ran in the June 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. These seashells were souvenirs collected by Paul C. Shafhauser to remember his time stationed at Tinian Island in the Pacific. Shafhauser was in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World...
