by EAA | Oct 4, 2024 | aviation history, EAA, EAA member, History, Member Stories, Ultralight
By David Smith, EAA 1298935, and Ronald Smith This piece originally ran in the August 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Following much reporting on the Hang Loose hang glider in various media through the fall of 1970 and into 1971, Jack Lambie came back to...
by EAA | Sep 28, 2024 | Attic, aviation history, EAA, EAA Museum, History
This piece originally ran in the August 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. This uniform was worn by Tuskegee airman Leo Gray. Originally from Boston, Gray volunteered for the U.S. Army Air Corps and began his aviation training at the Tuskegee Army Airfield in...
by EAA | Sep 28, 2024 | aircraft restoration, aviation history, EAA member, History, Member Stories, military
By Kevin Renshaw, EAA 133861 On May 30, the Fort Worth Aviation Museum (FWAM) unveiled the static display restoration of YF-16 No. 2 (USAF tail number 72-01568) following a four-year restoration effort. The restoration was accomplished to recognize the 50th...
by Sam Oleson | Sep 25, 2024 | aviation history, EAA, EAA Museum, speaker series, Vietnam War
Richard (Dick) Koehler, who flew the A-6 Intruder during the Vietnam War, will speak about his career and experiences in the cockpit on Thursday, October 10, at 7 p.m. as part of the EAA Aviation Museum Aviation Adventure Speaker Series. The post A-6 Intruder Pilot to...
by EAA | Aug 29, 2024 | Attic, aviation history, EAA Attic, EAA Museum
This piece originally ran in the July 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. In 1979, more than 40 years after she made her historic solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, Hallmark released an Amelia Earhart doll as the first doll in its “Famous Americans” series....
by Angela Satterlee | Aug 23, 2024 | AirVenture, aviation history, EAA, EAA Museum, History
By Angela Satterlee On June 28, the EAA Aviation Museum welcomed back the Mauro Solar Riser aircraft, the world’s first crewed ultralight powered by solar energy. It is on display in the Innovations Gallery of the museum, next to many other aircraft that represent key...
