by EAA | Jul 27, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA member, Higher Learning, youth, Youth & Young Eagles
By Jim Roberts On opening day of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, members of the Vintage Aircraft Association (VAA) gathered to christen the new Charles W. Harris Youth Aviation Center. The facility houses workstations, tools, and exhibits, all designed to open the world...
by EAA | Jul 27, 2024 | AirVenture, aviation history, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, Fighters, History, Replica, Replica Fighters, wwi, wwii
By Robbie Culver In my dreams, I fly a World War I Sopwith Camel. I’m wearing a leather flying coat emblazoned with my squadron’s emblem, a leather helmet, and goggles, with a white scarf flowing in the airstream. The sun streams in layered bands and reflects off my...
by EAA | Jul 27, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, Member Stories
If anybody needs more excitement at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, ask one determined Illinois youngster who will be on the flightline this week. She not only survived a medical emergency on Sunday evening, but returned to AirVenture on Monday morning. She and her...
by EAA | Jul 27, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA member, Honoring The Past, Member Stories, Memorial
By Barbara A. Schmitz Hundreds gathered around Old Crow Tuesday to learn about the man who once flew the P-51 and pay tribute to one of America’s greatest heroes, even though Brig. Gen. Bud Anderson never considered himself a hero. Bud died in his sleep this past May....
by EAA | Jul 27, 2024 | AirVenture, Burt Rutan, Dick Rutan, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA member, Member Stories, Memorial, rutan
By Barbara A. Schmitz Warrior. Adventurer. Patriot. Those words on the memorial stone for Dick Rutan, who died in May, sum up Dick’s life. But his brother Burt and other friends told tales that brought laughter to the crowd gathered Tuesday at the Brown Arch to...
by EAA | Jul 27, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA member, flying in, Member Stories, women in aviation
By Abigail Oleniczak Alina Scott is a 15-year-old who is chasing her dreams with hopes to inspire other youths. After flying into EAA AirVenture Oshkosh solo in 2023, she returned this year to speak about her experiences at two forums. Alina, of Mount Pleasant, South...
