by Sam Oleson | Mar 20, 2021 | EAA Aviation Museum, EAA Museum, History, Honoring The Past, Memphis Belle, National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Warbirds
B-17 Memphis Belle expert Dr. Harry Friedman to present on January 17 as part of EAA Museum Speaker Series. Link To...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | B-17, EAA Aviation Museum, EAA Museum, History, Honoring The Past, Memphis Belle, Warbirds
Dr. Harry Friedman, one of the foremost experts on famed Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress Memphis Belle, presented at the EAA Aviation Museum on Thursday, January 17 as part of the Aviation Adventure Speaker Series. Link To...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | Apollo 8, Attic, EAA Aviation Museum, EAA Museum, Frank Borman
Most of the space-flown items that Frank Borman, EAA Lifetime 300174, generously donated to EAA in 2018 were special tools that he and the other Apollo 8 astronauts used in their mission to orbit the moon. A rare exception was the personal preference kits (PPKs) that...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | EAA Aviation Museum, EAA Museum, Family Flight Fest, Youth & Young Eagles
Family Flight Fest 2019 was a blast for visiting families and volunteers alike, as the EAA Aviation Museum’s younger visitors got to enjoy activities such as assembling various kinds of gliders and paper airplanes, and parachuting eggs (mostly) safely to the ground....
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | EAA Aviation Museum, EAA Museum, Steven Hinton
Steven Hinton, a seven-time national air racing champion and pilot of the world’s fastest propeller-driven, piston-powered aircraft, recently spoke at the EAA Aviation Museum about his career as part of the Aviation Adventure Speaker Series. Link To...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | EAA Aviation Museum, EAA Museum
When a visitor enters the EAA Aviation Museum, they are greeted by the warm face of one of our proud docents each with an amazing story of why they are there. Link To...