by Chris Henry | Mar 20, 2021 | History, nasa
America’s space program has spanned many generations. The era of the program a person identifies with the most has much to do with age. For some, the space program will always be those first flights in the Mercury and Gemini programs. Others can remember exactly where...
by Megan Esau | Mar 20, 2021 | corsair, From The Hangar Floor, History, racer, Warbirds
When most people hear the name Corsair, they think of the World War II warbird as just that — in its military capacity. Few would think of the airplane being used as a Reno racer, but that’s exactly how N194G was flown in the 1970s. Now owned by the Warbird Heritage...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | air and space, History, Honoring The Past
A couple of EAA staff were in the neighborhood, so they dropped in to the world-class San Diego Air & Space Museum for a quick visit. Link To...
by Ti Windisch | Mar 20, 2021 | Chapters, History, Honoring The Past, military, Warbirds
EAA Chapter 414 has taken on the task of restoring the F-111, and has made significant progress since it was transported from the Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum, which closed its doors in December of 2015. Link To...
by Hal Bryan | Mar 20, 2021 | air racing, astronaut, aviation history, History, Honoring The Past, WASP
Jackie Cochran is best known for helping found the Womens Airforce Service Pilots, but her aviation career was full of fascinating and remarkable milestones. Link To...
by Hal Bryan | Mar 20, 2021 | History, Honoring The Past
Roscoe Turner looked like a movie star and dressed like a pilot in a Gilbert and Sullivan opera, if there’d ever been such a thing. He set all manner of records, flew with a pet lion, and did more for aviation than most people realize. Link To...
