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 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 Emme Hornung | Sep 10, 2024 | Aviation Adventure Speaker Series, EAA, EAA Aviation Museum, EAA Museum, History, speaker series
By Emme Hornung Returning from the 2023 edition of the 9/11 Aviation Adventure Speaker Series, retired FDNY Deputy Chief Charles R. Blaich brings with him colleague and friend Dr. Michael Fagel, an emergency management specialist who worked alongside Blaich to ensure...
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...
by Emme Hornung | Aug 23, 2024 | EAA, EAA Museum, History, September 11, speaker series
Returning from the 2023 edition of the 9/11 Aviation Adventure Speaker Series, retired FDNY Deputy Chief Charles R. Blaich brings with him colleague and friend Dr. Michael Fagel, an emergency management specialist who worked alongside Blaich to ensure the safety and...
by EAA | Aug 2, 2024 | Attic, aviation history, EAA, EAA Museum, History, museum
This piece originally ran in the June 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. This XP-51 ammo can is an original component from the EAA Aviation Museum’s North American XP-51 Mustang. The museum’s Mustang is the oldest surviving Mustang in the world, as well as the...
