by Chris Henry | Dec 17, 2021 | B-17, History, Honoring The Past, Warbirds, world war ii
Wartime reflections from a B-17 Flying Fortress ball turret gunner. Read More
by Chris Henry | Sep 2, 2021 | flight school, History, Honoring The Past
Gene Schumacher loved anything that flew, and he flew anything he could. Gene bought the flight school that became Pro Flight in 1996, where he became a mentor to so many. Read...
by Chris Henry | Sep 1, 2021 | 9/11, EAA Aviation Museum, EAA Museum, History
As a way to remember those lost and honor the memory of the day, EAA has been hosting an event each 9/11 to pay tribute to the heroes of that time period. This year we are having a special guest, made possible by the New York Police City Department. Read...
by EAA | Jul 31, 2021 | #OSH21, AirVenture, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021, History, Honoring The Past, Warbirds, Warbirds of America
Donald McPherson came to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 to get with a special friend from the past. Parked on the Warbird ramp is a Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat restored exactly like the one Don flew in combat against Japan in 1945. Read...
by Hal Bryan | Jul 30, 2021 | AirVenture, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, History, Homebuilding, homebuilt, Member Stories
“It’s just an airplane.” That’s how the late Jack Bally, EAA 348338, a lifelong pilot and builder, described his one-third scale replica of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress — just an airplane. Read...
by EAA | Jul 29, 2021 | AirVenture, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, EAA member, History, Honoring The Past, Member Stories, paul poberezny, Stories Of Oshkosh
You can learn interesting stories about Paul and Audrey Poberezny, as well as see the 9-acre grounds that they once called home as part of the Poberezny Legacy Tour. Read...
