by EAA | Nov 3, 2024 | aviation history, EAA, EAA member, Honoring The Past, Learning to Fly, Member Stories
By Brian Hart, EAA 1457879 The Old Man was not always old; he had once been young and dreamed of flight. And when he was young, he had an Old Man of his own that dreamed of flight before him. That Old Man, the first of his line to reach boyhood in the aviation age,...
by EAA | Nov 3, 2024 | EAA member, Honoring The Past, Learning to Fly, Member Stories
By Tucker Axum, EAA Lifetime 1418919 “Mine was born with feathers,” I emphasized to settle the dispute between my two pilot buddies who joined me for their maiden pilgrimage to Oshkosh. One evening, after surpassing 15,000 steps from touring the amazing EAA...
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 | May 3, 2024 | History, Honoring The Past
Todd and Kelley Whitaker, EAA 1571783 and 1571782, took to the California sky to capture two historic aircraft: P-47D Bonnie and P-51D Goldfinger, capturing Bonnie over the Golden Gate Bridge for the first time ever. The post Two Historic Aircraft Take to the...
by EAA | Aug 31, 2023 | Honoring The Past
Lt. Retzlaff joined the Army Air Forces, as many young men did at the time, to fight against a grave wrong and injustice that was happening in Europe. He had always dreamed of being a pilot, and this was the perfect way for him to contribute to the war effort. Read...
by Chris Henry | Jan 13, 2023 | From The Hangar Floor, Honoring The Past
How one young volunteer is helping to restore a legendary World War II cargo aircraft. Read More
