by Blake Barrington | Jul 27, 2024 | AirVenture, aviation history, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, EAA member, History, Member Stories, veterans, Vietnam War
By Jim Roberts When the 2024 Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight departed Wittman Regional Airport on Friday morning, July 26, a unique passenger was on board. Accompanying the 100 local Vietnam veterans was a 3-by-5-foot American flag, affectionately known as “Flag Junior.”...
by Megan Esau | Mar 20, 2021 | EAA Museum, helicopter, Honoring The Past, Huey, UH-1, veterans, vietnam, Warbirds
On the morning of Friday, June 30, a group of more than 30 EAA staff gathered in anticipation in front of the EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh to witness the special delivery of a unique helicopter that will be on display through EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017. After a few...
by Ti Windisch | Mar 20, 2021 | Chapters, veterans, Warbirds, Why We Fly
Thanks to Inspire Aviation, a 29-year-old Army veteran with advanced leukemia was able to take a special warbird flight and cross an item off of his bucket list. Link To...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | #OSH19, AirVenture, veterans, Warbirds
The warbirds around the grounds aren’t alone in having served their country. While airplanes usually take center stage at AirVenture, EAA makes it a priority to take a moment to recognize all of the veterans in attendance each year on Friday through the Salute to...
