by Chris Henry | Mar 20, 2021 | History, Honoring The Past, Member Stories, restoration, tiger moth, warbird, Warbirds
December 1, 2016 – For years Liz Matzelle, EAA 576594, dreamed of owning an airplane. Little did she know that the adventure she would go on would result in her saving a time-capsule warbird. “I knew I wanted to get an airplane that I could restore and fly and was...
by Megan Esau | Mar 20, 2021 | aviation history, bud anderson, EAA Museum, Honoring The Past, mustang, old crow, p-51, speaker series, warbird, Warbirds, world war ii, wwii
November 23, 2016 – On November 17 the EAA AirVenture Museum was fortunate to host triple ace Col. Clarence “Bud” Anderson for the Museum Speaker Series before a crowd of more than 250 people. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included”...
by Chris Henry | Mar 20, 2021 | corsair, History, Honoring The Past, Member Stories, warbird, Warbirds
December 29, 2016 – EAA’s main goal is to grow participation in aviation. It is able to do so thanks to people who are willing to help create the pathway for individuals to get involved. A shining example of this was the late Gerry Beck, EAA 112405. Gerry was the...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | Aerobatics, Air Show, bob hoover, History, Homebuilding, Honoring The Past, Warbirds
January 5, 2017 – He was a legend. To hear the stories of R.A. “Bob” Hoover’s life, one might think they were reading a movie script. Any one story is interesting enough, but they’re all details in the life of one man. He was a gentleman. Read more about Bob’s life in...
by Chris Henry | Mar 20, 2021 | Air Tours, B-17, History, Honoring The Past, Member Stories, Warbirds, wwii
The B-17G has a remarkable story. One filled with daring missions and personal sacrifice. More than just an airplane, the B-17 is living history that holds a remarkable connection to the past and is the most iconic image of World War II. These are stories of those who...
by Megan Esau | Mar 20, 2021 | From The Hangar Floor, History, Member Stories, restoration, Warbirds, wwi
In the early 2000s, when Don Funke, EAA 652318, and a group of friends were discussing the history of aviation in their hometown of Ithaca, New York, they could only have dreamed that 15 years later they would be close to completing the restoration of a World War I...
