by Hal Bryan | Mar 20, 2021 | History, Honoring The Past, Member Stories, military, P-47, Warbirds, wwii
January 19, 2017 – During World War II, thanks in large part to the pervasive patriotism of the day, it was a common occurrence for communities to raise funds to purchase a piece of war materiel, which would then bear that community’s name. Tanks, trucks, and jeeps...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | AirVenture, Anniversaries, anniversary, boeing, cessna, chipmunk, Homebuilding, l-bird, navion, RV, rv-6, spartan, Ultralights, Vintage, Warbirds, Why We Fly
EAA members are justifiably proud of their attendance at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, celebrating anniversaries spanning decades of flying in — or driving to the event — years of camping in the same spot, surrounded by the people who, although they may meet only once each...
by Hal Bryan | Mar 20, 2021 | From The Hangar Floor, History, military, Warbirds
The Fairview Aircraft Restoration Society (FARS) in Alberta, Canada, is nearing the culmination of a dream that started nearly 10 years ago: to restore a PBY5-A, known north of the border as a Canso, to flying condition. The group, founded by farmer Don Wieben and...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | Honoring The Past, Warbirds, WASP
We salute two Women Airforce Service Pilots, Florence “Shutsy” Reynolds and Marty Wyall, as they go back in time on the Commemorative Air Force’s FIFI during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016. The female pilots of the WASP flew military aircraft in World War II and helped...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | aeronca, AirVenture, grasshoppers, History, Honoring The Past, l-1, l-3, l-4, l-birds, piper, stinson, Warbirds, Why We Fly, wii
Light liaison airplanes, affectionately known as L-birds, were indispensable in World War II, serving as artillery spotters, light transports, and even flying ambulances. Take a look back to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016, when we celebrated many of these unsung heroes...
by Megan Esau | Mar 20, 2021 | corsair, From The Hangar Floor, History, racer, Warbirds
When most people hear the name Corsair, they think of the World War II warbird as just that — in its military capacity. Few would think of the airplane being used as a Reno racer, but that’s exactly how N194G was flown in the 1970s. Now owned by the Warbird Heritage...
