by Ti Windisch | Mar 20, 2021 | Chapters, History, Honoring The Past, military, Warbirds
EAA Chapter 414 has taken on the task of restoring the F-111, and has made significant progress since it was transported from the Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum, which closed its doors in December of 2015. Link To...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | Honoring The Past, P-47, Warbirds
On August 26 the wheels of the P-47 Dottie Mae left the Nampa, Idaho ground for its first public flight. This moment was special for anyone who is a fan of World War II history and even more special for lovers of the P-47 Thunderbolt. Link To...
by Jim Busha | Mar 20, 2021 | Honoring The Past, museum, Warbirds
EAA’s Jim Busha takes us inside one of the exciting public events held by Paul G. Allen’s Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum (FHCAM). Link To...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | Honoring The Past, movies, Podcast, Warbirds
On the newest episode of EAA’s The Green Dot podcast, the team was joined by Adam and Kara White to discuss the variety of aviation projects they work on, including films and a book Kara wrote entitled My Very Dearest Anna, which explores letters her grandfather and...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | a-20, AirVenture, havoc, Warbirds
Of the more than 7,000 Douglas A-20 Havocs built for U.S. and Allied forces during World War II, just a handful survive, and, as far as we know, only one flies — and it came to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017. Link To...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | boeing, Honoring The Past, Warbirds, Why We Fly, YL-15
Boeing built 10 YL-15s for evaluation as they competed for the U.S. Army Air Forces contract for a new L-bird, a liaison aircraft. Link To...
