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 Sam Oleson | Mar 20, 2021 | EAA Museum, History, Honoring The Past, Member Stories, speaker series, world war ii, wwii
Historian Dick Campbell will present on the Battle of Midway, which was a critical victory for the U.S. during World War II. Link To...
by Chris Henry | Mar 20, 2021 | D-Day, EAA Aviation Museum, EAA Museum, Honoring The Past, world war ii
Samuel VanderJagt was a radio operator and gunner in a Martin B-26 Marauder. His B-26 Hot Rock was assigned to the 397th Bomb Group, 9th Air Force. Sam’s story would have been lost to history if it wasn’t for him keeping a diary, and his family sharing it with us. Now...
by Chris Henry | Mar 20, 2021 | Celebrating Women, EAA Museum, Honoring The Past, Warbirds, WASP, world war ii
The EAA Aviation Museum was recently entrusted with items from Ethel Jones, a WASP in WWII who became an instructor pilot. Her love of aviation started at a young age. Link To...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | DeLand Naval Air Station Museum, Honoring The Past, Member Stories, Warbirds, world war ii
A museum that’s easy to miss, and well worth a visit. Link To Site
by Chris Henry | Mar 20, 2021 | B-17, History, Honoring The Past, Warbirds, world war ii
For Norman Bussel, December 7, 1941, started out like any other Sunday. He was visiting his grandmother along with other family when they heard the news on the radio that Pearl Harbor had been bombed. The day finally came that Norman would be drafted into the United...
