Tag Archives: WWII

D-Day Squadron Announces 2024 European Tour

Posted on September 28, 2022 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue OXFORD, CT. – The D-Day Squadron announced at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022, a plan to return to Europe in 2024 for the 80th anniversary of D-Day in France, and the 75th … Continue reading →

Posted in Aircraft, Oct/Nov 2022, Sections, Sections | Tagged aircraft, Airframe, aviation, CAF, Commemorative Air Force, D-Day Squadron, DC-3, DC-3 Society, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022, Flying, flying museum, Midwest Flyer Magazine, military aircraft, Pilots, Tunison Foundation, WWII | Leave a comment

Volatus Infrastructure to Support Warbirds of Glory Museum

Posted on September 28, 2022 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue NEENAH, WIS. – Volatus Infrastructure, LLC has announced that it chose the Warbirds of Glory Museum in Brighton, Michigan, as its first charitable cause to support. The museum is home to … Continue reading →

Posted in Aircraft, Museums & Great Feats, Oct/Nov 2022, Sections, Sections | Tagged aircraft, Allen Tucker, aviation, B-25, eVTOL, Flying, Glory Museum, Grant Fisk, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Sandbar Mitchell, Volatus Infrastructure, WWII | Leave a comment

A Bright Spot On The Prairie

Posted on July 28, 2022 by mwflyer

by Jim Bildilli Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2022 Digital Issue Sometime if you find yourself over the seemingly endless flatlands of Kansas and about halfway between Wichita and Tucumcari, you might look down and notice the town of … Continue reading →

Posted in Aug/Sept 2022, Columns, Columns, Columns, Destinations, Museums & Great Feats | Tagged Army Air Corps, aviation, Aviation History, aviation museum, B-24, Beechcraft, Bob Immell, Destinations, Flying, Jim Bildilli, Kansas, Liberal, Lyddon Aero Center, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Pilots, WWII | Leave a comment

VETERANS, ACTIVE MILITARY ADMITTED FREE TO EAA AVIATION MUSEUM ON NOVEMBER 11

Posted on October 29, 2020 by mwflyer

Latest Eagle Hangar exhibits honor WWII women aviators, Huey helicopters in Vietnam EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (October 29, 2020) — All veterans and current active military members are welcome free of charge to the EAA Aviation Museum on … Continue reading →

Posted in EAA & AirVenture, News | Tagged aviation museum, EAA, Helicopters, Huey, WWII | Leave a comment

Wairbirds I Have Flown (In)

Posted on March 21, 2020 by mwflyer

by Bob Worthington www.BobWorthingtonWriter.com Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2020 issue Last fall, I wrote an article on “warbirds” for a national aviation organization. One question arose: Have I ever flown in a warbird? My response was yes! But … Continue reading →

Posted in April/May 2020, Columns, Columns, Columns, The Left Seat | Tagged Air Force Cessna O-2 Skymasters, Air Force L-19, April/May 2020, Bird Dog, Bob Worthington, C-47, Cessna 337, Columns, Fairchild C-119, Flying Boxcar, general aviation pilot, Marine R4D, Midwest Flyer, military aircraft, Oscar Deuce, The Left Seat, UH-1B Huey helicopter, Under Fire with ARVN Infantry, warbirds, WWII | Leave a comment

WWII Vet Savors Gift of Flight

Posted on February 18, 2012 by mwflyer

by Brooke Miller Hall Before Jim Leonard could take the ride of his life, he needed to get in the plane. And that’s harder than it sounds. Jim is 90, uses a wheelchair and has a slew of health problems … Continue reading →

Posted in All Features, Dec 2011/Jan 2012, Features, People | Tagged Badger Honor Flights, Brooke Miller Hall, Iowa County Airport, Jane Kapusta, Jerry Johnson, Jim Leonard, Pat RIpp, Spencer Blesi, WWII | Leave a comment