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U-2 Spy Plane Memorial Honors Wisconsin Pilot

Posted on February 14, 2019 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2019 issue On January 31, 1980, U.S. Air Force pilot, Captain Edward I. Beaumont of Brantwood, Wisconsin, was on a training flight flying the…

Air Power Museum Acquires Historic de Havilland Super Chipmunk

Posted on March 13, 2018 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue BLAKESBURG, IOWA – The Air Power Museum (APM), located at Antique Airfield in Blakesburg, Iowa, has acquired a rare and historic de…

Astronaut/Test Pilot Joe Engle Featured At EAA Wright Brothers Banquet

Posted on March 2, 2018 by mwflyer

Published by Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 OSHKOSH, WIS. – Joe Engle, who set records as a test pilot in the famed North American X-15 rocket plane, and later became…

Rare British Aircraft Among Classic Jets Coming To EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018

Posted on March 2, 2018 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – Some of the oldest jet fighters in existence will be flying at the 66th annual fly-in convention of the…

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