We’re thrilled to introduce our brand-new Women in Aviation display, honoring four remarkable pioneers who broke barriers, defied expectations, and boldly claimed their place in history during the early 20th…
Category: Museums & Great Feats
Air Racing: The Competitive, Crowd-Pleasing Sport that Powered Innovation
During Kelch Aviation Museum tours, it’s a challenge to fit the rambling, tangential, sometimes wacky story of the Golden Age of Aviation into an hour or less, for visitors who…
(No) Typical Day At An Aviation Museum
Working in aviation offers so many varied experiences and opportunities. My last article for Midwest Flyer Monthly was all about encouraging kids to explore the wide ranges of aviation careers!…
Parrakeet Perch: Or, how many mechanics does it take to hang an airplane?
A year ago, the Kelch Aviation Museum crew hung the Rose Parrakeet biplane from the ceiling of the Wagner Welcome Atrium. We thought it might be easy… It took three…
Kelch Aviation Museum
Join Ami Eckard-Lee of the Kelch Aviation Museum on an in-depth, hands-on adventure with the 1929 Brunner-Winkle Bird Biplane that Anne Morrow Lindbergh learned to fly in. The Bird was…
Fargo Air Museum Welcomes Two New Aircraft
FARGO, ND – The Fargo Air Museum is set to receive two new aircraft for display throughout the winter. While both are World War II-era aircraft, the Boeing-Stearman N2S-3 trainer and…
A-1H Skyraider Now On Display At National Museum Of The USAF
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue DAYTON, OHIO – The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s newest aircraft, the A-1H Skyraider, was placed on display and…
Volatus Infrastructure to Support Warbirds of Glory Museum
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…
A Bright Spot On The Prairie
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…
Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum, Atchison, Kansas, Now Open!
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2022 Online Issue When visiting the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum and the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum in Atchison, Kansas, you’ll go back in time…
A Look At The Kansas Aviation Museum
by Grant Boyd NBAA Under 40 Honoree Photos Courtesy of Kansas Aviation Museum Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue If it wasn’t for Wichita, Kansas, there would…
EAA Launches “Project 21” Museum Expansion For Year-Round Aviation Education & Training
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2021 Online Issue EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, WIS. – At a time least expected due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Experimental…
Ohio Air & Space Hall of Fame & Museum (OAS) And The Ohio State University Center For Aviation Studies Announce AvSTEAM Education & Historic Preservation Partnership
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2021 Online Issue COLUMBUS, OHIO – Officials from the non-profit Ohio Air & Space Hall of Fame and Museum (OAS) and The Ohio State…
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2019 issue DAYTON, OHIO – On July 20, 1969, history was made during the Apollo 11 spaceflight as astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin…
Air Force One (SAM 26000) & VC-54C Sacred Cow Move To New Fourth Building At National Museum of the USAF
DAYTON, OHIO – Restoration crews at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force have moved VC-137C Air Force One (SAM 26000), which was used by eight presidents – Kennedy,…