Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – December 2021/January 2022 Online Issue EAA Chapter 25 in Lakeville, Minnesota, sponsored a banquet October 3, 2021, featuring guest speaker, Gary Powers, Jr., son…
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31st Annual Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame
Photos by Randy Arneson Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – December 2021/January 2022 Online Issue BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – The Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies was held October 30,…
31st Annual Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame To Be Held At Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2020 issue For the first time in the history of the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame, the annual investiture ceremonies will be held at…
Letters from Robert (Bob) Ross Rees, Jr.
Hi Dave & Peggy: I was Googling flying articles and found out about Midwest Flyer Magazine, and it had an article from a pilot I met a few times at…
Letter from Robert O’Brien, Jr.
Dave: Excellent series of articles on 3rd class medicals in Oct/Nov 2014 issue. Robert W. O’Brien, Jr., AAE Executive Director Wisconsin Airport Management Association (WAMA) Blue River, Wisconsin
Date Set For Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame Banquet
OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame will hold its 29th annual induction banquet, Saturday, October 25, 2014, at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Six aviators…
Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame Names 2014 Inductees
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Six aviators will be inducted into the Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame (WAHF) at the EAA Museum in October 2014 including Brig. Gen. Peter Drahn (ret.), Vice…
Article Written By EAA Founder Inspired Lifetime Member To Build Airplanes
Like many early members of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), Louis C. Seno, Sr. of Downers Grove, Illinois, was inspired by an article by EAA Founder & President Paul H….
Russ Meyer To Receive Wichita Aero Club Trophy
WICHITA, KAN. – The Wichita Aero Club has announced that the fourth annual Wichita Aero Club (WAC) Trophy will be presented to former Cessna Aircraft Company Chairman Russell W. Meyer,…
Encouraging The Dream of Flight
The Unlikely Meeting Between Seventh-Graders and NASA Officialdom by Philip Handleman Spring was in the air. March winds swept across the northeastern Ohio flatlands carrying the balmy and aromatic scent…
Letter From Robert W. O’Brien, Jr.
Dave: Read your article on Minnesota revamps taxes on aviation. Well done/good info. Thanks! Robert W. O’Brien, Jr., AAE Executive Director Wisconsin Airport Management Association (WAMA) Blue River, Wisconsin
Letter From Dan Watring, Jr.
Dear Dave: Great article in the latest edition of your magazine (Aug/Sept 2012), but Senator Miller is sadly mistaken when he states that aviation is a non-partisan issue. The lunk-headed…
Lucasfilm’s Red Tails Will Take Flight January 20, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. – A high-flying action epic inspired by the heroic exploits of the first all African-American aerial combat unit, the Lucasfilm Ltd. production of “Red Tails” will launch…
Air Show Star, Historian & Inventor Among Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame Inductees
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – No one could ask for a better backdrop than Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) as hundreds of people gathered at the Ramada Mall of America (Thunderbird) Hotel,…