By Rick Hayes, EAA Lifetime 262014 This piece originally ran in the August 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. John Moody is widely regarded as the “father of ... Read more
Before EAA became EAA in 1953, it was just founder Paul Poberezny and a small group of homebuilding enthusiasts that would informally get together, often at the local auto garage ... Read more
By Robbie Culver The venerable Fairchild Aviation Corp. is being celebrated at EAA AirVenture 2025 on its 100th anniversary. The company began in Farmingdale, New York, as a manufacturer of ... Read more
By Robbie Culver There may be no more iconic aircraft in America than a Goodyear blimp. A blimp is a unique advertising extravaganza and a mainstay of live aerial television ... Read more
Throughout the globe, as we drive from town to town, many times we see an aircraft on a pole outside of a VFW, town hall, or park. Many times we ... Read more
By Mike Davenport, EAA 89102; Vancouver, British Columbia Canadians as a group tend to not “blow their own horn” but have a way of just making things happen. One overachiever ... Read more
Story and photos by Todd, EAA 1571783, and Kelley Whitaker, EAA 1571782 Todd, EAA 1571783, and Kelley Whitaker, EAA 1571782, of WhitPics Media had the opportunity to attend the 2024 ... Read more
By Mike Davenport, Vancouver, British Columbia A recent flight in the Zenith company’s best-selling aircraft to date, the CH750 STOL, reminded me that I have had a small involvement with ... Read more
By Dick Knapinski The vintage airplanes out behind the EAA Aviation Museum have always had their stories. Now that their home, Pioneer Airport, has turned 40 years old, that unique ... Read more
By David Smith, EAA 1298935, and Ronald Smith This piece originally ran in the August 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Following much reporting on the Hang Loose hang ... Read more
By Angela Satterlee On June 28, the EAA Aviation Museum welcomed back the Mauro Solar Riser aircraft, the world’s first crewed ultralight powered by solar energy. It is on display ... Read more
By Jim Roberts When the 2024 Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight departed Wittman Regional Airport on Friday morning, July 26, a unique passenger was on board. Accompanying the 100 local Vietnam ... Read more
By Barbara A. Schmitz Hundreds gathered around Old Crow Tuesday to learn about the man who once flew the P-51 and pay tribute to one of America’s greatest heroes, even ... Read more
By Barbara A. Schmitz Warrior. Adventurer. Patriot. Those words on the memorial stone for Dick Rutan, who died in May, sum up Dick’s life. But his brother Burt and other friends ... Read more
By Robbie Culver Kevin Conner is part of the WWII Airborne Demonstration Team based in Frederick, Oklahoma, that operates two World War II-era Douglas aircraft, the C-47 Boogie Baby and ... Read more
By Robbie Culver Have you ever wondered what it is like to work with some of our nation’s most precious and unique aviation artifacts? Imagine what it is like to ... Read more
Todd and Kelley Whitaker, EAA 1571783 and 1571782, took to the California sky to capture two historic aircraft: P-47D Bonnie and P-51D Goldfinger, capturing Bonnie over the Golden Gate Bridge ... Read more
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Chris are joined by Dr. Brett Hoffman, a senior member of the University of Wisconsin Missing in Action Recovery and Identification ... Read more
100-year-old Ruth Hunter considered the Tri-Motor her home at one point, having been a stewardess on the Tri-Motor in the early ‘50s, and getting to fly in EAA’s Ford Tri-Motor ... Read more
EAA Aviation Museum Manager Chris Henry reflects on the recent loss of astronaut Frank Borman, and his long connection to and support of our organization.
The extraterrestrial frenzy we’re experiencing these days is nothing new. General aviation pilot Kenneth Arnold is widely credited with being the inspiration for the modern era of UFO folklore after ... Read more
Do you believe in love at first sight? Or, perhaps more fitting, love at first flight? Arlene Maksymicz of EAA Chapter 846 sure does! The love affair started when the ... Read more
Excerpt: Three members of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), Charles R. Blaich, Matt Nelson, and Steven SanFilippo, will be speaking about their 9/11 experience and honoring those who ... Read more
Lt. Retzlaff joined the Army Air Forces, as many young men did at the time, to fight against a grave wrong and injustice that was happening in Europe. He had ... Read more
Combining two of my interests in one of the most remote parts of the world presented an inevitable opportunity: to fly cross-country in a single-engine land aircraft and land/take off ... Read more
By Barbara A. Schmitz Eileen Bjorkman said there have been a lot of books written about female aviators known as Women Airforce Service Pilots in World War II, as well ... Read more
Story and Photography by Jim Roberts Hill 887. You’re holding the Huey in a dead hover 150 feet above a firefight. Through the trees below, a critically wounded GI is ... Read more
This Year at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, we are remembering those who served in the Vietnam War, 50 years after the official withdrawal of American troops.
Whether it is in our museum or on the road, it is always wonderful to have a moment to talk with someone associated with an aircraft type that we have ... Read more
Maj. Heather “Lucky” Penney, EAA 1266991, known for her involvement in attempting to stop Flight 93 on 9/11, will be speaking about her experiences on Sunday, September 11, at 7 ... Read more
The American Legion was founded in 1919, 103 years ago. Albert Lea, Minnesota, Post #56 was founded that same year. The Post follows the Legion mission of aiding and honoring ... Read more
Tim Trimble’s goal in bringing his PT-26 to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is twofold: to give credit to flight instructors and their role in World War II, and to honor a ... Read more
A gathering was held recently to honor the memory of Gail “Hal” Halvorsen, the pilot who became famous as the heroic “candy bomber” during the Berlin Airlift.
As news breaks about the death of Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, EAA Lifetime 418474, I am reflecting on the feelings I have on his passing. Of course, I am heartbroken ... Read more
Recently I had the chance to visit the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum in Nebraska. They had a few of my favorites like the B-58, B-36, and B-47, and ... Read more
Members of EAA Chapter 420 recently helped discover the wreckage of a B-24J Liberator that crashed in the mountains of Wyoming on New Year’s Day, 1945.
This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, Chris and Hal took a break from hosting and joined the show as guests of Tom’s in this very special episode in which ... Read more
Gene Schumacher loved anything that flew, and he flew anything he could. Gene bought the flight school that became Pro Flight in 1996, where he became a mentor to so ... Read more
Donald McPherson came to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 to get with a special friend from the past. Parked on the Warbird ramp is a Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat restored exactly like ... Read more
You can learn interesting stories about Paul and Audrey Poberezny, as well as see the 9-acre grounds that they once called home as part of the Poberezny Legacy Tour.
One of the things which has always amazed me the most about our veterans, regardless of which era you are talking, is the age at which they were asked to ... Read more
Antique and Classic Aircraft International, a nonprofit organization based in Long Island, New York, is in the process of restoring a rare Yakovlev Yak-12 to airworthiness.
Vic Stottlemyer of Waukesha, Wisconsin, has a deep-rooted English heritage and has chosen to honor that heritage by owning and operating a de Havilland Chipmunk and Harvard Mk IV.
An aircraft was just turning final and my brother stopped the car for a clear view. It looked very sturdy, like our Eads Bridge in St. Louis. We recognized it ... Read more
Although Vincent Hill, EAA 1066947, doesn’t come from an aviation background, the aviation bug has bit him hard. Even before he learned to fly, his goal was clear: he wanted ... Read more
As the final production model of the Mustang, the P-51H is the highest-performing Mustang ever built, though it entered service too late to see combat during World War II.
A newly restored and airworthy WWII-era Avenger torpedo bomber painted to honor former president George H.W. Bush has been recently added to the permanent collection of The Lone Star Flight ... Read more
When the United States entered the Second World War, everyone lined up to fight in their own way. John Neece was one of the men who lined up outside a ... Read more
This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, the crew interviews one of their own, EAA Aviation Museum Programs Coordinator Chris Henry, about all aspects of the museum’s new exhibit honoring ... Read more
I have conducted hundreds of interviews with veterans and people of interest in aviation and history. So, why was I nervous for this one? I was about to call one ... Read more
As they moved away from the mainland United States, the ship’s captain, Marc A. Mitscher, came on the loudspeaker. Richard still remembers the words he heard come out across the ... Read more
When Robert Riley was growing up, he first became interested in aviation through his father’s career, but soon he learned his family’s ties with aviation ran deep. Robert found out ... Read more
Carl Patrick bought this Mustang after it was damaged in a landing accident. Following an extensive restoration, he decided to paint the airplane to honor Clark Clemons, a pilot with ... Read more
As you search for tasks to keep yourself busy, there is one that you really owe to yourself. Take the time to research your family history, and do it while ... Read more
When Jack Harrington handed me a stack of B-24 Liberator items from World War II, his only ask to me was, “Maybe you can use this for something and share ... Read more
One day not long ago, a gentleman walked by my office and asked in sort of a grumpy manner, “When is something new coming in?” I told him we are ... Read more
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 ... Read more
The mechanics working on the restoration of EAA’s classic Travel Air found something truly incredible when they uncovered its wings: inscriptions on the original ailerons that date back to the ... Read more
Sparkling like a jewel in the midsummer sun, a stunning 1934 straight-wing Stinson SR-5A Reliant was proudly poised in front of the VAA Red Barn during #OSH19.
Every Labor Day weekend, about 350 airplanes descend on Antique Airfield, about 180 idyllic acres of gently rolling Iowa grass just west of Ottumwa, for the Antique Airplane Association’s annual ... Read more
At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019, we honored World War II triple ace Col. Bud Anderson with a large gathering of North American P-51 Mustangs, the airplane Bud famously flew.
Over the weekend of July 4, I was able to spend some time on the road with the B-17 Aluminum Overcast and, for its first-ever stop, the B-25 Berlin Express. ... Read more
After a nasty fight in the hospital Charles started to make a recovery. His wife wanted to take him home. But our B-17 Aluminum Overcast was in town. And that ... Read more
The EAA Aviation Museum’s P-38 Lightning is an L model of the famous fighter that was built by Rosies. When it rolled down the assembly line in California in June ... Read more
The would-be pilot stood atop the sand dune hill at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, wondering if the craft he was about to fly would work as promised. The wind picked ... Read more
Richard went from being less than pleased about his assignment to being proud of his role. Many felt that the helicopter pilot’s job was the most important role one could ... Read more
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. ... Read more
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 ... Read more
In recognition of the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the Dakota Territory Air Museum of Minot, North Dakota, participated with its fleet of aircraft in the air show yesterday. In addition ... Read more
By Kayla Floyd Nancy Walters holds many memories, as well as many patches. Nancy has been coming to the EAA fly-in convention since 1980 when she flew to Oshkosh in ... Read more
The Monday afternoon air show opened with an unlikely formation, flown in honor of two members of EAA’s first family: Founder Paul Poberezny and his son Tom, former president of ... Read more
By Barbara A. Schmitz Fifty years ago, the world watched in wonder as Apollo 11 approached the moon’s surface. People waited in front of their television sets, some for hours, ... Read more
John Dyke, EAA Lifetime 3566, generously donated a one-of-a-kind Dyke Delta JD-2 N555A to EAA that will be on the convention grounds in front of the Brown Arch during AirVenture ... Read more
Anyone attending AirVenture this year can look around the grounds and see we’re celebrating something special — EAA’s 50th convention in Oshkosh. Except we’re not. If you read the fine ... Read more
Canadian Dave Hadfield flew this beautifully restored Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IX on an epic 5,000 mile flight across North America, including a weeklong stop at Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture 2018. ... Read more
It’s been 50 years since John Hatz made the first flight of his CB-1, a biplane he designed for himself when he couldn’t find exactly what he wanted on the ... Read more
Of the first two XP-82 Twin Mustangs built by North American Aviation in 1945, only one survived the scrapper’s torch. The first airplane accumulated less than 300 hours at PAX ... Read more
Jim Irwin’s desk is home to an old glass Jif peanut butter jar full of rusted nuts, bolts, and washers that serve as meaningful keepsakes from his baptism in aviation ... Read more
On EAA’s The Green Dot, the crew sat down with Jeff Thatcher, director of the Children of the Doolittle Raiders Association and son of Doolittle Raider David Thatcher, to talk ... Read more
Special Kay is special for a number of reasons, some of them having to do with the luck (both good and bad) that followed it through its post-military career and ... Read more
Scott McLain has fond memories of many airplanes he’s flown, but none more so than a North American Aviation NA-145 Navion was purchased by Scott’s father, Steve, in an attempt ... Read more
Boasting a collection of more than 300 aircraft with accompanying artifacts, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is divided by era: The Early Years, World War I, World ... Read more
John “Jack” Fox and Paul I. “Pappy” Gunn, under the sponsorship of 5th Air Force Cmdr. Gen. George Kenney, field-installed fixed .50-caliber guns in the B-25. The following is Fox’s ... Read more
Hidden on a side street at the Langley Regional Airport (CYNJ) is a small museum with a large heart for promoting and preserving British Columbia’s aviation history.
The Green Dot crew sat down with air traffic controller Patrick Harten who was on duty when Chesley Sullenburger ditched US Airways Flight 1549 safely on the Hudson River.
The Quad City Ultralight Aircraft Corp. was founded 35 years ago, a year after the first Challenger single-place ultralight was designed. The QCUAC celebrated the 35th anniversary of the Challenger ... Read more
The Green Dot crew sat down with Apollo 8 astronaut and aviation lover Frank Borman to talk about his mission orbiting the moon, the legendary earthrise photo, his beginnings in ... Read more
When you walk through the Vintage area of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, you’re surrounded by living, breathing pieces of history. Here’s a look back at some of the classics from the ... Read more
The Warbirds area is always one of the most popular places to visit during AirVenture. Take a look back at some of the ex-military heavy iron that made EAA AirVenture ... Read more
The late Eugene Smith, designer of the Back Yard Flyer and more than 20 other ultralight aircraft designs, will be posthumously inducted into the EAA Ultralights Hall of Fame.
The Green Dot crew sat down with Jerry McLaughlin, the special projects coordinator at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, to discuss his role in acquiring the ... Read more
Former Air America pilot Neil Hansen sat down with The Green Dot crew to discuss his life and share stories from his time flying for the CIA-run airline, which operated ... Read more
As we joined so many last week in mourning the late Paul Allen, EAA 820282, here’s a closer look at just one of the many things for which he’ll be ... Read more
The Green Dot crew sat down with NASA’s chief historian Bill Barry to discuss topics ranging from the pre-NASA days all the way to present day, plus plenty in between. ... Read more
By Clark Seaborn, EAA 57197 The first amateur-built aircraft in the Calgary area were gliders, but within a couple of years, people began to build powered aircraft. This is a ... Read more
Bobsie was amazing, and I found her by accident. She was a prop in a photo, a footnote in a caption, just a bit of set dressing in an AirVenture ... Read more
Last week EAA staff had the opportunity to visit and tour the National Museum of the United States Air Force to see the Memphis Belle exhibit opening and the museum ... Read more
Most people ask me the standard questions about my Kitfox: Am I the builder, how long was the build time, etc. But no one has ever asked about my N-number.
Get an inside look at the restoration and first flight of the Commemorative Air Force’s C-47 That’s All, Brother, the lead airplane in the D-Day invasion at Normandy. The restoration ... Read more
Paul Allen’s legendary collection of aircraft and combat armor is on full display in this video, which explores both airplanes and the pilots who fly them at the Flying Heritage ... Read more
While any warbird brings some history along with it, this particular fighter, a 1942 Spitfire Mk.IX, brought more than its share when it came to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017.
Roscoe Turner looked like a movie star and dressed like a pilot in a Gilbert and Sullivan opera, if there’d ever been such a thing. He set all manner of ... Read more
On August 26 the wheels of the P-47 Dottie Mae left the Nampa, Idaho ground for its first public flight. This moment was special for anyone who is a fan ... Read more
Jackie Cochran is best known for helping found the Womens Airforce Service Pilots, but her aviation career was full of fascinating and remarkable milestones.
EAA Chapter 414 has taken on the task of restoring the F-111, and has made significant progress since it was transported from the Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum, which closed its ... Read more
Legendary Apollo astronaut Walter Cunningham joined the show to answer questions about his time with NASA in the 1960s and ’70s, other ventures heading to space, and the change in ... Read more
Pioneer for women aviators, Ann Holtgren Pellegreno, EAA Lifetime 11853, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of her round-the-world flight that retraced Amelia Earhart’s path at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017.
By Christopher E. Lehner, EAA 1175034 What a happy day it was when Bob Mohr of EAA Chapter 640 in Wausau, Wisconsin, said I would be the new owner of ... Read more
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Doc graced the skies over Wichita, Kansas, again after a 61-year hiatus and 16 years of hardworking, dedicated volunteers restoring the four-engine World War II bomber back ... Read more
On the morning of Friday, June 30, a group of more than 30 EAA staff gathered in anticipation in front of the EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh to witness the ... Read more
On May 10, EAA’s flying Spirit of St. Louis replica made its season debut at the organization’s annual Fly Your Plane to Work day. I had the chance to fly ... Read more
This splendid 1936 Ryan Sport Trainer stopped countless passersby in their tracks as it shimmered under the sun in front of the VAA Red Barn at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016. ... Read more
Vintage Wings of Canada, home to a remarkable collection of warbirds in Gatineau, Quebec, is nearly finished restoring their second Supermarine Spitfire.
The Stinson L-1 was the first of the L-birds, and local Senior Aeromedical Examiner Kevin Green fondly remembers the stories his dad would tell him about flying them during World ... Read more
The Wright brothers: Their names are synonymous with flight. After years of patient experimentation, they brought the world into the age of airplanes. Wilbur was born on April 16, 1867, ... Read more
Amy Johnson was amazing. Born just a few months before airplanes, she was an avid and skilled pilot who set multiple records, a passionate advocate for aviation, and a fearless ... Read more
By John Slemp, EAA 837033 Coincidence: a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection. This definition is restated here as it is central to the story I’m ... Read more
America’s space program has spanned many generations. The era of the program a person identifies with the most has much to do with age. For some, the space program will ... Read more
When most people hear the name Corsair, they think of the World War II warbird as just that — in its military capacity. Few would think of the airplane being ... Read more
As important as aircraft are at AirVenture, it is the people involved with aviation, and those who put their lives on the line for our safety, who we took time ... Read more
We salute two Women Airforce Service Pilots, Florence “Shutsy” Reynolds and Marty Wyall, as they go back in time on the Commemorative Air Force’s FIFI during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016. The ... Read more
Being located in Oshkosh, EAA Chapter 252 has always had a strong connection to aviation great Steve Wittman. It is only fitting, then, for Chapter 252 to have the opportunity ... Read more
EAA’s Ford Tri-Motor flew a special passenger at its Chapter 1067 stop in Naples, Florida, on February 26: 104-year-old Helen Johnson Collins, who took her first flight in this iconic ... Read more
EAA, American Airlines, and Old Glory Honor Flight were proud to once again join forces in 2016 to give Vietnam veterans the opportunity to visit the powerful memorials dedicated in ... Read more
The B-17G has a remarkable story. One filled with daring missions and personal sacrifice. More than just an airplane, the B-17 is living history that holds a remarkable connection to ... Read more
In the early 2000s, when Don Funke, EAA 652318, and a group of friends were discussing the history of aviation in their hometown of Ithaca, New York, they could only ... Read more
On January 26, 1953, EAA began with a with a simple meeting in Paul and Audrey Poberezny’s home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since then, EAA has been headquartered in first Milwaukee ... Read more
January 19, 2017 – During World War II, thanks in large part to the pervasive patriotism of the day, it was a common occurrence for communities to raise funds to purchase ... Read more
December 22, 2016 – On December 23, 1986, Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager made history, landing successfully after completing a nine-day flight around the world without stopping or refueling in ... Read more
December 29, 2016 – EAA’s main goal is to grow participation in aviation. It is able to do so thanks to people who are willing to help create the pathway ... Read more
January 5, 2017 – He was a legend. To hear the stories of R.A. “Bob” Hoover’s life, one might think they were reading a movie script. Any one story is ... Read more
The story of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress named Doc is well known to EAA members and other aviation enthusiasts, but it hadn’t necessarily gotten much mainstream media attention until a ... Read more
More photos below December 15, 2016 – My last Doc checkup was more than two and a half years ago. Not a very smart or health-conscious way to go through ... Read more
Space program legend Gene Kranz donated the flight helmet he wore during his time as an F-86 Sabre pilot in the Korean War to the EAA AirVenture Museum at Friday ... Read more
The B-17G has a remarkable story. One filled with daring missions and personal sacrifice. More than just an airplane, the B-17 is living history that holds a remarkable connection to ... Read more
December 1, 2016 – For years Liz Matzelle, EAA 576594, dreamed of owning an airplane. Little did she know that the adventure she would go on would result in her ... Read more
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 ... Read more
