March 23, 2026March 25, 2026

EAA Speaker Series Welcomes Panel of B-1 Experts

Kenneth Katz, an aviation author who has written about the B-1 and other military aircraft, will lead a panel discussion focused on the Rockwell B-1 Lancer as part of the ... Read more

February 20, 2026February 26, 2026

Commemorative Air Force Pilot to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series, Warbirds

The EAA Aviation Museum Speaker Series continues to bring the many facets of aviation to life, and our next speaker is no different. On Thursday, March 19, at 7 p.m., ... Read more

January 26, 2026January 29, 2026

Jolly Green Giant Pilot to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

John Duffy, who flew the Sikorsky HH-3E helicopter during the Vietnam War, will present about his experiences in the Jolly Green Giant as part of the EAA Aviation Museum Speaker ... Read more

December 17, 2025December 17, 2025

Starship Test Pilot to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

By Emme Hornung The first EAA Aviation Museum Speaker Series guest of 2026 will be Tom Carr, who will share his experiences as a test pilot on the flight test ... Read more

October 30, 2025October 30, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Captain EAAgle Mascot

Attic, EAA Museum

This piece originally ran in the September 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. This mascot costume is that of Captain EAAgle, the EAA Aviation Foundation’s mascot during the 1980s. ... Read more

October 6, 2025October 17, 2025

Sharing the Life of Aviation Legend Steve Wittman at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Jim Cunningham, a published aviation writer and biographer, will share the storied life of Steve Wittman — an Oshkosh native, prolific aircraft designer, and legendary air racer — as the ... Read more

October 2, 2025October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Fabric From WWI German Aircraft

Attic, EAA Museum

This piece originally ran in the August 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. This piece of fabric was salvaged from a downed German aircraft from World War I. ... Read more

September 4, 2025November 7, 2025

EAA’s Attic — 1935 Flight Souvenir

Attic, EAA Museum

This piece originally ran in the July 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Do you still have a memento from your first flight? A logbook entry, pilot wings, or ... Read more

August 7, 2025October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Seashells From Tinian Island

Attic, EAA Museum

This piece originally ran in the June 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. These seashells were souvenirs collected by Paul C. Shafhauser to remember his time stationed at ... Read more

July 19, 2025October 20, 2025

Fergus Chapel

AirVenture, EAA Museum

By Cam Martin, EAA Chaplain & Fergus Chapel Chairman, EAA 536955 Each day of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, volunteer chaplains from around the country gather at the Fergus Chapel to ... Read more

June 26, 2025October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Charles Lindbergh Sheet Music

Attic, EAA Museum

This piece originally ran in the May 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. When Charles Lindbergh made the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927, Americans ... Read more

June 23, 2025October 17, 2025

EAA Speaker Series — MAS*H: Flying the Wounded

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

M*A*S*H, the American war comedy-drama television series that we know and love, is full of real-life stories and experiences. While it aired from 1972 to 1983 during the era of ... Read more

May 29, 2025October 17, 2025

Showcasing Leo J. Kohn’s Photograph Collection at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

By Angela Satterlee For this month’s Speaker Series, the EAA Aviation Museum is proud to host John Dorcey, EAA 68060, and Dan Silvers, EAA 1085115. They will be presenting on ... Read more

May 22, 2025October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Antique Contact Lenses

Attic, EAA Museum

By: EAA This piece originally ran in the April 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Every pilot wants to have clear vision when flying, but would you wear ... Read more

April 25, 2025October 17, 2025

Vietnam Helicopter Pilot to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Ret. CW5 Dick Hanusa, an experienced Army helicopter pilot, is the next speaker in EAA’s Speaker Series. Dick will share his experiences from two tours in Vietnam flying the UH-1, ... Read more

April 24, 2025October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — M-18 Dromader Banner

Attic, EAA Museum

This piece originally ran in the March 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. This banner celebrates an aircraft that is perhaps not as well-known stateside. The PZL M-18 ... Read more

March 27, 2025October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Lafayette Escadrille Pilot’s French and Italian Pilot Certificates

Attic, EAA Museum

This piece originally ran in the February 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Leonard M. Reno was one of the few Americans who entered World War I before ... Read more

February 27, 2025October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Trophy From First Wisconsin Air Race

Attic, EAA Museum

This piece originally ran in the January 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. On June 15, 1930, 30,000 people attended Wisconsin’s first state-sponsored air race. Events included a ... Read more

February 24, 2025October 17, 2025

C-130 Navigator to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Ret. Lt. Col. Anita Mack is the next speaker in the EAA Aviation Museum Speaker Series. Anita will share her experiences as a navigator on the C-130 during Operation Enduring ... Read more

February 19, 2025October 17, 2025

Oshkosh to Mission Control

EAA Museum

By Cindi Pokorny, EAA Youth Education Center Educator It’s one thing to be in the place where history happened; it’s another entirely to be in that place with one of ... Read more

February 6, 2025October 17, 2025

A Hero in Your Own Hometown

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past

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

January 29, 2025October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Curtiss Robin N50H Fabric

Attic, EAA Museum

This piece originally ran in the December 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Among EAA’s many activities is restoring vintage aircraft. This fabric comes from the rudder of the EAA Aviation Museum’s Curtiss ... Read more

December 18, 2024October 29, 2025

Turbulence Comes to the EAA Aviation Museum

EAA Museum, Homebuilding

By Dick Knapinski Pilots usually aren’t very fond of turbulence. This time, though, pilots will be eager to see it. The phenomenon this time is Turbulence, the Mike Patey-built and ... Read more

December 18, 2024October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Corsair Pilot Helmets

Attic, EAA Museum

This piece originally ran in the November 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. These flight helmets were worn by Wesley Todd, who flew Corsairs as a Marine Corps fighter ... Read more

December 12, 2024October 17, 2025

Velocity to Become New EAA Welcome Sign

EAA Museum, Member Stories

By Dick Knapinski Paul Barber, EAA 139692, got plenty of joy flying his Velocity that he built over a four-year period more than 20 years ago. Now that airplane will ... Read more

November 21, 2024October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — EAA 1969 Sport Aviation Convention Pennant

Attic, EAA Museum

This piece originally ran in the October 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. “AirVenture” goes by many names: Some call it “the convention,” others simply “Oshkosh,” locals call it ... Read more

October 24, 2024October 28, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Steve Wittman’s Pan Am Passenger Certificate

Attic, EAA Museum

This piece originally ran in the September 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Back when a commercial flight was still an event to dress to the nines for, Pan ... Read more

October 10, 2024October 28, 2025

The Return of the Curtiss Hawk II

EAA Museum, Member Stories

By Hans J. Storck, EAA 1589326, with thanks to Fred Barber, EAA 8784 Al Williams was kicking his 1000-hp Gulfhawk hard over the Cleveland Municipal Airport at the National Air ... Read more

October 10, 2024October 28, 2025

Pioneer Airport at 40: The Stories That Can Be Told…

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past

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

September 26, 2024October 28, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Leo Gray’s Tuskegee Airmen Uniform

Attic, EAA Museum

This piece originally ran in the August 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. This uniform was worn by Tuskegee airman Leo Gray. Originally from Boston, Gray volunteered for the ... Read more

September 25, 2024October 16, 2025

A-6 Intruder Pilot to Present on Combat Experiences at EAA Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Richard (Dick) Koehler, who flew the A-6 Intruder during the Vietnam War, will speak about his career and experiences in the cockpit on Thursday, October 10, at 7 p.m. as ... Read more

September 5, 2024February 4, 2026

Uncover the Months Following 9/11 at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

By Emme Hornung Returning from the 2023 edition of the 9/11 Aviation Adventure Speaker Series, retired FDNY Deputy Chief Charles R. Blaich brings with him colleague and friend Dr. Michael ... Read more

August 29, 2024October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Amelia Earhart Hallmark Doll

Attic, EAA Museum

This piece originally ran in the July 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. In 1979, more than 40 years after she made her historic solo flight across the Atlantic ... Read more

August 22, 2024October 28, 2025

Reintroducing Solar Riser: The World’s First Crewed Solar-Powered Aircraft

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past

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

August 15, 2024October 31, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — Gale Guilette

EAA Museum, Volunteers

This piece originally ran in the July 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Gale Guilette, EAA 128629, is helping keep aviation history alive, one sheet of metal at a ... Read more

August 1, 2024October 28, 2025

EAA’s Attic — XP-51 Ammo Can

Attic, EAA Museum

This piece originally ran in the June 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. This XP-51 ammo can is an original component from the EAA Aviation Museum’s North American XP-51 ... Read more

June 26, 2024October 28, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Joe Engle’s College Binder

Attic, EAA Museum

This piece originally ran in the May 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Even astronauts feel a sense of pride toward their alma mater! NASA astronaut Joe Engle, EAA ... Read more

June 19, 2024October 17, 2025

AC-208 Combat Caravan Pilot to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Maj. Dan Jackson is an active duty U.S. Air Force officer and is the next speaker in EAA’s Aviation Adventure Speaker Series. In his time in the Air Force, Dan ... Read more

May 30, 2024October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Leroy Lettering Set

Attic, EAA Museum

Aircraft drawings connect designers to the engineers who build our favorite aircraft, so legibility is key. Before word processors and CAD software, the Leroy lettering set was used to fill ... Read more

May 24, 2024October 29, 2025

Uncover the Heroic Tale of Bazooka Charlie at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Jim Busha, the co-author of Bazooka Charlie: The Unbelievable Story of Major Charles Carpenter and Rosie the Rocketer, is the next speaker in EAA’s Aviation Adventure Speaker Series. Jim will ... Read more

May 2, 2024October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Waukau Avenue and Knapp Street Signs

Attic, EAA Museum

These stamped steel street signs are a familiar sight to those who have attended EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Marking the intersection of Waukau Avenue and Knapp Street, or the intersection next ... Read more

April 26, 2024October 29, 2025

Retired Coast Guard Pilot to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Tom Cooper, a retired commanding officer for the United States Coast Guard, is the next speaker in EAA’s Aviation Adventure Speaker Series. Tom will share stories of the life-saving missions ... Read more

April 4, 2024October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Target Kite, Mark 1, Mitsubishi A6M

Attic, EAA Museum

In 1940, Smithsonian employee Paul Garber produced an exhibit highlighting the various Allied and Axis aircraft then fighting in World War II. His display caught the attention of the U.S. ... Read more

March 26, 2024October 29, 2025

Retired TOPGUN Pilot to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Retired Commander Hermon “Munster” Cook, an F-14 Tomcat pilot during the 1980s Libyan incidents, is the next speaker in EAA’s Aviation Adventure Speaker Series. Hermon will share his journey of ... Read more

March 7, 2024October 28, 2025

EAA’s Attic — American Airlines Stewardess Uniform, 1969

Attic, EAA Museum

Complete vintage stewardess uniforms are hard to come by, and the EAA Aviation Museum is lucky to have this recent donation in its collection. From 1969, this is the American ... Read more

February 26, 2024October 29, 2025

A-1 Skyraider Pilot to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Retired Lt. Col. John Larrison, a pilot of some of the first A-1 Skyraider missions over Vietnam, is the next speaker in EAA’s Aviation Adventure Speaker Series. John, EAA 23138, ... Read more

February 7, 2024October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Clyde Lee Flight to Oslo Commemorative Postcard and Photo

Attic, EAA Museum

Printed in 1932, this postcard shows the proposed route that Oshkosh native Clyde Lee planned to take from the United States to Norway. Lee campaigned for his red 1928 Stinson ... Read more

January 11, 2024October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Martin B-10 Fuel Tank

Attic, EAA Museum

When it entered service in 1934, the Martin B-10 was a revolution in bomber design. Faster than many fighters of the day, the B-10 featured an all-metal airframe, enclosed cockpits, ... Read more

January 11, 2024October 29, 2025

MIA Recovery Archaeologist to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Dr. Brett Hoffman, a senior member of the University of Wisconsin Missing in Action Recovery and Identification Project, will share the history of the project and dive into work accomplished ... Read more

November 30, 2023October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Data Tape Reel, Enterprise OV-101

Attic, EAA Museum

Before the miniaturization and adoption of hard disk drives, magnetic tape reels like this were a primary data storage medium in early computers. This reel contained part of the flight ... Read more

November 16, 2023October 29, 2025

Remembering Frank

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past

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.

November 2, 2023October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — F-104 Throttle Assembly

Attic, EAA Museum

This throttle assembly was fitted to a Lockheed F-104A Starfighter, serial No. 56-0763. This particular aircraft spent much of its service life based at the USAF Flight Test Center at ... Read more

October 5, 2023October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — 2005 EAA Youth Art Contest Submissions

Attic, EAA Museum

For the 2005 EAA Youth Art Contest, contestants were asked to design a paint scheme for one of EAA’s two Young Eagles aircraft, a GlaStar 3 (N231YE).

September 21, 2023October 29, 2025

Events Happening in Our Museum

EAA Museum, Volunteers

I hope everyone has been able to recharge after AirVenture and is ready to jump into fall! Here in Oshkosh, the temperatures are starting to creep down, and some leaves ... Read more

September 7, 2023October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Rokuohsha Type 89 Camera Gun

Attic, EAA Museum

This machine gun-like camera was designed to train Japanese aircraft gunners. When the trigger was pulled, the camera would begin taking pictures of a target on 35 mm film housed ... Read more

August 10, 2023October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — BD-5 Wind Tunnel Model

Attic, EAA Museum

Jim Bede began development of his Micro homebuilt aircraft concept in the late 1960s, which eventually emerged as the BD-5. While the BD-5’s fighter-like looks and projected low cost made ... Read more

June 14, 2023October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — USAAF View-Master Training Aid

Attic, EAA Museum

Introduced in 1939, the View-Master system used stereoscopic photography printed on cardboard disks to display 3D images in a purpose-built viewer.

May 18, 2023October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — B-2 Torpedo Director Sight

Attic, EAA Museum

The B-2 Torpedo Director was an optical, illuminated sight used on U.S. Army Air Forces medium bombers. It could be installed on the A-20 Havoc, the B-25 Mitchell, and the ... Read more

May 11, 2023October 16, 2025

Bronco Pilot to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

John Van Etten, who was an OV-10 Bronco pilot and on-scene commander during the famed rescue of Bat 21 during the Vietnam War, will be presenting about the famous search-and-rescue ... Read more

April 20, 2023October 17, 2025

Remembering the Band of Brothers at EAA Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

George Luz, Jr., whose father, George Luz, served in the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division during World War II, will speak about his dad’s military service in Europe during a ... Read more

April 20, 2023October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Corben/Poberezny Baby Ace Vertical Stabilizer

Attic, EAA Museum

This piece originally ran in the March 2023 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Paul Poberezny and the Corben Baby Ace brought EAA to national attention through a series of ... Read more

March 22, 2023October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — USS Enterprise Deck Piece

Attic, EAA Museum

This small piece of Douglas fir was once part of the flight deck of the USS Enterprise (CV-6) — the most decorated U.S. Navy vessel of World War II.

February 22, 2023October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Poberezny Beer Bottles

Attic, EAA Museum

These Paul Poberezny-themed beers were commissioned by Clarence Weisbrod, EAA 277058, of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, between 2001 and 2010. Clarence was a longtime friend of Paul’s since the two served ... Read more

February 8, 2023October 16, 2025

Basler Turbo President to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Joe Varkoly, Basler Turbo Conversions president, will speak about the process of converting World War II-era DC-3s and C-47s into modern, turbine-powered BT-67s on Thursday, February 16, at 7 p.m. ... Read more

January 25, 2023October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — World War II Recognition Models

Attic, EAA Museum

Recognition training became a priority for servicemen during World War II as the number and types of combat vehicles used by both the Allies and the Axis multiplied. Models were ... Read more

January 12, 2023October 17, 2025

Aerial Applicator Featured in Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Damon Reabe, a third-generation aerial applicator, will speak about The Art of Crop Dusting on Thursday, January 19, at 7 p.m. as part of the EAA Aviation Museum Aviation Adventure ... Read more

December 13, 2022October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Wright Flyer Ice Cream Mold

Attic, EAA Museum

A closer look at an early 20th century ice cream mold shaped like the Wright Flyer.

November 15, 2022October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — ‘Barling Bomber’ Strut

Attic, EAA Museum

The Witteman-Lewis XNBL-1 (Experimental Night Bomber, Long Range) was an early attempt to produce a heavy bomber for the United States Army Air Service in the early 1920s.

November 8, 2022October 29, 2025

Hot Air Balloonist Mike Beck Featured in Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Mike Beck, owner of Calm Sky Adventures, will speak about his experiences flying hot air balloons on Thursday, November 17, at 7 p.m. as part of the EAA Aviation Museum ... Read more

October 11, 2022October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — 1949 Cleveland National Air Races Pennant

Attic, EAA Museum

Although there’s nothing particularly unique about this pennant itself, it’s an artifact from the last time the National Air Races took place in Cleveland, where they were held for the ... Read more

October 11, 2022October 16, 2025

Hustler Pilot to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series, Warbirds

Charlie Hooker, who flew the supersonic Convair B-58 Hustler for the U.S. Air Force’s Strategic Air Command, will speak about his career and experiences in the cockpit on Thursday, October ... Read more

September 14, 2022October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Don Taylor’s Jacket

Attic, EAA Museum

Don Taylor served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II and the postwar U.S. Air Force. In the late 1960s, he built a customized Thorp T-18 (N455D) ... Read more

August 16, 2022October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — SCR-578 Survival Radio Set Balloon

Attic, EAA Museum

This balloon is one of many parts of the SCR-578 survival radio set that entered service in 1942. It was a common piece of equipment on U.S. Army Air Forces ... Read more

July 11, 2022October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Taylor Duckling Model

Attic, EAA Museum

Envisioned by Aerocar designer Molt Taylor, EAA 14794, while in the Navy during World War II, the Duckling was Molt’s idea for an inexpensive and practical personal amphibian in anticipation ... Read more

June 13, 2022October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Bill Odom Memorabilia

Attic, EAA Museum

A closer look at some memorabilia donated to the EAA Aviation Museum by the family of Bill Odom, a CNAC pilot during World War II.

June 1, 2022October 29, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight — John Mellberg

EAA Museum, Volunteers

When visitors enter the EAA Aviation Museum, they are greeted by the warm face of one of our proud docents, each with an amazing story of why they are there. ... Read more

May 12, 2022October 29, 2025

EC-47 Pilot to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Jerry Bradley, who flew the EC-47 electronic warfare aircraft during the Vietnam War, will speak about his career and experiences in the cockpit on Thursday, May 19, as part of ... Read more

May 10, 2022October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Voyager Flight Food Packets

Attic, EAA Museum

A closer look at unused food packets from Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager’s around-the-world Voyager flight in 1986.

April 21, 2022October 17, 2025

North American Aviation Archivists to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Ken Jungeberg and Ester Aube, who are working to digitize original drawings from North American Aviation, will present on Thursday, April 28, at 7 p.m. as part of the EAA ... Read more

April 13, 2022October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — WAFS Jacket

Attic, EAA Museum

A closer look at a World War II-era Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron jacket.

March 16, 2022October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Spruce Goose Fragment

Attic, EAA Museum

A closer look at a wooden fragment taken from the largest flying boat ever built, the legendary Hughes H-4 Hercules.

March 9, 2022October 29, 2025

Vietnam War Navy Ace Duke Cunningham to Speak at EAA Aviation Museum

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Randall “Duke” Cunningham, who flew the F-4 Phantom II in Vietnam and became the U.S. Navy’s only pilot ace of the war, will speak about his career on March 17 ... Read more

February 16, 2022October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — ATC-510 Personal Flight Simulator

Attic, EAA Museum

The ATC-510 Personal Flight Simulator was manufactured in the 1970s by Analog Training Computers Inc. The full unit includes the simulated panel and a pair of rudder pedals.

February 10, 2022October 17, 2025

Goodyear Blimp Pilot to Speak at EAA Aviation Museum

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Adam Basaran, Goodyear assistant chief pilot, will discuss flying the famous Goodyear Blimp on February 17 as part of the EAA Aviation Museum Speaker Series.

January 18, 2022October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Joe Engle’s M2-F1 Helmet

Attic, EAA Museum

Before being selected as an astronaut, Joe Engle was assigned to the NASA M2-F1. A small, ungainly craft made of steel tubing and mahogany, the M2-F1 was designed to test ... Read more

January 13, 2022October 29, 2025

U-2 Pilot Carl Trout to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Carl Trout, who flew the legendary Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft for a dozen years, will present about his career and experiences in the cockpit of the Dragon Lady on Thursday, ... Read more

December 8, 2021October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Curtiss G1V-1570-F Conqueror

Attic, EAA Museum

Developed in the mid-1920s as the successor to the company’s popular D-12, the Curtiss Conqueror was a liquid-cooled V-12 engine with a displacement of approximately 1,570 cubic inches.

November 11, 2021October 29, 2025

F-16 Pilot Sharon Preszler to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Sharon Preszler, who was part of the initial cadre of female fighter pilots to serve with the U.S. Air Force, will present at the EAA Aviation Museum on Thursday, August ... Read more

November 11, 2021October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — TWA Concorde Display Model

Attic, EAA Museum

The large TWA Concorde model displayed in the EAA Aviation Museum is featured in the EAA’s Attic section of the October 2021 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.

October 13, 2021October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Lycoming O-145-A1

Attic, EAA Museum

First produced in 1938, the Lycoming O-145 is a series of four-cylinder, air-cooled aircraft engines that produce 50-75 hp. They were used in a number of classic aircraft, including the ... Read more

October 13, 2021October 29, 2025

Warbird Recovery Expert Taras Lyssenko to Speak at EAA Museum

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Warbird recovery expert Taras Lyssenko, who helped recover Lewis Air Legends’ F4F-3 Wildcat currently on display at the EAA Aviation Museum, will present about his career and experiences in the ... Read more

October 7, 2021October 17, 2025

Pristine DC-3 Model Joins the EAA Aviation Museum Collection

EAA Museum

Legendary automotive executive Bob Lutz donated his scratchbuilt papercraft 1:36-scale DC-3 model to the EAA Aviation Museum.

September 14, 2021October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Steve Wittman’s Tailwinds Notebook

Attic, EAA Museum

Legendary pilot and air racer Steve Wittman, longtime manager of what is now known as Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, was also a prolific aircraft designer.

August 31, 2021October 17, 2025

NYPD to Assist EAA in Remembrance of 9/11

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

As a way to remember those lost and honor the memory of the day, EAA has been hosting an event each 9/11 to pay tribute to the heroes of that ... Read more

August 17, 2021October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — RAF Course and Speed Calculator

Attic, EAA Museum

This Mk IIA course and speed calculator was a mechanical computer used by British and Commonwealth air forces during World War II.

August 12, 2021October 28, 2025

A-10 Pilot Kim Campbell to Speak at EAA Museum

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot Col. Kim Campbell to present at the EAA Aviation Museum on August 19.

July 31, 2021October 17, 2025

The Night at the Museum

AirVenture, EAA Museum

With winds picking up to 90 mph gusts and pilots tightening airplane straps in the stillness of the airport, campers at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 sought shelter at the EAA ... Read more

July 15, 2021October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Leighnor Flight Recorder

Attic, EAA Museum

Back in the mid-1960s, William Leighnor, EAA 8583, was asked by his cousin, an avid sailplane pilot, if he could develop a more accurate flight recorder than what was generally ... Read more

June 15, 2021October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Menasco C-4S Pirate Engine

Attic, EAA Museum

In 1936, as part of his ongoing quest for better performance, Steve Wittman replaced the original Cirrus Hermes engine in his well-known racer Chief Oshkosh with this Menasco C-4S Pirate.

June 3, 2021October 17, 2025

New Graf Zeppelin II Exhibit Graces Museum Promenade

EAA Museum

The massive, 1:36-scale model of the Graf Zeppelin II that was the result of 17 years of construction, is now on display at the EAA Aviation Museum after an extensive ... Read more

May 18, 2021October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Tom Poberezny’s Hard Hat

Attic, EAA Museum

On August 2, 1988, at the height of that year’s EAA fly-in and convention in Oshkosh, EAA broke ground on a major addition to our museum, the Eagle Hangar.

May 13, 2021October 16, 2025

B-17 Memphis Belle Memorabilia Comes to EAA Aviation Museum

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past, Warbirds

The EAA Aviation Museum recently received some items once owned by B-17 Memphis Belle waist gunner Bill Winchell.

April 29, 2021October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — APH-5 Army Aviator’s Helmet

Attic, EAA Museum

This piece of protective headgear is an APH-5 helmet manufactured by the Sierra Engineering Co., and it’s currently on display inside our Bell UH-1B Huey gunship, The Good Widow Mrs. ... Read more

March 25, 2021October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Oldsmobile Aluminum V-8

Attic, EAA Museum

This Oldsmobile F-85 engine was the first automobile powerplant used in Steve Wittman’s W-10 Tailwind, N37SW, from 1974 through 1978.

March 4, 2021October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Flight Service Station Communications Console

Attic, EAA Museum

This vintage communications console was used by the Flight Service Station (FSS) at the Tri-County Regional Airport (KLNR) in Lone Rock, Wisconsin.

January 28, 2021October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Pitcairn Autogiro Blade

Attic, EAA Museum

Legendary aircraft designer Harold Pitcairn formed the Pitcairn-Cierva Autogiro Co. in 1929 to build aircraft in partnership with rotorcraft pioneer Juan de la Cierva.

January 21, 2021October 16, 2025

A Phone Call That Unlocked Further Research of our Huey

EAA Museum, Warbirds

Every time I think that I have talked to everyone who spent time with our UH-1 in Vietnam, I am surprised to find someone else. This caller surprised me with ... Read more

January 7, 2021October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Commemorative Airship Cushion

Attic, EAA Museum

This leather cushion, most likely produced in 1931 or 1932, commemorates the construction and launch of the USS Akron (ZRS-4).

December 3, 2020October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Falck 375 Wings

Attic, EAA Museum

Bill Falck was a legendary race pilot best known for his nearly 30-year career flying the Chester Jeep and his Formula One racer named Rivets. These wings are from another ... Read more

November 19, 2020October 16, 2025

Giving the Widow Some Bite

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past, Warbirds

Re-arming the EAA Aviation Museum’s Huey helicopter.

October 29, 2020October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Plane-O-Graph

Attic, EAA Museum

Produced by Plane Facts Inc. of New York in 1942, this two-piece cardboard wheel rotates to display pictures and information about United States Army Air Forces fighters, bombers, and trainers.

October 1, 2020October 16, 2025

Giving Personality to a Vietnam Warbird

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past, Warbirds

The Good Widow Mrs. Jones gets a makeover.

September 15, 2020October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Molt Taylor’s Flight Jacket

Attic, EAA Museum

This customized, hand-painted leather flight jacket, a G-1 as worn by U.S. Navy pilots almost continually from World War II to the present day, was owned by Moulton B. “Molt” ... Read more

August 26, 2020October 17, 2025

Docent Combines Talent and Passion in New EAA Aviation Museum Exhibit

EAA Museum, Volunteers

Docent combines artistic talent and passion for aviation in new EAA Aviation Museum gallery exhibit to celebrate influential aviators and the history of flight.

August 19, 2020October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Service Buzzer, Model 1914

Attic, EAA Museum

This telephone-telegraph dating back to World War I was designed to be used by ground troops in situations where telegraph and phone lines were in poor shape.

July 16, 2020October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Huey: The Workhorse of Vietnam Exhibit

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past, Podcast, Warbirds

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

July 2, 2020October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Pathfinder Flight Visualizer

Attic, EAA Museum

Long before ForeFlight, AnywhereMap, or even GPS, a company called Thompson Designs in Addison, Illinois, came up with a moving map display for GA pilots.

June 11, 2020October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — South American Pictorial Travel and Trading Game

Attic, EAA Museum

This board game was released in 1942 by Parker Brothers, the company best known for the iconic Monopoly game. The object of the game is to explore South American destinations ... Read more

May 14, 2020October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Boeing 757 Concept Display Model

Attic, EAA Museum

The aircraft that would become the Boeing 757 began as a development of Boeing’s then bestselling aircraft, the 727.

April 16, 2020October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Gorgon Missile Models

Attic, EAA Museum

Project Gorgon was a decade-long (1943-1953) development program by the U.S. Navy to develop both air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles, as well as effective control and guidance technologies.

March 12, 2020October 31, 2025

EAA’s The Green Dot — Detailing AeroEducate and Project 21

EAA Museum, Podcast, Youth Outreach

The Green Dot crew sat down with EAA vice president of programs, chapters, education, museum, and AirVenture features and attractions Rick Larsen and EAA Aviation Foundation vice president of philanthropy ... Read more

March 10, 2020October 28, 2025

UH-1 Huey to Make its Home in the Museum

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past, Warbirds

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

February 19, 2020October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Computer, Triple Slide With Instruction Book

Attic, EAA Museum

This slide rule calculator was designed and manufactured by the Standard Aeronautical Co. of Chicago, Illinois, in 1916. It was intended to “supplement the slide rule for the special calculations ... Read more

February 12, 2020October 29, 2025

EAA Staffers to Present on B-29 Doc at EAA Aviation Museum

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

EAA staffers Sean Elliott and Chris Henry to present on Boeing B-29 Doc at EAA Aviation Museum on February 20.

January 9, 2020October 17, 2025

Original Builder Inscriptions Found on EAA Travel Air

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past, Vintage

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

January 9, 2020October 20, 2025

Former ‘Ice Pilot’ Scott Blue to Speak at EAA Museum

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Former Buffalo Airways pilot Scott Blue, featured on the TV show Ice Pilots NWT, to speak at EAA Aviation Museum on January 16.

December 5, 2019October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Emergency Sustenance Kit — Type E-3

Attic, EAA Museum

This World War II escape-and-sustenance kit was developed by the U.S. Army Materiel Command and designed to be hidden in a jacket pocket and carried by air crew.

December 4, 2019October 20, 2025

EAA Receives 4 Diorama Donations

EAA Museum

Harold and Gloria Kintzle’s late son, Shawn Kintzle, 56, EAA 337064, had just one dying wish: that his dioramas be donated and displayed at EAA.

November 14, 2019October 20, 2025

Former SR-71 Blackbird Pilot to Speak at EAA Museum

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Former Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird pilot Richard Graham to present on Nov. 21 as part of the EAA Aviation Museum Aviation Adventure Speaker Series.

October 30, 2019October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Gee Bee Sportster Model E Wing Section

Attic, EAA Museum

Granville Brothers Aircraft was founded in 1929 and would eventually go on to produce some of the most famous racing airplanes in history. The Gee Bee Model E was one ... Read more

October 17, 2019October 20, 2025

A Special East Coast Journey

EAA Museum, Vintage

The moment I saw this Bowers Fly Baby I was blown away. The craftsmanship was second to none. Sitting there sporting its yellow, orange, and black paint, it reminded me ... Read more

October 10, 2019October 20, 2025

F-117 Stealth Fighter Pilots to Speak at EAA Museum

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Three former F-117 Nighthawk pilots will be presenting at the EAA Aviation Museum on Thursday, October 17.

October 10, 2019October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Helmco-Lacy Hot Cup

Attic, EAA Museum

This small electrical appliance is placarded as a “Cup; Food Warmer, Type A-1.” Transport and bomber crews would use devices like this for coffee, hot chocolate, soup — anything that ... Read more

September 12, 2019October 20, 2025

Former Thunderbird Pilot Releasing Book, Speaking at EAA Museum

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Former U.S. Air Force Thunderbird pilot Col. Chris Stricklin will be speaking and signing copies of his new book at the EAA Aviation Museum on Friday, September 20.

September 12, 2019October 16, 2025

Hintons to Headline 2019 Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet

EAA Museum, Warbirds

Father and son Steve and Steven Hinton, both national championship air racers, will be the keynote speakers at the 2019 Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet on Friday, December 13, at the ... Read more

September 5, 2019October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Air Adventure Museum Sign

Attic, EAA Museum

Learn more about the EAA Air Adventure Museum sign in this installment of EAA’s Attic.

September 5, 2019October 20, 2025

Former Air Force One Pilot to Speak at EAA Museum on September 11

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Former Air Force One pilot Mark Tillman to speak at EAA Aviation Museum on anniversary of 9/11.

August 29, 2019October 16, 2025

Samuel VanderJagt’s Front Row Seat to History

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past

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

July 21, 2019October 20, 2025

First Airplane to Land at Oshkosh in 1970 Is Back in 2019

AirVenture, EAA Museum, Honoring The Past

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

July 21, 2019October 20, 2025

A Spotter’s Guide to the EAA Aviation Museum Aircraft Around the Grounds

AirVenture, EAA Museum

Every year, more than 10,000 aircraft fly to Wisconsin for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Of those, nearly 3,000 are showplanes — vintage aircraft, warbirds, homebuilts, aerobatic airplanes, etc. — that are ... Read more

June 26, 2019October 16, 2025

D-Day Plus 75 Exhibit Opens at EAA Aviation Museum

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past

The D-Day Plus 75 exhibit has officially opened in the EAA Aviation Museum.

June 13, 2019October 20, 2025

EAA Speaker Series: AC-130 Crew Members

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Two Lockheed AC-130 gunship crew members from the U.S. Air Force 1st Special Operations Wing presented about their experiences in one of the Air Force’s primary close air support aircraft ... Read more

June 13, 2019November 5, 2025

EAA’s Tri-Motor Gets New Wings

EAA Museum, Vintage

EAA’s Ford 4-AT-E Tri-Motor was built in 1929, and has been everything from an airliner to a crop duster.

June 12, 2019October 20, 2025

Elvis Presley’s Former Pilot to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Ron Strauss, former pilot for Elvis Presley, will discuss what it was like to fly for the King of Rock and Roll at the EAA Aviation Adventure Speaker Series on ... Read more

June 6, 2019October 28, 2025

EAA Museum Speaker Series: Jeff Duford

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Jeff Duford, a curator at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, visited EAA recently and talked about the restoration of famed Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Memphis Belle.

May 30, 2019October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic – TWA Boeing 707 Cutaway Model

Attic, EAA Museum

It’s easy these days to take for granted that most people are fairly comfortable with hopping into a jet airliner and flying to wherever they need to go.

May 30, 2019May 30, 2019

Dyke Delta Donated to EAA Aviation Museum

EAA Museum, Homebuilding

The Dyke Delta JD-2, N555A, was the very first airplane to land on the EAA Oshkosh grounds in 1970. This model is also the first of its kind, built by ... Read more

May 9, 2019October 29, 2025

AC-130 Crew Members to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Two AC-130 gunship crew members will present as part of the EAA Aviation Museum Speaker Series on May 16.

May 2, 2019November 6, 2025

The Cross-Country of a Lifetime

EAA Museum, Member Stories, Why We Fly

Arnold Ebneter planned for decades to make an epic solo cross-country flight, and eventually he was able to take that great adventure that so many who pursue aviation dream of.

April 16, 2019October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — 16 mm Gun Sight Aiming Point Camera

Attic, EAA Museum

In this month’s episode of EAA’s Attic, we take a look at a gun sight aiming point (GSAP) camera, which was responsible for taking many of the images and film ... Read more

April 10, 2019October 29, 2025

National Museum of U.S. Air Force Curator to Present on Memphis Belle Restoration

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Jeff Duford, a curator at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, will present about the restoration of B-17 Memphis Belle as part of the EAA Aviation Museum Aviation ... Read more

April 3, 2019October 29, 2025

Former AH-64 Helicopter Pilot Presents at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Former Boeing AH-64 Apache pilot Jon Bernstein discussed his experiences flying the U.S. Army’s primary attack helicopter as part of the EAA Aviation Museum Aviation Adventure Speaker Series.

March 22, 2019October 20, 2025

Philanthropy at Work — A Family Legacy

EAA Museum

When a visitor enters the EAA Aviation Museum, they are greeted by the warm face of one of our proud docents each with an amazing story of why they are ... Read more

March 14, 2019October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Rolly Cole Memorial Trophy

Attic, EAA Museum

EAA Aviation Museum Program Coordinator Chris Henry examines the Rolly Cole Memorial Trophy, an aerobatic award given to performers who stood out among their peers, in the latest video edition ... Read more

March 14, 2019October 20, 2025

Former AH-64 Apache Pilot to Present at EAA Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Former AH-64 Apache helicopter pilot Jon Bernstein will present at the EAA Aviation Museum Speaker Series on March 21.

March 7, 2019October 31, 2025

Steven Hinton Speaks at EAA Museum

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Steven Hinton, a seven-time national air racing champion and pilot of the world’s fastest propeller-driven, piston-powered aircraft, recently spoke at the EAA Aviation Museum about his career as part of ... Read more

March 7, 2019October 20, 2025

Family Flight Fest 2019

EAA Museum, Youth Outreach

Family Flight Fest 2019 was a blast for visiting families and volunteers alike, as the EAA Aviation Museum’s younger visitors got to enjoy activities such as assembling various kinds of ... Read more

February 21, 2019October 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Personal Preference Kits

Attic, EAA Museum

Most of the space-flown items that Frank Borman, EAA Lifetime 300174, generously donated to EAA in 2018 were special tools that he and the other Apollo 8 astronauts used in ... Read more

February 14, 2019November 5, 2025

Challenges of Painting a World War II Bomber

EAA Museum, Warbirds

Painting a WWII bomber, especially in Wisconsin, can certainly be a challenge.

February 14, 2019October 29, 2025

National Champion Air Racer Steven Hinton To Speak At EAA Museum

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Steve Hinton Jr., a national air racing champion and pilot of the world’s fastest piston-powered aircraft, will present at the EAA Aviation Museum on Thursday, February 21.

February 7, 2019October 28, 2025

Memphis Belle Expert Dr. Harry Friedman Presents at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Dr. Harry Friedman, one of the foremost experts on famed Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress Memphis Belle, presented at the EAA Aviation Museum on Thursday, January 17 as part of the ... Read more

January 16, 2019November 7, 2025

EAA Mechanic Gerard Putzer Retires After 30 Years

EAA Museum, Member Stories

Congratulations and thank you to Gerard Putzer, EAA 594840, who retired on Friday, January 11 after a solid 30 years of hard work and dedication.

January 10, 2019October 28, 2025

Memphis Belle Expert to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

B-17 Memphis Belle expert Dr. Harry Friedman to present on January 17 as part of EAA Museum Speaker Series.

December 6, 2018October 20, 2025

Christmas Kicks Off at EAA

EAA Museum

Check out our Flickr photo gallery from Christmas in the Air.

November 15, 2018October 28, 2025

EAA Celebrates 2018 Halls of Fame Inductees

EAA Museum, Member Stories

EAA recently honored six inductees into the Sport Aviation Halls of Fame. Take a look at photos from the ceremony, as well as videos that celebrate the achievements of the ... Read more

November 14, 2018October 29, 2025

Jeff Goin Speaks at EAA About Powered Paragliding

EAA Museum, Speaker Series, Ultralights

Powered paragliding expert Jeff Goin, EAA 630956, spoke at the EAA Aviation Museum in September as part of the Aviation Adventure Speaker Series.

November 8, 2018November 4, 2025

Eugene Smith to be Posthumously Inducted Into EAA Ultralights Hall of Fame

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past, Ultralights

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.

November 1, 2018October 20, 2025

New EAA.org Website Coming Monday

EAA Museum

On Monday, November 5, the EAA website will have a crisp, clean new look and feel, as part of EAA’s ongoing work to keep its web properties mobile friendly and ... Read more

November 1, 2018October 28, 2025

Thomas Adams Jr. to be Inducted Into IAC Hall of Fame November 8

Aerobatics, EAA Museum

Thomas Adams Jr. will be inducted into the International Aerobatic Club Hall of Fame on November 8.

October 15, 2018October 17, 2025

Paying Back a Debt

EAA Museum, Youth Outreach

Giving a young person a unique experience in a B-17 reminded EAA staffer Chris Henry of the days when he was the one who needed doors opened for him.

October 15, 2018October 29, 2025

Space Day 2018 Breaks Attendance Record

The annual Space Day celebration at the EAA Aviation Museum broke attendance records this year as more than a thousand people visited.

October 11, 2018October 28, 2025

B-17 City of Savannah Restoration Manager to Speak at EAA Museum

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Jerry McLaughlin of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force to present at Museum Speaker Series.

October 9, 2018October 29, 2025

From EAA’s Attic: Link Trainer

Attic, EAA Museum

Flight simulators had to start somewhere, and one of the earliest successful iterations was the Link Trainer with origins dating back to the 1920s.

October 4, 2018October 20, 2025

Swinging the Night Away 1940s Style in EAA’s Eagle Hangar

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past

Take a look through some of the photos taken during September Swing on September 29!

October 4, 2018October 28, 2025

Apollo 8 Astronauts Headline Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past

Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell to speak at Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet.

September 27, 2018October 28, 2025

Apollo 15 Astronaut, Mars Astronaut Hopeful Headline EAA’s Space Day

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past

Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden will be the keynote speaker at EAA’s Space Day on October 6.

September 20, 2018October 29, 2025

Former NYC Air Traffic Controller Chris Tucker Presents on 9/11

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Former NYC air traffic controller Chris Tucker spoke as part of the Aviation Adventure Speaker Series on September 11.

September 13, 2018October 29, 2025

Powered Paragliding ‘Godfather’ Jeff Goin to Present at EAA Museum

EAA Museum, Speaker Series, Ultralights

Powered paragliding expert Jeff Goin will speak to the EAA Aviation Museum Aviation Adventure Speaker Series audience about the appeal of the sport and how to get involved.

September 12, 2018October 29, 2025

From EAA’s Attic: Frank Borman’s Trophies

Attic, EAA Museum

Frank Borman was awarded far more than two trophies during his fantastic aviation and space travel career, which took him around the moon and back, but the two featured here ... Read more

August 22, 2018October 29, 2025

14-Year-Old EAA Docent Brings Passion, Knowledge

EAA Museum, Youth Outreach

Carson has years of experience at the EAA Aviation Museum even though he’s only just started high school.

August 9, 2018October 29, 2025

RF-86 Reconnaissance Pilot to Speak at EAA

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Air Force pilot who flew top-secret missions over the Soviet Union will speak about his distinguished career.

July 17, 2018November 3, 2025

Having Fun with EAA’s Sweepstakes Cub!

EAA Museum

EAA’s Sweepstakes program is one of the longest running programs to generate funds for EAA’s educational and outreach programs that grow the next generation of aviators. Watch EAA CEO and ... Read more

July 3, 2018October 29, 2025

From EAA’s Attic: World War II Bomber Jacket

Attic, EAA Museum

Before becoming hip fashion items, flight jackets were worn by pilots and crew as they maintained, operated, and flew military aircraft in times of both war and peace.

June 18, 2018October 29, 2025

From EAA’s Attic: Wartime Artwork

Attic, EAA Museum

This watercolor and statue were self-portraits done by World War II P-47 pilot George Rarey.

June 11, 2018October 29, 2025

Operation Migration’s Joe Duff to Speak at EAA Museum

EAA Museum, Speaker Series, Ultralights

Joe will speak about leading bird migrations with ultralight aircraft through the organization Operation Migration.

May 17, 2018October 29, 2025

The Restorers Anniversary to be Celebrated at EAA Museum

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

The Restorers director/producer Adam White and a small panel of others involved in the film will be discussing the 15th anniversary of the movie.

April 12, 2018October 29, 2025

Former NASA Flight Director to Speak at EAA Museum

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

The longest-tenured flight director in NASA history will present at the EAA Aviation Museum on April 19.

April 10, 2018November 3, 2025

EAA 2018 Sweepstakes Airplane Restoration in Less Than Two Minutes

EAA Museum, From The Hangar Floor

Have you wondered what it was like to restore the EAA 2018 Sweepstakes Piper J-3 Cub? Here’s a quick look! Enter to win this airplane at www.EAA.org/sweepstakes.

March 28, 2018October 16, 2025

The Last Helicopter Out of Saigon

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past

Watch Bob Caron, Vietnam War helicopter pilot, speak at the EAA Aviation Museum.

February 15, 2018October 29, 2025

EAA Skiplane Fly-In at Pioneer Airport

EAA Museum, Why We Fly

Guests flocked to Pioneer Airport for the annual EAA Skiplane Fly-In, one of the more colorful events of the winter season

February 8, 2018October 28, 2025

Dick Campbell to Present on Battle of Midway

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past, Speaker Series

Historian Dick Campbell will present on the Battle of Midway, which was a critical victory for the U.S. during World War II.

January 10, 2018October 29, 2025

MIA Project Presenting at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

University of Wisconsin-Madison group helps recover missing WWII-era P-47 in France.

December 20, 2017October 29, 2025

P-12 Replica Comes to EAA Museum With Help From Chapter 17

Chapters, EAA Museum

EAA Chapter 17 helps disassemble a family’s P-12 replica for delivery to the EAA Aviation Museum.

November 9, 2017October 29, 2025

Navy Fighter Pilot Meagan Flannigan to be Featured in Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Meagan has flown both the F-14 and F-18 during her career and will share her story at the EAA Aviation Museum Speaker Series on November 16.

November 2, 2017October 17, 2025

Wright Brothers Banquet Speaker Joe Engle Recounts Pioneering Career

EAA Museum

Astronaut Joe Engle is the only person to fly two different winged vehicles in space and will be the keynote speaker for the 2017 Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet.

October 23, 2017October 28, 2025

Medal of Honor Recipient Bruce Crandall Featured in Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Speaker Series

Medal of Honor recipient Bruce Crandall evacuated 70 wounded soldiers by helicopter in the Vietnam War.

July 4, 2017October 29, 2025

Take Me Home Huey Arrives at EAA

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past, Warbirds

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

June 22, 2017October 29, 2025

Ultralight Day Takes Off Without a Hitch

EAA Museum, Ultralights

Flying fun on the lighter side of aviation!

May 11, 2017November 6, 2025

EAA’s Fly Your Plane To Work Day

EAA Museum, Why We Fly

While most drove to work on May 10, a few lucky ones got to fly into EAA’s Pioneer Airport as coworkers welcomed them with admiration!

March 23, 2017October 29, 2025

Family Flight Fest Fun

EAA Museum, Youth Outreach

It was a record setting year with 1,678 people visiting the EAA Aviation Museum for Family Flight Fest 2017 March 18-19. Visitors got to see and do a little bit ... Read more

December 10, 2016October 17, 2025

Gene Kranz Speaks at EAA, Donates Flight Helmet

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past

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

November 23, 2016October 29, 2025

Bud Anderson: A Legend With Lessons

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past, Warbirds

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