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March 27, 2025March 27, 2025

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

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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, 2025February 27, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Trophy From First Wisconsin Air Race

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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

January 29, 2025January 29, 2025

EAA’s Attic — Curtiss Robin N50H Fabric

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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

November 21, 2024November 21, 2024

EAA’s Attic — EAA 1969 Sport Aviation Convention Pennant

AirVenture, 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 24, 2024

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

EAA Museum, History

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

September 26, 2024September 26, 2024

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

Attic, EAA Museum, History

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

August 29, 2024August 29, 2024

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 1, 2024August 1, 2024

EAA’s Attic — XP-51 Ammo Can

EAA Museum, History

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, 2024June 26, 2024

EAA’s Attic — Joe Engle’s College Binder

Attic, History

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 13, 2022

EAA’s Attic — Bill Odom Memorabilia

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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.

March 16, 2022

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.

February 16, 2022

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.

January 18, 2022

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

October 13, 2021

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