EAA Aviation Museum

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024

Turbulence Comes to the EAA Aviation Museum

EAA Museum, Homebuilding, Member Stories

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, 2024December 18, 2024

EAA’s Attic — Corsair Pilot Helmets

Attic, History, Member Stories

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

September 5, 2024September 5, 2024

Uncover the Months Following 9/11 at Museum Speaker Series

History, 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

June 19, 2024July 1, 2024

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

April 18, 2024April 18, 2024

Volunteer Spotlight — Ann Sederquist

Volunteers

If you’ve ever visited the EAA Aviation Museum, there’s a good chance you interacted with one of our volunteer docents. One of those volunteers is Ann Sederquist, EAA 769163, who ... Read more

June 14, 2023June 14, 2023

EAA’s Attic — USAAF View-Master Training Aid

Attic

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

June 8, 2023June 9, 2023

F-8 Crusader Pilot to Present at Museum Speaker Series

Speaker Series, Warbirds

James Markel, who flew the F-8 Crusader during the Vietnam War, will speak about his career and experiences in the cockpit on Thursday, June 15, at 7 p.m. as part ... Read more

May 11, 2023May 11, 2023

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, 2023April 21, 2023

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

February 22, 2023February 23, 2023

EAA’s Attic — Poberezny Beer Bottles

Attic

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, 2023April 11, 2023

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 12, 2023January 12, 2023

Aerial Applicator Featured in Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, Member Stories

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

October 11, 2022October 11, 2022

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

April 21, 2022April 21, 2022

North American Aviation Archivists to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum, History

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

March 9, 2022

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

EAA Museum, Warbirds

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, 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.

February 10, 2022

Goodyear Blimp Pilot to Speak at EAA Aviation Museum

EAA Museum

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 13, 2022January 14, 2022

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

EAA Museum

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

November 11, 2021August 8, 2022

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

EAA Museum

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, 2021

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 19, 2021

Reuniting With an Old Friend

Honoring The Past, Warbirds

World War II instructor pilot John Brebner recently had the opportunity to visit an aircraft he’s very well-acquainted with.

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

October 13, 2021

Warbird Recovery Expert Taras Lyssenko to Speak at EAA Museum

EAA Museum, Warbirds

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 7, 2021

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.

August 31, 2021

NYPD to Assist EAA in Remembrance of 9/11

EAA Museum, History

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

July 31, 2021

The Night at the Museum

AirVenture, EAA Museum, Stories Of Oshkosh

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021May 13, 2021

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.

January 28, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2020

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, 2020

Giving the Widow Some Bite

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past, Warbirds

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

October 1, 2020October 6, 2020

Giving Personality to a Vietnam Warbird

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past, Warbirds

The Good Widow Mrs. Jones gets a makeover.

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020

EAA’s Attic — Molt Taylor’s Flight Jacket

Attic, EAA Museum, Honoring The Past

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, 2020August 26, 2020

Docent Combines Talent and Passion in New EAA Aviation Museum Exhibit

EAA Museum

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, 2020August 19, 2020

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.

August 13, 2020August 14, 2020

Ray Scholars Organize Fly-Out Visit to EAA Aviation Museum

Chapters, EAA Museum, Youth & Young Eagles

A group of five Ray Scholars from around the Midwest organized a fly-in to Wittman Regional Airport this week to visit the EAA Aviation Museum and continue to bond over ... Read more

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020

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, 2020July 2, 2020

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 17, 2020June 17, 2020

Volunteer Spotlight — Lon Nanke

EAA Museum, Member Stories

If you’ve visited the EAA Aviation Museum in the past seven or eight years, there’s a good chance you’ve met docent Lon Nanke, EAA 187526.

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020

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, 2020May 14, 2020

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, 2020April 16, 2020

EAA’s Attic — Gorgon Missile Models

EAA Museum, History

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.

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020

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

EAA Museum, History

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, 2020February 12, 2020

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

EAA Museum, History, Honoring The Past, Warbirds

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

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020

Original Builder Inscriptions Found on EAA Travel Air

EAA Museum, History, 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, 2020January 9, 2020

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

EAA Museum, Warbirds

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, 2019December 5, 2019

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

Attic, EAA Museum, History

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, 2019December 4, 2019

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, 2019November 14, 2019

Former SR-71 Blackbird Pilot to Speak at EAA Museum

EAA Museum, Warbirds

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 30, 2019

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 17, 2019

A Special East Coast Journey

EAA Museum

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 10, 2019

F-117 Stealth Fighter Pilots to Speak at EAA Museum

EAA Museum, Honoring The Past

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

October 10, 2019October 10, 2019

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, 2019September 12, 2019

Former Thunderbird Pilot Releasing Book, Speaking at EAA Museum

EAA Museum

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, 2019September 12, 2019

EAA’s The Green Dot — Air Force One Pilot Col. Mark Tillman

Anniversaries, EAA Museum, Podcast

On a somber special edition of The Green Dot, the crew was joined by Col. Mark Tillman on the 18th anniversary of 9/11 to talk about his experience being the ... Read more

September 12, 2019September 12, 2019

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, 2019September 5, 2019

EAA’s Attic — Air Adventure Museum Sign

EAA Museum

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

September 5, 2019September 6, 2019

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

EAA Museum

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

August 29, 2019August 29, 2019

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

June 26, 2019June 26, 2019

D-Day Plus 75 Exhibit Opens at EAA Aviation Museum

EAA Museum, History, Honoring The Past

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

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019

EAA Speaker Series: AC-130 Crew Members

EAA Museum

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 12, 2019June 12, 2019

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

EAA Museum

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, 2019June 6, 2019

EAA Museum Speaker Series: Jeff Duford

EAA Museum, History, Warbirds

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, 2019May 30, 2019

EAA’s Attic – TWA Boeing 707 Cutaway Model

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 9, 2019May 9, 2019

AC-130 Crew Members to Present at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum

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

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019

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 3, 2019April 3, 2019

Former AH-64 Helicopter Pilot Presents at Museum Speaker Series

EAA Museum

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, 2019March 22, 2019

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, 2019March 14, 2019

EAA’s Attic — Rolly Cole Memorial Trophy

Aerobatics, 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, 2019March 14, 2019

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

EAA Museum

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

March 7, 2019March 7, 2019

Steven Hinton Speaks at EAA Museum

EAA Museum

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, 2019March 7, 2019

Family Flight Fest 2019

EAA Museum, Youth & Young Eagles

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, 2019February 21, 2019

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 7, 2019February 7, 2019

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

EAA Museum, History, Honoring The Past, Warbirds

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 10, 2019January 10, 2019