Early in 2017 the 1929 replica Pietenpol our Experimental Aircraft Association chapter had been helping to finish building was sold and shipped off to Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome. Lou Larsen had been working on it for about 15 years in his garage. For the last four years it was moved to the EAA Chapter 534 hangar […]
Museums
Free Aerospace Discovery Day at SUN ‘n FUN
LAKELAND, Florida – SUN ‘n FUN and the Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE) are hosting Aerospace Discovery Day, a one day aerospace adventure complete with a flight opportunity on Oct. 7, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free “first flights” to the first 200 students ages 8-17. Parent must be present. There will also […]
Lone Star Flight Museum to open Sept. 16
The Lone Star Flight Museum at Ellington Airport in Texas has rescheduled its grand opening for Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017. The museum was slated to open over Labor Day weekend, but that was delayed due to Hurricane Harvey. “The irony of opening our building in the midst of Hurricane Harvey is not lost on any […]
Hometown heroes on display at ATL
Captivating stories of Atlanta’s involvement in World War II unfold across a series of five large display cases at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport T Concourse. The displays, prepared by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), the CAF Dixie Wing and the Airport Art Program, include photos and artifacts that highlight the Eighth Air Force, the […]
Playing the Past
SEATTLE — Girl Scouts in grades 4-5 can earn a Playing the Past badge by participating in the Museum of Flight‘s Living History Experience program on Sept. 9. During the four-hour program, scouts will assume the character of a person who served as a World War II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP). Each Scout will […]
World premiere of Robin Olds movie slated
DAYTON, Ohio — The story of true American hero Brigadier General Robin Olds will be told with the world premiere of “Robin Olds, All American” at the Air Force Museum Theatre at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Sept. 21, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. Christina Olds, his daughter, and author of the […]
Lone Star Flight Museum postpones grand opening due to Harvey
HOUSTON — The Lone Star Flight Museum at Ellington Field will postpone both its ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, and grand opening celebration on Saturday, Sept. 2. “Due to weather impacts from Hurricane Harvey and current rescue and recovery efforts, we will postpone our ribbon cutting and grand opening until a more appropriate […]
Visiting the Maine Air Museum
As my wife Joan and I travel around the country in our motorhome, we are always looking out for aviation museums. As members of EAA Chapter 534, we have a keen interest in aviation. Our home chapter is at the Leesburg International Airport in Leesburg, Florida, but during the summer we travel up the East […]
Erickson Aircraft Collection is an Oregon jewel
A fabulous aircraft collection resides just to the east of Oregon’s fabled snow-capped volcanic peaks, in Madras, Oregon. Numbering nearly 30 airplanes and ranging from a Stearman biplane to a B-17G Flying Fortress, the Erickson Aircraft Collection is the realized dream of Oregon aviation pioneer Jack Erickson. Michael Oliver is the general manager of the […]