Aviation History

Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame has secured funding to preserve 34,000 images in the Leo J. Kohn Photography Collection.

Scotts Miracle-Gro’s donation will go toward the rehabilitation of the original Port Columbus Air Terminal built in 1929.

‘Lacey Lady’ was one of the last B-17G produced during World War II and amassed around 50 flight hours.

In 1924, four highly modified Douglas World Cruisers took off from Seattle on the first flight around the globe.

Vintage Boeing Stearmans make a stop on a special mission for Dream Flights.

Delivering a former Civil Air Patrol Piper J-4 Cub provides a journey back in time.

The Oregon facility is the home of the Hughes Flying Boat, as well as an SR-71 Blackbird, an F-117 and a Titan II Space Launch Vehicle.

In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established National Aviation Day on August 19—Orville Wright’s birthday.

The volunteer job is all about sharing knowledge and passion for airplanes and flying.

The aeronautical engineer was the first NASA astronaut to fly the X-15 and the space shuttle.