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Cessna 170’s 75th Anniversary Celebrations Set for EAA AirVenture 2023!

April 4, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

Other than the Piper J-4 Cub, the venerable Cessna 170 is perhaps the most important single-engine General Aviation aircraft ever designed. The type and its many derivatives have established an incredible legacy across the globe, […]

Aviation Community Mourns Loss of Tom Poberezny (1946 – 2022)

July 26, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (July 25, 2022) — Tom Poberezny, the retired president and chairman of the Experimental Aircraft Association, is being mourned by the EAA and aviation communities after his death early […]

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Inaugural Sound of Speed Airshow to Feature Five Warbirds July 14-17, 2022

June 29, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Sound of Speed Air Show will host five historic aircraft during the Sound of Speed Warbird Fly In, July 14-17. Doc’s Friends, the Commemorative Air Force Gulf Coast Wing and the Experimental Aircraft Association […]

EAA Aviation Museum – Reopening August 3rd

July 16, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

While we may have suffered the cancellation of the annual celebration of all-things-aviation which was due to begin next week at AirVenture Oshkosh, the Experimental Aircraft Association will be re-opening their spectacular EAA Aviation Museum […]

EAA Spirit of Aviation Week coming July 21-25

June 6, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 2

Press Release -The Experimental Aircraft Association is showcasing the whole spectrum of flight this summer in a virtual way, as EAA Spirit of Aviation Week on July 21-25 will celebrate the entire aviation community. The […]

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2020 Cancelled

May 1, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Experimental Aircraft Association has just announced that they have cancelled this year’s AirVenture Oshkosh event which was due to take place in late July. Given the present uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic, this decision […]

The Final Mission – EAA’s New Book with Personal Stories of B-17 Veterans

March 28, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

The Experimental Aircraft Association has just announced the release of a new book featuring dozens of personal stories of those who flew, built and maintained the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress during WWII. These stories were […]

EAA Ford Tri-Motor Tour Temporarily Standing Down

March 13, 2020 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

Given the present uncertainty across the globe, where major sporting events, conventions and social gatherings are being curtailed due to well-founded health concerns, it should come as no surprise that there would be repercussions for […]

Resurrecting the last North American NA-50 Fighter

January 21, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

The NA-50 was an export fighter which North American Aviation (NAA) designed for the Peruvian Air Force in the late 1930s. They type evolved from the two-seat NA-16 trainer which, as we all know, NAA […]

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RCAF Snowbirds Returning to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2020

December 19, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

RCAF Snowbirds Returning to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2020 Renowned military flight team marks 50 years of performances next summer EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (December 10, 2019) — The Canadian Forces Snowbirds, one […]

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