Throwback Thursday, aviatrix edition! Here’s a photo of Belgian pilot Hélène Dutrieu, the “Girl Hawk”. In 1910 she reputedly became the first woman pilot to fly with a passenger. In 1911, she was the only woman in a field of 15 pilots competing for the King’s Cup air race, which

Here’s a wonderful bit of film footage of the first all-women’s flying meet in Northampton, England! I love the candid shot of the pilots hand-propping – a familiar sight at Brodhead, but I haven’t seen anyone in outfits that spiffy. March is Women’s History Month! This footage features many famous

It may be Monday, and the world may be kinda crazy, but there are *always* other pilots’ mistakes to laugh about! And laughter is the best medicine, right? Hang in there, fellow aviation fans! What projects (or failed projects…) are you working on at home these days?

A little reminder from a public service ad, circa 1918. The world has been through this before, but that doesn’t make it less scary. The staff at Kelch Aviation Museum will be working from home for a while. It’s a great time to research and plan – and band together

March is Women’s History Month! Here’s aviatrix Mildred Kaufman, who set a record for female aviators by flying 46 loop-the-loops in February of 1930. She’s pictured with her plane shortly after that record-setting flight, when she was 23 years old. So many amazing women have flown, broken through the glass

It’s National Women’s Day! We’re proud to feature our own 91 year-old Jeanne Scholes in this video. You’ve seen her around the museum and Brodhead Airport, but did you know she’s a boss who earned her pilot’s license at age 18? March is Women’s History Month, and we’ll be posting

Local Aviation History! Our latest acquisition is this Comet 7E aircraft engine built in nearby Madison, Wisconsin in 1929. The engine is on loan to the Kelch Aviation Museum and will be displayed once restoration is complete this year. Here’s a photo courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society of the

Thanks to the Rotary Club of Beloit for inviting the Kelch Aviation Museum to speak at their weekly meeting yesterday. Here’s Bob Pokorney from EAA Chapter 431 and Pat Weeden, Executive Director of the museum.