Aerial Shot

Skot Wiedmann sent along this aerial picture of our new museum hangar. Thanks, Skot!

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Corben Super-Ace magazine artwork

Here’s some stunning magazine art from the archives! The Corben Super-Ace is a homebuilt plane, and a set of plans and construction articles originally appeared in Popular Aviation, starting with this issue in April 1935. We’re close to home with this one: The Corben Sport Plane and Supply Company was

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Happy Holidays from Kelch Aviation Museum!

Happy Holidays! Whatever you celebrate, here’s hoping your season is merry and bright! Meanwhile, looks like Santa upgraded his ride…

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Holiday Travels!

Here’s wishing you safe travels over the holidays! If you’re sick of traffic, remember – you could “fly in comfort for two cents a mile” in a Fairchild. Looks a little chilly to me… This vintage ad from a 1939 Aero Digest magazine is one of the countless delightful treasures

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Ray-Ban ad

I had no idea that Ray-Ban sunglasses (or should I say sun goggles?) were around in 1939 – but here’s an ad from that year’s Aero Digest. Those pilots certainly look dapper – and like they might fit in in 1975! This original vintage magazine, along with hundreds of others,

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On This Day: Wright Flyer’s First Flight!

On this day in 1903, the Wright brothers made the first four flights in the Wright Flyer – achieving the first ever controlled, sustained flight in a powered, heavier-than-air machine with a pilot aboard. And just like that, the aerial age began. “There is no sport equal to that which

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Achieving the Impossible

“Aviation is proof that given the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.” – Eddie Rickenbacker With your help we’ve done what seemed impossible: We’ve raised over a million dollars for a new museum building. We’re in the final stages of our campaign. Donate today and join us

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The Sky is the Limit

“To most people, the sky is the limit. To those who love aviation, the sky is home.” – Jerry Crawford When we started fundraising for our $1.3 million campaign, it felt as risky and challenging as wing walking! Yet with your help we’ve come so far, and we’re nearly 80%

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Holiday Air Mail

The holiday season means it’s time to mail out oodles of greeting cards! Airmail was one of the most important developments in early aviation, spurring on the pioneering of routes and technology. Here at Kelch Aviation Museum, we have an original 1927 Travel Air 4000, used for airmail delivery in

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Katherine Stinson, pioneering aviatrix

On this day in 1917, Katherine Stinson flew 606 miles from San Diego to San Francisco, setting a new American non-stop distance record. At a time when men dominated the flying world, Katherine was the 4th American woman to receive a pilot’s license. Read more about Katherine Stinson in this

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