A lovely bit of magazine cover art: The Beechcraft B17-L, on Popular Aviation, February 1937. Though many people nowadays don’t know much about vintage aviation, the sight of a biplane still captures almost everyone’s imagination, and the dream of flight is still an inspiration. Join us in keeping the magic

December 7th is National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Here’s a photo of Scouting Squadron Six (VS-6), the Douglas SBD “Dauntless” Dive Bombers present that day.

The last big piece of the new museum hangar was installed yesterday, the big overhead door for our collection of vintage cars. Now on to the interior work!

It’s Giving Tuesday! Join us in keeping the legends and magic of the Golden Age of Aviation alive and flying! With your support and enthusiasm, the sky is the limit. To make it even more awesome, Facebook will be matching / doubling all donated funds today, on Giving Tuesday. You

Happy Monday! Anyone got the holiday travel blues? Take some advice from the Army Air Forces Air Transport Command Passenger Guide! This original pamphlet, along with hundreds like it, resides in Kelch Aviation Museum’s archive. The winter months may be no good for open-cockpit flying, but we’re keeping busy indoors

November is National Aviation History Month! On this day, November 30th, in 1907, Glenn Curtiss founded the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, the first airplane manufacturing company in the United States. At Kelch Aviation Museum, we have two Curtiss-Wright aircraft – a 1931 model 12Q and a 1932 model 12W.

November is National Aviation History month! 90 years ago on this day in 1929, Richard Byrd and his 3-man crew made the first flight to the South Pole. They had difficulty gaining enough altitude, and had to dump empty gas tanks, as well as their emergency supplies, in order to

November is National Aviation History month! Fun fact: On this day, November 25th,in 1913, Raymonde de Laroche, the first woman to earn a pilot’s license, flew 200 miles (320 km) solo in four hours, setting a new record. The flight won her the 1913 Fémina Cup for the longest solo

November is National History Month! Aviation history fun fact: On this day in 1924, a Fokker F. VII, landed in Indonesia after a 55-day adventure flying all the way from the Netherlands. With a total of 127 flight hours and numerous intermediate stopovers, the plane touched down in Jakarta to

November is National Aviation History month! Fun fact: On this day in 1935, The China Clipper’s first transpacific crossing departed Alameda, flown by Captain Edwin Musick. At the end of the six-day, 8,210-mile trip, the China Clipper reached Manila on November 29th, with a total flying time of 59 hours