Many people in the Midwest vintage aircraft community know the name Bill Knight. He was a long-time presence at Brodhead Airport where the Kelch Aviation Museum is based, and flew several different restored aircraft for many years. He owned a Waco UPF-7, Waco RNF, Taylorcraft, Airmaster, Cessna 180, two Pietenpols and

After a lengthy condition inspection, we were able to start the Wright J-5 engine on our 1928 Stearman C3B today. This is the first time it has run since August 22, 1997. We have a few more squawks to fix and it should return to the skies soon! [youtube]NFgO1QLpslw[/youtube] A

On Friday, July 1, we had the pleasure of taking 87-year old Bonnie Jeanne Scholes for a flight in our Travel Air 12W. Jean visited our museum back in May at the airport’s pancake breakfast and mentioned that she was, “…the first woman to land at Brodhead Airport. In 1945!” Jeanne

We are excited to announce that the Brodhead Area Foundation has awarded the Kelch Aviation Museum a $30,000 match grant! We have one year to raise $30,000, which will then be matched dollar for dollar by the Brodhead Area Foundation. This will be a tremendous boost toward our $1 Million

Join us on Wednesday, June 15th as we try something new at the museum. We will be hosting a Wisconsin Flying Hamburger Social, starting at 5:30 p.m., featuring the usual Wisconsin cook-out fare, hamburgers, bratwurst and all the fixings. Fly-in or drive-in for a friendly evening cook out. The meal is a

Our display at the EAA Chapter 431 Community Pancake Breakfast on May 22 attracted a lot of attention and we were able to talk to a lot of folks curious about the new museum project. Thanks to all who came out for the events around Brodhead Airport and who took

With the arrival of spring, its time to begin maintenance on some of the Kelch Aviation Museum airplanes ahead of the flying season. We will again fly the Curtiss-Wright Travel Air 12W, but we decided to bring one more aircraft back to life this season. After some discussion over the winter, we selected

A big thank you goes out to Greg Peck, editor of the Janesville Gazette for this fantastic editorial from a few weeks back. Check it out at the link below. Our Views: Museum plans are aviation gift to Brodhead – Gazettextra: GazettextraOur Views: Museum pl… https://t.co/dHHOfq7PN2 #aviation — Flight News

Reporter Andrea Anderson and photographer Angela Major out together an outstanding article for the Janesville Gazette in Saturday, April 9th edition. It’s behind a paywall, but can be accessed through the Gazette’s Twitter feed at this link: Fundraising underway for Brodhead Airport aviation museum https://t.co/2yq3VCHF9n — GazetteXtra (@gazettextra) April 9,

Monday, April 4, 2016 A big day here at the Kelch Aviation Museum, as we officially launch our capital fundraiser for our new museum building! Over the past year, the Alfred & Lois Kelch Charitable Trust has helped fund the property purchase next to Brodhead Airport and we have made continual