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Raymonde de Laroche
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,
Netherlands to Indonesia
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
China Clipper
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
Macauley Field
November is National Aviation History month! A hundred years ago on November 20th, 1919, Macauley Field, the first Municipal Airport in the United States, officially
Pietenpol Donation!
Big news to announce! We finalized a wonderful aircraft donation this week. The Kelch Aviation Museum at Brodhead Airport has received a donation of an
Closed in For Winter
Construction of our new hangar has been delayed a bit by the fickle Wisconsin weather, but we are enclosed just in time for winter. The
More Construction Photos
Here we are, the last week of October and the new hangar is getting closer to completion. As of this writing, completion is expected the
Concrete Floor Time Lapse
Timelapse movie of the crew laying down the new concrete floor of the Kelch Aviation Museum hangar. October 9, 2019
Kelch Aviation Museum receives $100,000 posthumous donation from beloved community member Rudy Kopp
The Kelch Aviation Museum at Brodhead Airport has received a $100,000 gift from the late Rudy Kopp (1927-2019) of Orfordville. For those who knew him,
Construction Progress Photos
Its starting to look like an airplane hangar. What a thrill to see our building going up!