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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Concrete Floor Time Lapse

Timelapse movie of the crew laying down the new concrete floor of the Kelch Aviation Museum hangar. October 9, 2019

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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,

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Construction Progress Photos

Its starting to look like an airplane hangar. What a thrill to see our building going up!

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Look at the Size of This Thing!

The framework for the museum hangar is up and the building is taking shape!

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Building Construction Has Begun

Construction on our new museum hangar officially began on Monday, August 26, 2019! Kranig Excavating of Albany, Wis. and Bayland Buildings of Green Bay are

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