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Parking Lot Construction Begins

Our long-awaited parking lot improvements are underway! We’re pouring concrete today on the expanded south parking lot, which will double our parking capacity and improve

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STEM Outreach to Janesville

Part of the Kelch Aviation Museum’s mission is to foster STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education among area students. Yesterday, our wonderful volunteers taught

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1930 LaSalle Convertible Coupe

New at the Kelch Aviation Museum, this 1930 LaSalle 2-passenger convertible coupe, on long-term loan from Malcolm and Marilyn Peacock of Beloit, Wisconsin. One of

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Our Rearwin at Oshkosh 1974

The Kelch Aviation Museum’s 1938 Rearwin was photographed over 50 years ago at EAA Oshkosh. Thanks for sharing this photograph, Lynn Towns.

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Rudy Kopp Memorial Challenge Campaign SUCCESS!

Thanks to you, our generous donors, we raised $10,000 to match the $10,000 challenge pledged in honor of Rudy Kopp. That means we’re starting the

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Anne Lindbergh’s Bird Biplane

Join Ami at the Kelch Aviation Museum on an in-depth, hands on adventure with the 1929 Brunner-Winkle Bird Biplane that Anne Morrow Lindbergh learned to

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Flight Simulator Donation

The Kelch Aviation Museum at Brodhead Airport has received the donation of a flight simulator from the Students in Aviation Foundation (SIA) in Baraboo, Wis.

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Science Toys

What weird science toys did you have as a kid? Our resident aerospace engineer volunteer, Nick, dug out this toy from his childhood and recreated

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School Group Tours

We love hosting school groups, and these engaged, curious, and fun homeschoolers from Janesville (ages 1-16!) visited the museum last week. In addition to detailed

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Bill Wagner

We are deeply saddened to share that longtime museum supporter, volunteer, pilot, and family man William “Bill” Wagner passed away on November 1st, 2024. Bill

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