News
Wisconsin Flying Hamburger Social Wednesday, August 21
A reminder that the Kelch Aviation Museum is hosting the last Wisconsin Flying Hamburger Social of the season next Wednesday, August 21, 2019 from 5:00 –
Phase I Groundbreaking
We’re excited to announce the official groundbreaking for Phase I of our new museum building. The date is Friday, July 19, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.
We’re Officially Out
As of today, June 17, 2019, the Kelch Aviation Museum is officially out of our existing storage building and office. Bring on the new building!
Safely Moving the Archive
With Phase 1 of the new museum building construction right around the corner, we began a long anticipated move of our archive to a suitable
Boy Scouts to the Rescue
Brodhead Boy Scout Troop 108 pitched in today to remove the observation deck from the current building at the Kelch Aviation Museum. They will be
Happy 90th Birthday to Stearman NC8811
90 Years Ago Today On April 11, 1929, the Stearman factory in Wichita, Kansas completed manufacturing work on another of their aircraft, a model C3B,
Kelch Aviation Museum Hires Part-Time Archivist
The Kelch Aviation Museum’s Library & Archive continues to grow through generous donations of valuable collections from around the country. A cornerstone of our mission
Velie Monocoupe
This Velie powered Monocoupe 70 hangs in the California Science Center in Los Angeles, and is nearly identical to N800HB, owned by the Kelch Aviation
Aviation Royalty!
During a presentation on the Golden Age of Aviation in Oconomowoc today, we met Norm Poberezny, Paul’s younger brother. We talked about learning to fly
1932 Michigan Air Tour
The sister ship to our Curtiss-Wright 12-W (one serial number below) is shown here in 1932 with its original owner, Ruth Kitchel from Coldwater, Michigan.