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$200,000 Donation from William S. Knight Trust

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

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Stearman First Run (in 19 years)

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

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Memorable Flight

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

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Brodhead Area Foundation $30,000 Match Grant

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

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Hamburger Social – June 15

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

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2016 Pancake Breakfast

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

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Doing the Biplane Shuffle

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

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Janesville Gazette Editorial

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

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Article in the Janesville Gazette

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,

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Capital Fundraiser for New Building

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!

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