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The Birth of A New Magazine, plus the Lindbergh Bird

Old Magazines with Michael John, no. 6: The Birth of A New Magazine, Lindbergh, and the Bird My love for old aviation magazines started back

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Matty Laird & Al Kelch

Throwback Thursday: Matty Laird, founder of Laird Airplane Co, posing with our own Al Kelch, founder of the Kelch Aviation Museum! Al was a huge

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Group Tour Magazine

Look, we’re in the current issue of Group Tour Magazine! Schedule your group tour with us soon. Bring a bus load or a car load

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Pilots Directions

Ahh, nothing like a good old fashioned sectional! Navigation has changed so much since the early years of flight, but map-reading skills will never go

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Honoring Doug Holt on Veteran’s Day

For Veteran’s Day, we chose to honor Lt. Douglas Holt, one of the key people who made the Kelch Aviation Museum a reality. An original

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The Thoroughbred of the Airways

Here’s an original 1929 ad from Aero Digest featuring the Laird Airplane Co., “The Thoroughbred of the Airways.” The vintage artwork of this era is

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Antique Silver Age Open Cockpit Biplane

Five years ago this week, our 1928 Stearman C3B appeared on the cover of Vintage Airplane magazine. This rare aircraft was flown to the EAA

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Spirit of St. Louis Repairs in Milwaukee

Charles Lindbergh visited Wisconsin during his victory tour in August 1927! Here’s a commemorative postcard, and a photo of mechanics doing a quick repair on

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Happy Halloween, vintage aviation lovers!

Happy Halloween, vintage aviation lovers! How many of you have airplane-themed halloween costumes, like this incredible 1930s outfit?

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“A Day’s Work”

Pictured is the Kelch Aviation Museum’s 1929 Stearman C3B, NC8811 after a day’s work with Atwood Crop Dusters in 1954. Crop dusting was a dangerous

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