CONTEST WINNER

Congratulations to Gary Lampman, who was selected at random from all the entrants in our drawing. Gary receives a copy of our picture book, “Biplanes of the Kelch Aviation Museum.” Thank you to everyone who signed up for our newsletter mailing list to enter the contest.

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Work From Home

Half of our staff (of two) is taking this week off while I work from home, so our posts here aren’t as flashy as usual. Ami Eckard-Lee is our archivist, collections manager, & social media guru, but instead of working for Kelch right now, she’s off sewing masks for essential

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Final Day of the Giveaway

Today’s the final day in our giveaway! Enter now to win a gorgeous coffee table book featuring incredible photos of our biplane collection, including our 1932 Curtiss-Wright pictured in flight here. It’s simple to enter: Sign up for our e-mail list OR our printed newsletter on our website: https://bit.ly/3bwzK9v One

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How NOT to Fly

Happy weekend! Here’s Bugs Bunny showing us how NOT to learn to fly… It’s gorgeous flying weather, but we’re staying on the ground in lockdown. Reading any good aviation books? Share your recommendations in the comments.

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Kelch Museum Antique Biplanes

We’re missing those carefree days of summer, and flying Kelch’s gorgeous Butler Blackhawk. You too? Distract yourself today by entering our giveaway! You could win a beautiful coffee-table photo book, “Kelch Museum Antique Biplanes,” by Diedrich Dassenbrock, showcasing six of our most beautiful planes – including our Butler Blackhawk! It’s

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GIVEAWAY TIME!

GIVEAWAY TIME! Win a copy of this beautiful coffee-table photo book, “Kelch Museum Antique Biplanes,” by Diedrich Dassenbrock! It’s a fully bound, glossy book showcasing six of our most beautiful planes, and would make a perfect addition to your aviation library or gift for an airplane aficionado. Here’s how to

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Moving In…Slowly

We’re moving in…slowly! Before Wisconsin’s #stayathome order kicked in this week, we got some of our display engines out of storage and moved in to the new hangar. They look right at home! Left to right; Milwaukee Tank “Skymotor”, Lycoming R-680 (thought to be one of the oldest Lycoming engines

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Eileen Vollic

“As I sat in the cockpit I felt quite at home, fear never entered my head and when I saw the earth recede as the winged monster roared and soared skyward, and the familiar scenes below became a vast panorama of checker- boarded fields, neatly arranged toy houses, and silvery

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How to Fly – 1934

Miss flying? If you can’t take to the skies for real, try the next best thing! Here’s a fun little How To Fly film from 1934, featuring a Command-Aire 5C3. The explanations and instructions are pretty solid, but there are a few questionable moments – a solo parachute jump on

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Powder Puff Derby 1930-31

What a lineup! The Powder Puff Derby at Long Beach, California circa 1930-31. Can you spot legendary aviatrix Pancho Barnes? At the archives in Kelch Aviation Museum, we have a copy of Pancho’s logbook! Looking through it is like looking over her shoulder. Consider donating to our archive fund to

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