Good News & Bad News
Good news: Our new landscaping and Hydro Seed held up nicely to the heavy rains this week. Bad news: Some thoughtless person decided to ignore the orange cones and drive through it all. Our security camera got a partial license plate from the culprit and the Green County Sheriff is
We Have Grass!
The grading is done and the grass seed is down around the new hangar. Let’s hope Mother Nature continues to cooperate!
New Landscaping Underway
Mother Nature finally relented and our landscaping is underway around the new museum hangar. A new driveway and parking area are in on the east side, and grading backfill is under way in preparation for a lot of grass seed! Thanks to Kranig Excavating Inc. of Albany, Wis. for the
Fairchild-Caminez Engine Moves to the New Hangar
Today, we moved one of the rarest items in our collection to the new hangar; this Fairchild-Caminez cam engine. Forget what you learned in engineering school, this radial has an even number of cylinders, not an odd number like every other radial engine. A cam drive mechanism converted the motion
Amelia Earhart Across the North Atlantic
On May 20-21st, 1932, Amelia Earhart, flying a Lockheed Vega, became the first woman to make a solo flight across the North Atlantic. She took off from Harbour Grace in Newfoundland, and landed in Derry, Northern Ireland, 14 hours 54 minutes later. Here she poses with her red Vega shortly
Pandemic Post Office
At this time, we’re all relying so much on airmail, and yet it’s barely 100 years old! On this day in 1918, the USA Post Office made the first scheduled airmail trip between New York and Washington, D.C. Here’s some fun original newsreel footage of that important day! Keep an
Lindy in Milwaukee
We posted a photo of our Charles Lindbergh statue last week. Here’s a photo of the real man, in Milwaukee in 1927.
Moving Charles Lindbergh
We moved Charles Lindbergh into the new hangar today – with proper health precautions, of course… Let this photo go on the record: at Kelch Aviation Museum we’re doing our part to keep the world healthy!
Interesting Masks
When we’re not working from home, our staff wears masks. We know we may look a bit odd, but we aren’t the first ones – check out this very, um, interesting, mask situation from the 1918 flu pandemic! Stay safe, everyone.