Our 1929 Stearman C3B made an uneventful flight to EAA Oshkosh in July. After a great week of talking to hundreds of people, we were a bit surprised to have received an award for “Outstanding WWII Era Open Cockpit Biplane”. Although the category seems suspect, we are nonetheless pleased to

On Tuesday, July 18, we flew the museum’s 1929 Stearman C3B to Oshkosh, Wisconsin and the 2017 EAA Airventure event that starts on Monday, July 24. The flight from Brodhead took about an hour and the old Wright Whirlwind engine ran fine. Upon arrival, we were marshaled to the Vintage

The upcoming Pietenpol/Hatz Fly-In takes place at Brodhead Airport on July 20-23. This annual event is the 42nd annual reunion of the Brodhead Pietenpol Association (formerly the National Pietenpol Association) and brings pilots and enthusiasts from around the world to Brodhead. On Friday evening, July 21, the Kelch Aviation Museum is

A big thanks to Ashley and Anthony from the nearby Janesville Gazette for a wonderful article on the Kelch Aviation Museum’s progress and plans for the future. Check it out at the exclusive link below: https://t.co/fWIjxARgiF

Once again, the Kelch Aviation Museum is hosting one of the weekly gatherings of the Wisconsin Flying Hamburger Social on Wednesday evening, June 14 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Join us for a cook out off hamburgers, brats and all the fixin’s for a free will donation. Fly in or

The Kelch Aviation Museum will be open this Sunday during EAA Chapter 431’s Community Pancake Breakfast at Brodhead Airport. Stop over between 7:00 a.m.and noon to see our collection of aircraft and our plans for the future. We’ll have the Curtiss 12-W up flying, weather permitting. Community Pancake Breakfast is

Pilot Greg Heckman took the Curtiss 12-W out for a short flight over Brodhead yesterday to shake off the winter cobwebs. Everything performed well.

Last summer, the Brodhead Area Foundation award the Kelch Aviation Museum a $30,000 challenge grant toward our $1 Million Capital Campaign to build a new museum facility. As has been mentioned here and in our many area presentations, having the community support of our museum project is critical to our

Each year, Vintage Aircraft Association Chapter 11 in Brookfield, Wis. awards the Alfred & Lois Kelch Scholarship to a young person in southeast Wisconsin, “…interested in pursuing their interests in any field in aviation.” The 2016 recipient was Luke Lachendro from Beaver Dam, Wis., who has been very active in

We have recently been bringing the Kelch Aviation Museum story to various civic and aviation groups in the area. Optimists Club, Kiwanis, Chambers of Commerce and EAA Chapters.  We will be speaking at the regular meeting of EAA Chapter 60 in Beloit, Wis. on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017. If you’re in