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Flying Down to Rio at Movie Night

TONIGHT is Movie Night at the museum! We’re showing “Flying Down To Rio,” Fred Astaire’s first-ever movie, a fun and silly 1930s romp complete with

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Acro Trainer Donation

Back in February, we received the donation of an Acro Trainer aircraft that had been damaged in a landing accident. Since it’s not part of

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Happy Mother’s Day

The museum is closed today for Mother’s Day. We’ll be open again on Wednesday as usual. Happy Mother’s Day! (Pic: RAF pilot greeting her daughter)

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Donations for Our Fly Market

Here’s the latest donation of aircraft parts for our September Fly Market and Aviation Swap Shop. Elliott Eiden is the owner and manager of Camp

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MANA Visit

We enjoyed hosting the Madison Area Network of Amputees group for a tour! It was a perfect spring day, and we were proud to share

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China Clipper at Movie Night

Why do these transpacific pilots look so stressed out? Join us to for movie night and find out – we’re showing China Clipper (1936) on

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Vintage Hangar Dance

We’re thrilled to announce our second annual Swing & Wings Vintage Hangar Dance on Saturday, June 1st! In collaboration with the Waunakee Big Band, we’re

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Leo J. Kohn Photography Collection

As we have posted here before, the Kelch Aviation Museum archive holds the Leo J. Kohn Photography Collection of some 20,000 historic aviation images. The

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Franklin Friday!

It’s Franklin Friday! An undated photo of our 1932 Franklin Sport 90, and a modern shot of how it looks today. Come see the Franklin

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Hangar Identification

Help us identify this vintage airplane hangar! These two pictures were recently donated to the Kelch Aviation Museum from the Brodhead Historical Society, and the

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