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January 2020
Winter Seminar Series at Historic Flight: “The Korean Air War”
Presented by Barry Latter, retired Boeing chief engineer of 34 years, aviation historian and historical archivist. Amid the political arguments and chaos of big carriers versus long- www.historicflightrange strategic bombers, the Navy struggled to find its future direction in the wake of WWII. President Truman’s immediate response to the North Korean invasion south across the 38th parallel, pitchforked the Navy into a situation for which it was ill-prepared. We will examine the roles played by the Navy throughout the Korean…
Find out more »Winter Seminar Series at Historic Flight: “The Korean Air War” Naval Operations
Amid the political arguments and chaos of big carriers versus long- www.historicflightrange strategic bombers, the Navy struggled to find its future direction in the wake of WWII. President Truman’s immediate response to the North Korean invasion south across the 38th parallel, pitchforked the Navy into a situation for which it was ill-prepared. We will examine the roles played by the Navy throughout the Korean campaign and see how the Korean war actually helped the service emerge with a much clearer…
Find out more »February 2020
Historic Flight presents – The Korean War, Special Operations and Electronic Warfare.
John Somerville is an Associate Technical Fellow at Boeing specializing in aircraft electrical power and navigation systems. John has presented lectures on the history of aviation navigation, instrument landing systems, traffic and collision avoidance technologies, ground proximity warning technologies and the evolution of human factors in the flight deck. Join us at Historic Flight on January 29th at 7:00 pm or February 1st at noon for his special presentation. Learn about air support special operations and electronic warfare in the…
Find out more »Purdue Aviation Day
Purdue Aviation Day is planned and executed entirely by student leaders within the School of Aviation & Transportation Technology. Purdue Aviation Day (PAD) is an open-access event welcome to community members, prospective students, industry partners, and aviation enthusiasts alike. The event focuses on sharing the passion of aviation through static aircraft displays, educational events, historic displays, guest speakers, and children's activities. What makes this event special is that it is planned and executed entirely by student leaders within the School…
Find out more »Historic Flight Foundation Lecture: Strategic Bomber Operations, Korean Air War
“The Forgotten War” Our guest presenter, Mike Lombardi, has a long history in aviation starting with Boeing in 1979. Since 1994 Mike has been serving as a Boeing corporate historian and spokesperson for the company on the Disney Channel, PBS, Smithsonian and BBC. He’s a published author on the subject of strategic airpower with a focus on the Korean Air War. Mike will join us at Historic Flight on February 26th at 7:00 PM and again on February…
Find out more »May 2020
Hutchinson (KS) Regional Airport Open House & Fly In
Featuring: Lockheed T-33 Fly By AC-47 Gunship "Spooky" C-45 Expeditor UC-78 Bobcat C-1 Trader Water Drop Demonstration EAA Young Eagles Youth Airplane Rides Weather Balloon Demonstration EAA Pancake Breakfast
Find out more »38th Annual Joe Nall Week
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Find out more »AOPA San Marcos, Texas Fly-In
Note: In March, AOPA and Go Wheels Up! Texas announced the indefinite postponement of the May 29 and 30, 2020 AOPA Fly-In in San Marcos, Texas, featured at Go Wheels Up! Texas. The two organizations are continuing to explore options for rescheduling the event. We liked it so much the first time (and it was our very first fly-in!) we’re going back to San Marcos, Texas, for our first 2020 fly-in on May 29 and 30. And to sweeten the…
Find out more »June 2020
Chippewa Valley Air Show
Static displays and air show.
Find out more »Innovations in Flight Family Day and Outdoor Aviation Display
Note: This year's event is one week after Father's Day, breaking with tradition. Explore the engineering and design innovations that have taken place during the last century of flight. Talk with pilots of over 50 vintage and modern aircraft, on display outside the Museum for one day only. Discover the science behind flight through hands-on, STEM-based activities. This is a great event for your family and friends, even if they are not #AvGeeks. Maybe even especially if they are not #AvGeeks.…
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