Date: | 06 15 1930 |
---|---|
Description: | William McDonald and Merl Buck posing in front of a small airplane with several Air Show trophies on the ground in front of them. |
Date: | 1912 |
---|---|
Description: | The Wright Flyer of Farnum Fish being pushed into position for a demonstration flight at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. |
Date: | 1912 |
---|---|
Description: | John Kaminski and his Curtiss pusher were scheduled to fly at the 1912 Wisconsin State Fairgrounds in Milwaukee, along with several other Curtiss aviators ... |
Date: | 1912 |
---|---|
Description: | John Kaminski (who can barely be seen here in his Lincoln Beachey checkered cap), his mechanic, and onlookers attempting to ready his Curtiss pusher for fl... |
Date: | |
---|---|
Description: | Carl, Robert, and Ray Breecher at work on their modified parasol Heath airplane. After months of hard work, the plane was completely destroyed during a tes... |
Date: | |
---|---|
Description: | Tony Italiano of Waukesha, founder of the Supreme Model Supply Co., with a large model airplane. |
Date: | 1928 |
---|---|
Description: | Russell Schuetze of Waukesha with his home built airplane, a single seat Irwin. Schuetze built the airplane (or perhaps some of the airplane) in his father... |
Date: | 07 19 1931 |
---|---|
Description: | The crowd at a free air show sponsored by the recently organized Waukesha Aviation Club in order to dedicate their new airport. In actuality, the club's ai... |
Date: | 1916 |
---|---|
Description: | A Standard plane on the golf course of the Waukesha Moor Baths Hotel surrounded by curious onlookers. This landing was representative of the problems encou... |
Date: | 05 25 1931 |
---|---|
Description: | The Waukesha Flying Club and their jointly owned Waco 10. The members are (row 1, left to right) Charles Gittner, Joe Rombough, and Roy Winzenreid and (row... |
Date: | 05 11 1913 |
---|---|
Description: | The Wright Model B airplane, in which Calbraith Perry Rodgers had crashed and died on April 3, 1912, flying once again. The plane is flying at a Lima, Ohio... |
Date: | 05 11 1913 |
---|---|
Description: | The 1911 Wright Model B rebuilt by Jesse Brabazon of Delavan and his partner-mechanic, Frank Shaffer. Brabazon, who is in the pilot's seat, is about to tak... |
Date: | 1912 |
---|---|
Description: | Lincoln Beachey's Curtiss Pusher and the crates in which the airplane was transported by rail to the Sheboygan fairgrounds. At the time, Lincoln Beachey wa... |
Date: | 09 05 1913 |
---|---|
Description: | Wisconsin's first air fatality was P.C. Davis, an exhibition pilot from Chicago, who died as a result of injuries sustained during an aerial performance in... |
Date: | 1928 |
---|---|
Description: | Race winners John P. Wood and Archie Towell, both of Wausau, during the National Air Reliability Tour's stop in Wausau. |
Date: | 1947 |
---|---|
Description: | Herman "Fish" Salmon and his airplane, the "Cosmic Wind," at the 1947 National Air Races. This image is from the collection of Harry Bruno, the publicist f... |
Date: | 05 06 1934 |
---|---|
Description: | Pilot Orland G. Corben accepts the winner's trophy at the Kroger Air Show in Madison from Kroger Manager D.V. McPeek. Also in the photograph is Tommy Hain... |
Date: | 06 15 1934 |
---|---|
Description: | A home built Pietenpol buit by members of the Waukesha Aviation Club after its initial flight. They are Chet Wolt, Jack Leeman, Dean Crites, and Bob Lathro... |
Date: | |
---|---|
Description: | Myrland's Sky Lodge, a vacation resort near Montello that boasted a private landing strip for pilots with small planes. The Piper Vagabond in the foregroun... |
Date: | 1984 |
---|---|
Description: | A reunion of former members of Hangar 13, an organization of Beloit boys that built and raced model airplanes during the 1930s. |
If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.
Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: