Jackie Cochran and the Need for Speed by Julia Lauria-Blum
Jackie Cochran climbed to 45,000 feet in a Canadair F-86 Sabre jet, leaving a contrail of ice crystals behind her path. Achieving the highest altitude necessary, she did a split […]
Midland Airsho
Come see us at the Midland Airsho presented by the High Sky Wing CAF on September 7 – 8, 2024. We will bring two of our vintage warbirds to the […]
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
See you at EAA AirVenture 2024!! Make sure you stop by our booth and see our aircraft in War Bird Alley. Event details coming soon.
Big Country Air Fest
Get ready for the Big Country Air Fest on May 4, 2024! There will be food trucks, static displays, and flying from modern military, warbirds, and some EAA aircraft. Stay […]
WASP Homecoming & Airshow – Journey Above the Stars
Get ready for Homecoming 2024! Plan your trip now for an incredible weekend on Avenger Field. Check out the Homecoming page for all updated information.
Remembering Marie & Shutsy by John Marsh
My mother, Marie Barrett Marsh, 43-W-7, was a distinguished member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots. From an early age, I was proud of my mother and knew I would […]
How the WASP Won Their Militarization by Sarah Byrn Rickman
Here’s a little-known piece of WASP militarization history! Nancy Batson Crews – an original WAFS [the Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron that preceded the WASP] – served 1972-1975 as President of The […]
The First Instrument Flight & the ‘Link’ to IFR – 1929 by Julia Lauria-Blum
On September 24, 1929, one of the greatest milestones in aviation took place at the Full Flight Laboratory at Mitchel Field on Long Island when Army Lt. James Doolittle made […]
My Friend, The Invincible Teresa James by Julia Lauria-Blum
Originally published March 2, 2020/Metropolitan Airport News On June 12, 2001, a JetBlue airliner touched down at JFK International and taxied to its gate after a two-and-a-half-hour flight north from […]
Celia Hunter’s Remarkable Legacy by Julia Lauria-Blum
In a black and white photo that I borrowed from Celia Hunter in 2001, four young women in crisp white shirts and dark slacks stand beneath the cowling of a […]
