The Museum will be closed January 12th - January 16th in preparation for our new Special Exhibition Ripley's Believe It or Not!. Museum reopens Saturday January 17th. New Exhibit opens January 31st!
Lillian Boyer (1901-1989) was a sensational aerialist during the 1920s. She had her first ride in an airplane in 1921, and on the second ride, she climbed out on the wing. From late 1921 to late 1928, Lillian dazzled huge crowds at fairs in 22 states as she took to the air in a Curtiss Jenny biplane piloted by the well-known flier William S. Brock. Throughout her career, she performed at 352 shows in 41 states and Canada, completing 143 automobile-to-plane changes and 37 parachute jump
Lindell Hendrix enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942 and served in England with the 8th Air Force. Discharged in 1950, he became a test pilot for Republic, aircraft salesman, and then turned to freelance writing.
Linus Upson served in both the Second World War and the Korean War.
This collection contains photos from the period 1914-18, showing Spads, Camels, Nieuports, Fokkers and airships.
Louis Gordon was the co-pilot/ mechanic on the 1928 Transatlantic flight of the Fokker F7 "Friendship" which flew from Newfoundland to Wales in 1928. Amelia Earhart was a passenger on this flight and it is remembered as the first air crossing of the Atlantic by a female.
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