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EAA founder Paul Poberezny proposed the idea of the EAA Air Museum-Air Education center in August 1958. [2] In the late 1970s, his son, EAA president Tom Poberezny, led the campaign to build the current updated EAA museum and headquarters, which was officially opened in 1983. The EAA library has been open to EAA members since 1985.
The Experimental Aircraft Association museum attracted 60,000 people to Oshkosh outside of July. EAA is a year-round attraction beyond just AirVenture. Here's a look at its impact.
Pioneer Airport (FAA LID: WS17) is a privately owned airport located two nautical miles (4 km) south of the central business district of Oshkosh, a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] The airport is located on the northwest edge of Wittman Regional Airport, with which it co-hosts the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh airshow.
F-86 Sabre (top), A-10 Thunderbolt II (mid), and P-51D Mustang (bottom) performing at Oshkosh in 2009. EAA was founded in Hales Corners, Wisconsin in 1953 by aircraft designer and military aviator veteran Paul Poberezny, who originally started the organization in the basement of his home for builders and restorers of recreational aircraft. [7]
The museum is made up of an exhibition hall, education learning lab, library, hangar and observation areas. [10] It also includes the Kohler Conference Room, which is named for Walter J. Kohler Sr. and Walter J. Kohler, Jr., former governors of Wisconsin who used aircraft in both their public and private lives. [11] [12]
The Museum is home to EAA's collection of more than 200 aircraft, of which more than 90 are on display inside the museum at any time. The museum's Pioneer Airport is a re-creation of a vintage aerodrome, with more than 40 additional airplanes on display. From May through mid-October (daily Memorial Day through Labor Day), flights are offered in ...
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Wisconsin River Papermaking Museum: Wisconsin Rapids: Wood: Central Sands Prairie: Industry: Papermaking history in the Wisconsin River valley and particularly history of the Consolidated Water Power & Paper Company [77] Wisconsin Science Museum Madison Dane Southern Savanna STEM: Museum exhibits, activities and art inspire STEM interest and ...