Monthly Archives: February 2014

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Winter 2014 Meetings: Lambert History and Flying the SR-71

The Missouri Aviation Historical Society held two major meetings for winter 2014, with over 110 people combined in attendance. For our January meeting, Dr. Daniel L. Rust gave a comprehensive history of one of the oldest airfields in the country, Lambert Field. Dr. Rust will be the author of a future book covering the airport from an agreement with the Missouri History Museum, Lambert St. Louis International Airport and The Missouri […]

Winter Reading

What happens when we get a massive winter for the record books? One way to kill time is to open a good book, and the Missouri Aviation Historical Society has some new featured books that are a must read for any aviation enthusiast! Curtiss XP-55 Ascender by By Gerry Balzer The Curtiss XP-55 Ascender was a tailless swept-wing WWII pusher fighter design born out by the USAAC 1940 fighter competition. The […]