Aviation

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October Meeting: Fly Now! The Movie Special Preview

The Missouri Aviation Historical Society is proud to announce a sneak preview event of ‘Fly Now: The Movie’ on Thursday October 15th, 2015! Filmmaker Brian K. Kissinger will be on hand to discuss his legendary flying career and miraculous recovery from brain cancer! The film will debut at a special premiere at the historical Hi-Pointe Theatre on October 17th at high-noon! Free admission and refreshments available. Learn more about the ‘Fly […]

Boeing Video- ‘Voodoo: Casting a spell for 60 years’

This is a follow-up to the previous re-cap on our special November event, which celebrated the 60th anniversary of the McDonnell F-101 Voodoo. The Missouri Aviation Historical Society would like to thank Boeing Frontiers for attending our special event this past November.We are thrilled to collaborate with the cornerstone of Missouri aviation! The Boeing Company’s official story ‘Voodoo: Casting a spell for 60 years’ can be viewed on most media formats.   In […]

60th Anniversary of the F-101 Voodoo

The Missouri Aviation Historical Society hosted a special day of events on November 15th, 2014 celebrating the 60th anniversary of the McDonnell F-101 Voodoo. Former engineers, test pilots, workers, and enthusiasts converged from across the country to celebrate. The event was hosted on location at the James J. Eagan Civic Center in Florissant, Missouri which contains one of two F-101 displays in the Greater St. Louis Area. The chilly autumn day began with […]

Missouri Planes Take Home Awards at OshKosh 2014

The Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) annual Airventure fly-in was recently held at it’s usual spot in Oshkosh Wisconsin. Hundreds of planes from hand-built to military converge on the small field for the largest air display in North America. Among the many attendees, several Missourian owners and planes won awards for their display’s. Below is a quick list of the local winners, full list and overview available at the Oshkosh website. Classic […]

MOAVHIST Attends St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase

Members of the Missouri Aviation Historical Society, HEC-TV, and the Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum recently attended the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase held annually at the Tivoli Theater off Delmar. The recent episode of ‘Impact’ which featured Tom Mohan’s Honor Flight was screened in the ‘Best Documentary-Short’ category. Members of Tom Mohan’s family were also in attendance to witness the special on the big screen. The honor flight took place […]