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AUGUST MEETING: THE ‘KANSAS CITY B-25 FACTORY’

The Missouri Aviation Historical Society is proud to announce our August meeting at a SPECIAL DAY AND TIME! Join us Saturday, August 15th at 1:00 P.M. for a special presentation on the legendary B-25 Bomber from John Roper, Co-author of the book ‘Kansas City B-25 Factory’. Immediately following the presentation will be a screening of ‘Catch-22’! Refreshments will be served, and rumor has it the B-25 ‘Show Me’ may do a fly-by! […]

Mechanics Wanted For Great Purpose

St. Louis based non-profit Wings of Hope is searching for aircraft mechanics to help maintain their humanitarian based fleet. Wings of Hope helps provide recourses to those in need across the globe and has been nominated multiple times for the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize. Check out the flyer below and help spread the word:  

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 […]

Boeing Company WSO Talks Growler

The Missouri Aviation Historical Society was recently honored to host current Navy Captain/Boeing WSO Dana “PERK” Perkins for the August 2014 meeting. Perkins currently serves as a Naval Reserve Assistant Chief of Staff and instructor at the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center, NAS Fallon, Nevada. In addition, he’s also a Boeing Flight Operations Weapons System Officer for production test flights of all Boeing tactical aircraft in St. Louis. His unique role […]

MOAVHIST Bleeds Blue for April Meeting

The Missouri Aviation Historical Society’s April meeting took place on Thursday, April 24th in our usual meeting spot at Creve Coeur Airport. This month’s meeting featured a variety of guest speakers that brought different perspectives to what makes the United States Navy Blue Angels truly unique. MOAVHIST member Joe Gurney has been presenting classes and events about the USN Blue Angels around the St. Louis metro area for years, and was […]