Author Archives: David Wendell

Hindenburg Lighter Than Air Exhibit near Airventure 2016

If you’re traveling to Airventure 2016 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin (by air or by land), you may want to stop at the Iowa Aviation Museum along the way. The museum is owned and operated by Greg Schildberg, a third generation pilot, whose grandfather established a landing strip just north of Greenfield, Iowa. The field was taken…

SR-71 Blackbird Forum at Airventure 2016

Colonel Richard Graham, former Commanding Officer of Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron 1 and the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, will be delivering a keynote lecture at Airventure 2016 the 24th and 25th of July. Graham, of Pennsylvania and Texas, was a pilot with the legendary 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron during the Vietnam War, and after combat tour…