The Missouri Aviation Historical Society held their September meeting, ‘Airshow Photography 101’ on September 17th. Local aviation photographers showcased recent material and provided insight/tips on the power of a camera. Our presenters included Gary Chambers, Gary Liming, and Aero Experience photojournalists Mark Nankivil and Carmelo Turdo. Additional exhibits by Joe Gurney and David White gave the audience photo experiences from every angle of the room! MOAVHIST thanks all who coordinated and presented […]
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The Missouri Aviation Historical Society was thrilled to formally hold a fiftieth anniversary celebration of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation’s Project Gemini program on Thursday, June 18th. Designed and built in St. Louis, Missouri, project Gemini became one of the most important aspects of the NASA space program. Held as a direct sequel to our Project Mercury celebration in 2013, former engineers and communication experts re-joined together for a live Q&A panel […]
Thursday, April 16th brought MOAVHIST’s 50th formal meeting, this time to remember the C-46 Commando’s 75 anniversary. With design and initial production roots in St. Louis, the plane would go on to become a major asset during WWII. A few C-46’s still fly today in the United States and Africa. The presentation was given by MOAVHIST president Dan O’Hara using content donated from the Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum, Dave […]
MOAVHIST kicked off the new year with another anniversary, this time celebrating 40 years since the record breaking McDonnell Douglas F-15 ‘Streak Eagle’ flights, known for breaking eight time to climb records over a two week period in January 1975. Among the special attendees included former workers, family members, engineers, and Eagle pilots. The society was also payed a special visit by St. Louis Science Center representatives; President and CEO Bert Vescolani, Chief […]
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 […]
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 […]