Aeronca

After touring the exhibits, Neil indicated his preference for “the old displays,” notably the Aeronca airplane in which he had learned to fly thirty-six years ago.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

On the afternoon of July 26, 1947, twenty-year-old flying student and World War II navy veteran Frederick Carl Lange struck a power line and crashed his Aeronca Champ in a hayfield.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

On the afternoon of July 26, 1947, twenty-year-old flying student and World War II navy veteran Frederick Carl Lange struck a power line and crashed his Aeronca Champ in a hayfield.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

On the afternoon of July 26, 1947, twenty-year-old flying student and World War II navy veteran Frederick Carl Lange struck a power line and crashed his Aeronca Champ in a hayfield.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

After touring the exhibits, Neil indicated his preference for “the old displays,” notably the Aeronca airplane in which he had learned to fly thirty-six years ago.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

One of the newest airplanes was the Aeronca Chief, a light high-wing monoplane—made in nearby Middleton, Ohio—featuring side-by-side instead of in-line seating for two and a control wheel instead of a control stick.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

One of the newest airplanes was the Aeronca Chief, a light high-wing monoplane—made in nearby Middleton, Ohio—featuring side-by-side instead of in-line seating for two and a control wheel instead of a control stick.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

On the afternoon of July 26, 1947, twenty-year-old flying student and World War II navy veteran Frederick Carl Lange struck a power line and crashed his Aeronca Champ in a hayfield.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

After touring the exhibits, Neil indicated his preference for “the old displays,” notably the Aeronca airplane in which he had learned to fly thirty-six years ago.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

One of the newest airplanes was the Aeronca Chief, a light high-wing monoplane—made in nearby Middleton, Ohio—featuring side-by-side instead of in-line seating for two and a control wheel instead of a control stick.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005