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Forward in Flight Winter 2025/2026

Honoring our 2025 Inductees: Scott Alwin, Greg Anderson, Ed Lachendro, Mark Lee, and Richard Werling

Not Too Far Gone - Do you restore this pile of parts or...

WAHF Founder Carl Guell - His vision took flight

Painting Hope in Pink - Colleen Weber's efforts to raise awareness

Celebrating a Century of Flight - flight and family at Morey Airplane Company

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Welcome to the Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame, a membership organization dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing Wisconsin aviation news and history. Learn about the men and women who are making aviation history in Wisconsin and beyond.

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WAHF 40: #1 - WAHF Founder Carl Guell

WAHF 40: #1 - WAHF Founder Carl Guell

40 YEARS, 40 STORIES

Carl E. Guell had a teacher’s patience, an aviator’s confidence, and a preservationist’s instinct. Long before the Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame existed he was already doing the work that would define it - collecting stories, documenting scenes from the sky, and showing people why aviation matters.

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Who Do You Consider a Wisconsin Aviation Legend?

Who Do You Consider a Wisconsin Aviation Legend?

John Dorcey June 22

The 2024 WAHF Induction Ceremony was without a doubt the Wisconsin aviation gala of the year. With record breaking attendance, it was the most exciting and successful of our past 38 past ceremonies. Social media is full of images and comments regarding the event and the five inductees.

How did those five individuals get selected? Who can nominate someone for induction?

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Leo J. Kohn Photography Collection

Digitization and Preservation Project

Leo J. Kohn Photography Collection

Digitization and Preservation Project