40 Years. 40 Stories.

WAHF has been sharing aviation stories for 40 years. This year, we’re bringing 40 of them back - one each week - to celebrate our 40th anniversary. Pulled from our magazine, Forward in Flight, these stories about people and moments are worth revisiting. Join us as we share them again.

Blaze on Alert FIF

#19 - Guided by WASP Wings

Guided by WASP Wings
Waunakee Ripp

#18 - From Hayfield to Vibrant Airpark

From Hayfield to Vibrant Airpark
Mitscher-cockpit-1946_300dpi

#17 - Marc Mitscher, Father of Naval Airpower

Marc Mitscher, Father of Naval Airpower
Wild Rose Airport Sign cropped

#16 - Worn-Out Engine Now a Showpiece

Worn-Out Engine Now a Showpiece
Harry Bouchard

#15 - Keep 'em Flying - Bouchards' four generations

Keep 'em Flying - Bouchards' four generations
Gib Green during WWII_WAHF Archives Photo

#14 - Gilbert Green's Flying Days

Gilbert Green's Flying Days
Geneva-Lake-map_1954 Lake Geneva

#13 - The U.S. Air Force Academy in Lake Geneva

The U.S. Air Force Academy in Lake Geneva
Marie Spear Flying Smile

#12 - A Stearman Homecoming

A Stearman Homecoming
LtCol Leonard Knitter 9Sep1983 small

#11 - When the Rescuers Become Rescued

When the Rescuers Become Rescued
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#10 - Lt. Stull Ditches in Lake Monona

Lt. Stull Ditches in Lake Monona
Paul Poberezny by  Rose Dorcey

#9 - Logging Time with Paul Poberezny

Logging Time with Paul Poberezny
flatley james NHRC

#8 - Tales of the Aces

Tales of the Aces
04_Pilot Training_1953 Arnold Ebneter

#7 - From the Golden Age of Aviation to a World Record

From the Golden Age of Aviation to a World Record
Bob flying

#6 - The Bob Lussow Story

The Bob Lussow Story
Nike-Hercules_BW

#5 - Milwaukee's Steel Curtain

Milwaukee's Steel Curtain
Young Bill Lotzer Courtesy of Lotzer Family

#4 - Bill Lotzer and Gran-Aire

Bill Lotzer and Gran-Aire
Mitscher_AtSea_v2_E

#3 - The Shooting Down of Yamamoto

The Shooting Down of Yamamoto
Archie Henkelmann Seaplane

#2 - Archie Henkelmann

Archie Henkelmann
Carl Guell date unknown

#1 - Carl Guell

Carl Guell