WAHF Founder Carl Guell
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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The Archie Henkelmann Story
Born in the Town of Hewitt in Marathon County, Wisconsin, in 1931, Archie Henkelmann made his mark in the world of aviation as an instructor and supervisor at the Janesville Vocational School, now known as Blackhawk Technical College.
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The Shooting Down of Admiral Yamamoto
James Michener was a Navy officer in World War II in the South Pacific where his duties took him to various exotic isles.
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Bill Lotzer & Gran-Aire
A pilot and flight instructor, Bill Lotzer was a successful aviation businessperson and a national leader in developing general aviation in the years after World War II.
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The Bob Lussow Story
Bob Lussow’s story begins as a boy watching the planes overhead going into what is now O’Hare International Airport. His greatest dream was to become a pilot. To date, he has flown over 40,000 hours in many different types of airplanes, retiring from Delta after a long career. Bob and his wife Timi moved to Wisconsin and quickly became involved with their local airport community and EAA chapter. He is continuing to fly and instruct the next generation of aviators in his retirement– living his lifelong dreams!
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Arnold Ebneter
From the Golden Age of Aviation to an Aviation World Record
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Tales of the Aces
More than 50,000 American fighter pilots saw air combat in World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Forty-four of those pilots hailed from Wisconsin and hence could be termed ‘Badger Aces.’
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Milwaukee’s Steel Curtain
While it’s difficult to believe now, during the darkest days of the Cold War in the 1950s and 1960s, as part of those NORAD defenses, many communities in the United States had their own neighborhood missile batteries, where nuclear-tipped missiles sat at constant alert, ready to shoot down waves of Soviet bombers.
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