Out along the Atlantic coast, due west of Shipp’s Bay and south of Virginia Beach, you’ll find the private Virginia Beach Airport (42VA). The runway is made up of an impressive 4,800 feet of taildragger-friendly grass. It’s bordered by a classic checkerboard water tower and a series of hangars. Those hangars and that runway are home to one of the largest and most remarkable aircraft collections anywhere in the world, a collection that started with one man’s first impassioned purchase and has grown into the crown jewel that is the Military Aviation Museum. View EAA Sport Aviation digital edition: https://www.EAA.org/sportaviation Learn more about EAA: https://www.EAA.org Buy tickets for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh: https://www.EAA.org/airventure Connect with us on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EAA Twitter: https://twitter.com/EAA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/EAA/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eaa.oshkosh #EAA #aircraft #aviation #warbird #warbirds #WWII

Recently EAA staff attended the opening of the B-17F Memphis Belle exhibit, which honored the first heavy bomber aircraft and crew to complete 25 missions over Europe during WWII and return home to the U.S. The aircraft had previously been on display in Memphis, Tennessee, for many years. It was acquired by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in 2005 and had been in restoration until earlier this year. The opening coincided with the 75th anniversary of the crew and airplane’s 25th mission.

Doug DeVries, EAA 526210, and his turbine-powered G-21G Super Goose made the trip to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 from Seattle this past summer, with a quick stopover in Iceland. Hear from Doug and learn more about this vintage amphibious aircraft with a modern twist.

Stallion 51 Flight Operations in Kissimmee, Florida recently celebrated 30 years of Mustang flying! Make sure to check out our story in the August edition of Sport Aviation.

The Founder’s Innovation Prize, sponsored by Airbus, seeks new solutions to prevent loss of control accidents. Five contestants present their ideas to a panel of judges at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the hub of aviation innovation, for a chance to win $25,000. 2017’s winners proved a great idea can come from anyone, from any walk of life.

Jim Tomaszewski's Twin JAG was the talk of the Homebuilts area this past summer at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021. Hear from Jim about his inspiration and process for building this unique twin-engine experimental aircraft. View EAA Sport Aviation digital edition: https://www.EAA.org/sportaviation Learn more about EAA: https://www.EAA.org Buy tickets for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh: https://www.EAA.org/airventure Connect with us on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EAA Twitter: https://twitter.com/EAA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/EAA/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eaa.oshkosh #EAA #aircraft #homebuiltaircraft #aviation #sportaviation

EAA’s inaugural Winter Flight Fest event, which combined Family Flight Fest and the Skiplane Fly-In into a one-day event at the EAA Aviation Museum and Pioneer Airport, was held this past Saturday, February 22. With a total attendance of approximately 1,600 people and 29 aircraft flying into the skiplane portion of the event, Winter Flight Fest 2020 was a tremendous success.

On April 20, 2019, EAA’s B-25, Berlin Express, made its first flight in decades after a thorough restoration that took nearly four and a half years. The airplane, best known for its role in the 1970 movie Catch-22, will join EAA’s B-17, Aluminum Overcast, on tour throughout the country as part of our living history outreach program.

“Caution: children and adults at play.” That’s one of the signs you see when you arrive at Spruce Creek, the world’s best-known residential airpark. Meet some of the people who call it home, and learn more about this remarkable airport in the February 2018 issue of EAA Sport Aviation.