Collecting and Preserving Wisconsin's Aviation History
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.
Become a member/supporter today so that together we can continue to honor those who advance and enhance aviation in our state. Because Wisconsin aviators need heroes, too.
Donald G. Kiel
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Don Keil joined the Air Force right out of high school, in Reedsville Wisconsin. Don went on to have many adventures in crop dusting, flying airmail, and logging 6500 with Air Wisconsin. He retired in 2005 as Senior Captain in the Airbus A330. In 2016, Don was awarded The FAA Wright Brothers "Master Pilot" Award for over 50 years of incident free flying.
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Wisconsin's Aviation Museums
March 30 John Dorcey
A recent article published by Travel+Leisure (March 14, 2024) named the “Ten Best Aviation Museums Around the US” got us thinking about our many aviation museum visits. The article’s list included two museums that we haven’t visited.
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