It’s Time for a Visit

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With the warmer weather come the fly-ins and open hours at the History Center.  We are open every Saturday from 10-4 through September (or by appointment any day).  There is no admission fee, but donations are gratefully accepted.

We have two fly-ins coming to the History Center this year.  The Swift fly-in will be held the weekend of July 6th and the 34th Annual Jim Wright Memorial Stearman Fly-In is the first weekend in August, as usual (August 3 & 4).

If you’ve never been to a fly-in before, they are great fun and I highly recommend your coming out to one of them.  Unlike a static aircraft display, the planes are all functional and the owners love to show them off and talk about what they’ve done to them.  The planes usually start arriving on Friday afternoon and they will all be gone by midday on Sunday.  The best day to come out is Saturday.  The pilots may take off for a quick run to the coast for lunch, but you can catch them in the morning or later in the day, when they will often do a brief flight demonstration.

So mark you calendars now – you don’t want to miss out on the fun!

What a wonderful tribute!

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If you were not at the Hall of Fame induction on Saturday, April 21, you missed a wonderful tribute to Henry “Hank” Troh.  John Sedey, a friend and student of Hank’s, shared many photos and stories from Hank’s life.  We were lucky to have in attendance Hank’s daughter Lorraine and other members of the family, as well as Judy Wagner Black and Annette Buswell Whittington, daughters of two of Hank’s friends (Harold Wagner and Myron Buswell).  Lorraine was overheard to mention that it was a reunion of the “airfield kids.”

We also publicly noted the long service of Roger Starr as President of the OAHS.  Roger served in that capacity from 1985 until 2011, when he handed over the reins to our current President, Doug Kindred.

Many thanks to Connie Ourada and the catering staff at the Village Green.  The food was great (we received a lot of positive comments on the lunch) and the service impeccable.

If you’d like to learn more about Hank and his “biggest little airport in the world,” we have copies of Lorraine’s book available for sale.  “Troh’s Air Taxi,” can be yours for just $25, which includes shipping anywhere in the continental US (for other destinations, please email us for more info).  Just use the “Donate” button on any  of the pages here on the site and in the comments section tell us you want a copy of Lorraine’s book.

Keep an eye out for our March, 2013 newsletter, when we will announce the details of our Hall of Fame ceremony for next year.  You won’t want to miss it!

Welcome to the new online home for the Oregon Aviation Historical Society!

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The OAHS is going through some growing pains these days, and we couldn’t be happier.  With our new Facebook page, the ability to accept memberships and donations via Paypal, and this new site, we are enlarging our online presence and reaching out in new ways.

So please excuse any little flubs or glitches along the way.  We’re still getting used to all the new stuff and we’re bound to make mistakes along the way.

We hope you’ll join us on this journey.  We have so much to share that it would be a shame if you missed any of it!

We’re happy to get comments on this post, or any other actual blog post, but we’d like to ask you to refrain from commenting directly on the “Page” portion of the site.  It just keeps it a little cleaner looking and easier for us to maintain.

Thanks!

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