Explore the history of the Beech UC 43 Traveler, better known as the Model 17 Staggerwing, through Randy Malmstrom's detailed walk around of NC50959 at the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum. Learn ...

In 1973, representatives of the staggerwing club approached Beech Aircraft chairwoman Olive Ann Beech with a plan: They wanted to create a museum dedicated to her company’s Model 17 Staggerwing, an ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Opera Kansas is taking people back to the 1930s to showcase women who made a mark on the aviation industry, including Olive Ann Beech. “Staggerwing” focuses on the historic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Staggerwing” tells the story of Louise Thaden and Blanche Noyes, who competed and won the transcontinental Bendix Trophy Race in ...

The Kansas Aviation Museum will open its new Beechcraft exhibit to the public today from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibit – Beechcraft: A Legacy – will feature the Wichita-based company and brand from its ...

Let us paint the scene for you. The year is 1944, and you're fresh back at home in the U.S. after a tour in the Pacific theater of World War II as an F4F Wildcat pilot during the Battles of the Coral ...

Recently a friend sent me a blurb from another aviation magazine about the restoration of a Beech Staggerwing — arguably the ultimate classic airplane — by the Kansas Aviation Museum. He knew I’d be ...

This collection contains a pictorial history of the development, design, manufacture, shipment, and delivery of Beech Model 17s. The material consists of photos showing details of engineering drawings ...