From the flight line
Stories, guides and news from the museum
Trip planning for Eureka Springs, the aircraft on the ramp, cadet history told firsthand, and what's coming next at Silver Wings Field.
· 6 min read
A Living Museum Is Coming to Eureka Springs: Preserving Aviation History Through Interactive Storytelling
What happens to history when the people who lived it are no longer here to tell the story? The museum's next chapter is an answer to that question.
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· 7 min read
Things to Do in Eureka Springs, Arkansas: A Visitor's Day Plan Around the 3 PM Show
There is one show a day at 3:00 PM. Build the rest of your Eureka Springs day around it and everything else falls into place.
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· 5 min read
Visiting the Aviation Cadet Museum: Hours, Tickets, and What to Expect
One show a day, 3:00 PM, adults $20 and kids $10 — here's exactly how a visit works, start to finish.
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· 4 min read
Fly Into Silver Wings Field (55AR): A Pilot's Guide to Landing at the Museum
1,900 feet of turf in the Ozarks, three miles from downtown Eureka Springs — and a museum on the ramp. Call first.
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· 6 min read
What Was Aviation Cadet Training Really Like? Class 61-E, Told by a Man Who Was There
Fifteen months, as tough as it gets. Errol Severe graduated Vance AFB in 1961 and has been telling it straight ever since.
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Iron on the Ramp: The Six Aircraft You Can Walk Up To
Six airframes on the grass, no ropes, no glass. Here is what each one did and why it's here.
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Fly the AeroBall SimCab: The Only Surviving $3 Million Simulator on Earth
Not a screen you look at. A cab you climb into, with analog instruments, and it's yours to fly.
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Inside the Museum: 23 Exhibits Worth the Drive
The airplanes get the photographs. The exhibit halls are where the program's story actually lives.
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· 4 min read
The Link Instrument Trainer: How the “Blue Box” Taught a Generation to Fly Blind
A trainer that never left the floor, and taught more pilots to fly in cloud than any airplane did.
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· 4 min read
Rainy Day and Indoor Things to Do Near Eureka Springs
Ozark weather changes fast. Most of the museum's best hours are under a roof.
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Planning a Group or School Visit: The Hangar, the Chapel and the Train
Groups of 20 to 100, one show a day, and a chapel presentation built for exactly this.
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