2023 Lecture Series – with Flint Whitlock

Forney Museum of Transportation 4303 Brighton Blvd, Denver, CO

“Turbulence Before Takeoff:The Life & Times of Aviation Pioneer Marlon DeWitt Green” The untold story of how Marlon Green defied an entrenched, segregated airline industry. Free with admission.  In 1963, Marlon DeWitt Green, an Arkansas-born African American and former U.S. Air Force pilot, broke the...

Emily Warner & Women’s Airline Pilots Day

Emily Warner Field Museum 1023 Co Rd 610, Granby, CO

Celebrate Emily Warner & Women Airline Pilots Day! Join us every year on March 8th for an annual celebration to honor Emily Warner and women pilots in history. Emily Warner is America’s Pioneer Female Airline Pilot and First Female ALPA Member (1973), First Woman Airline...

Colorado Aviation Historical Society Spring Meeting

Exploration of Flight Centennial Airport 13005 Wings Way, Englewood, CO

On Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 7 pm at the Exploration of Flight-Centennial Airport and via Zoom, we will be hosting our annual meeting. This meeting is to inform our membership about the current state of the Society, and to elect three directors to the...

Elrey Jeppesen Presentation

Forney Museum of Transportation 4303 Brighton Blvd, Denver, CO

CAHS member Flint Whitlock will present a lecture on Elrey Jeppesen's contributions in the field of air navigation. Time: 1:00 PM Place: Forney Transportation Museum, Denver, Colorado.

Day trip to Christman Field

Christman Airfield 3985 Laporte Ave, Fort Collins, Colorado

Historic Christman Field in Ft. Collins is one of the oldest continuously used airports in Colorado. Home of a Civilian Pilot Training Program during WWII, it was later a manufacturing facility for Luscombe and Forney Ercoupe aircraft. The field is currently used for the CSU...

Introduction to Aviation Archaeology

Join our aviation archaeology group for a hike to the site of the Wichita State football team crash near the Eisenhower tunnel. You will learn about this tragic event in Colorado history and the basic techniques used in assessing a historic crash site. Not a...

CAHS Summer Meeting

FlyteCo Tower Brewery 3120 Uinta St, Denver, CO

Join us on Saturday, August 26, at 10:00am for the annual CAHS Summer Meeting and Member Appreciation Day. This year we want to recognize our loyal supporters with a luncheon at FlyteCo Tower Brewery. We invite all Society members (any level of membership) to enjoy...

SPEAKER SERIES: BEYOND OPPENHEIMER

Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum 7711 East Academy Blvd, DENVER, CO, United States

Date: Saturday, Oct 28 | 11:00AM to 12:00PM Venue: Air & Space MuseumJoin us at the Air & Space Museum to hear from guest speaker Steve Kelly for a Speaker Series titled Beyond Oppenheimer: America’s Race to Create the Atomic Bomb. This presentation about the Manhattan Project will...

CAHS Meeting

Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum 7711 East Academy Blvd, DENVER, CO, United States

Our Spring Meeting will take place on Saturday, March 23rd from 1-3pm in the Lowry Room at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum. Pizza and soft drinks will be provided.

AvAr Expeditions

Wichita State crash site 39°41′36″N 105°52′57″W

The Colorado Aviation Historical Society Aviation Archaeology (AvAr) program will be conducting an expedition to the Wichita State crash site on Saturday, August 17, 2024.  This interpretive field exercise is intended for interested individuals and groups wishing to learn more about aviation archaeology. Leading this...

C.A.H.S. Summer Membership Meeting

Centennial Airport Admin building 7565 S. Peoria St., Englewood, CO

Date:  August 31st Time: 10am-noon Place: Big Conference Room Admin Building, Centennial Airport (same parking lot as The Perfect Landing, north end) Main agenda item - Presentation and approval of 2024 HOF nominees