Colorado Aviation Historical Society

2023 Lecture Series - with Flint Whitlock
2023-02-18 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | Forney Museum of Transportation, 4303 Brighton Blvd, Denver, CO, 80216
“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 airline industry color barrier when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Continental Airlines had to comply with the State of Colorado’s anti-discrimination laws—there being no conflict with any federal statute—and required that the company hire him. He has been described as the “Jackie Robinson of the airline industry” for overcoming discrimination to become the first black pilot hired by a regularly scheduled commercial passenger airline.

Flint Whitlock is a full-time military historian, editor of WWII Quarterly, and 2021 inductee into the Colorado Authors Hall of Fame. He is on the board of directors at the Broomfield Veterans Museum and is the author of two books about Colorado Army units in World War II: “Soldiers on Skis” and “The Rock of Anzio”.

Pikes Peak Regional Air Show Colorado Springs
2022-09-24 - 2022-09-25 | Colorado Springs Airport, 7250 Getting Heights, Colorado Springs, CO, 80916
For more information and tickets go to: pprairshow.org

Civil Air Patrol Presentation
2022-09-10 12:00 - 14:00 | Exploration of Flight Centennial Airport, 13005 Wings Way, Englewood, CO, 80112
Gary Tobey will be hosting a presentation at the Exploration of Flight on the “Civil Air Patrol”. Col. Gary Tobey, is the Former Colorado Wing Commander and also a CAHS Director and will present the history of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) and its current missions.
Beginning as an auxiliary of civilian pilots and aircraft to the Army Air Forces in World War II, the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) has grown to now include 555 aircraft and over 56,000 volunteers.
CAP has repeatedly proven to be a powerful, professional, volunteer force-multiplier for the Air Force, government agencies, states, and communities, supporting emergency responses, flying blood and vaccines to disaster sites, and conducting youth and educational programs.
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The Civil Air Patrol will have one of their aircraft on display.

Aviation Archaeology Seminar at Exploration of Flight
2022-08-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Exploration of Flight Centennial Airport, 13005 Wings Way, Englewood, CO, 80112
Members of our Aviation Archaeology group will conduct a seminar on the essentials of discovering and analyzing historic aviation sites. Recent local and international expeditions will be highlighted.
Event Location:
Exploration of Flight hangar
13005 Wings Way, Englewood, CO
80112 Centennial Airport
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm.

CAHS Summer membership meeting
2022-08-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Centennial Airport Admin building, 7565 S. Peoria St., Englewood, CO, 80112
Update of Society activities during first half of this year. Members will confirm the nominations for the 2022 Hall of Fame.

2022 Hall of Fame laureates Deadline
2022-08-01 | CAHS Office, PO BOX 201615, Denver, CO, 80220
Hall of Fame nominations due. Last day to file nomination packages for 2022 Hall of Fame laureates at CAHS office 7711 E. Academy Blvd., Denver, CO 80230. Contact Steve Kelly (swkelly1962@gmail.com) or Keith Shaddox (keith.shaddox@gmail.com) for further information.
