Aviation Lecture Series at WACO

About this event

All aviation lectures are free and open to the public. Each are scheduled to last one hour, beginning at 7:00pm, with questions to follow.

The lecture is held in the Willis Wing of the WACO Air Museum.

Doors open at 6:30pm.

Donations to the WACO Air Museum are gratefully accepted.

All lectures are sponsored in part by Collins Aerospace .

November 19

Wing-Riding and Airshow Flying

Charlie Taylor Award Recognition

Speakers: Bob & Pat Wagner

-Pilots & Former Airshow Performers

December 17

Can We Go Flying?

A Lifelong Love of Flying

Speaker: Jennifer Saddler Thomas

-WACO Aviation Educator, Pilot & Author

*Family-Friendly Book-Reading

*Author signing & books available

January 21

Grimes Flying Lab

The Legacy of Warren G. Grimes

Speaker: Jessica Deere

-Museum Coordinator

February 18

Winged Commandos

American Gliders & Their Pilots in WWII

Speaker: Philippe Esvelin

-French Historian & Author

*Author signing & books available

March 18

The Return of the Moss Gee Bee

Recent Restoration & Return to Flight

Speakers: Bill Knisley & Doug Smith

-Mid-America Flight Museum Restoration Specialists

April 15

Memories of a Marauder Man

WWII B-26 Bomber Crewman Stories

Speaker: Tom Girz

-Son of WWII B-26 Bomber Crewman

May 20

Flying Fighters During the Cold War

Flying Experiences in F-111s, F-4s & F-16s

Speaker: Jerry Kemp

-Lt. Col. (Ret.) USAF, Pilot