9/17 NNMP Chapter Meeting “Attack on the Pentagon” remembrance for 9/11 → More Details
10/3 Dynamic Aviation Facility Tour and “First Air Force One” (FAFO) Tour → Sign Up
The Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society Board of Directors cordially invites you to attend a reception and dinner Marking the Induction of Robert Bowen, Dr. Bruce Holmes, Lucille Kent, and Gregory Principato into The Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame Saturday, Nov. 07, 2026 at Ford’s Colony Country Club, Williamsburg, Virginia 23188 | RSVP by Oct. 7th → Click for details, invitation, and RSVP.
The VAHS and the CAF Capital Wing have partnered for upcoming events, and VAHS is seeking volunteer members to staff the VAHS table.
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The idea for the society was fostered by Morton W. Lester, a well-known Virginia aviation enthusiast from Martinsville, who saw the need to preserve and display rapidly disappearing aviation artifacts in Virginia.
Lester soon found other Virginians who shared his vision to establish a Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society. On Nov. 30, 1977, that vision became a reality when the Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society was launched by a group of interested Virginia citizens.
The VAHS is committed to preserving aviation history and educating the general public of the many contributions Virginia has made and is making to the development of aviation and aerospace.
Pick one close to you and attend a meeting. We have Chapters in the Northern Neck/Middle Peninsula, Williamsburg, Fredericksburg, Warrenton and Richmond.
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What: Dynamic Aviation facility tour and “First Air Force One” (FAFO) tour. Date: Saturday October 3, 2026 Time: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Location: Bridgewater Air Park, 1402 Airport Road,
Greetings Fellow VAHS Members, I hope this message finds you well and in good spirits! Our ops tempo slowed a bit in August due to vacations and other summertime activities,
Volunteers Needed • VAHS – Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Capital Wing Cooperative Arrangement The VAHS and CAF Capital Wing at Culpeper Airport have agreed to cooperate as regards participation in
The Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame was created to commemorate and preserve outstanding aviation contributions made in Virginia or by Virginians. Each year, the Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society Board of Directors selects one or more individuals for recognition and induction into the Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame.
1) Suggest to your local newspaper that the VAHS can be profiled in a short article, including information on how to join the Society. All of the VAHS office contact information is located inside the front cover of this newsletter; all you have to do is pass that information along.
2) If you have a special aviation event coming up—let us know. The VAHS has attractive new materials and light-weight display banners that are easy-to-transport and set up, along with our free Hall of Fame DVD’s that are more popular than candy! Simply contact the VAHS Office Manager, Sue Baker, to give the date of your event and check on availability of the VAHS materials and display, (540) 376-3265 or vahsonline@gmail.com.
3) Gift Memberships–The VAHS is eager to reach new members to enhance and sustain our aviation history audience—our life-blood. Give a friend or student a gift membership today!
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VAHS, P.O. BOX 9064, FREDERICKSBURG, VA 22403-9064
