Battle of Britain
The following article was written many years ago by a young history teacher, Nick Tallentire, and his friend and artist, D.C. Penny. Mr. Tallentire collaborated with his friend, D.C. Penny, to create this fascinating, illustrated narrative of the Battle of Britain, presented exclusively in these web pages. This is the story of England’s great WW2 […]
Wright Flyer
Wright Flyer The Wings of History display of the Wright Flyer. This replica was originally built for Irv Perch, owner of the Morgan Hill, CA restaurant, ‘The Flying Lady.’ Ownership of the Flyer passed to Vaughn Lamb, one of the Wings of History founders and Mr. Lamb gave it to the Wings of History […]
Volmer Jensen VJ-24W
The VJ-24W is a modified version of the VJ-24E hang glider. Two main wire wheeled bicycle wheels were added as the main landing gear along with the tractor type engine and a full three-axis flight control system. Construction is of aluminum tubing with a Dacron covering material. The fairing behind the pilot significantly reduced the […]
VJ-23E “Swing-wing”
VJ-23E This aircraft is a powered hang glider. It is the powered version of the earlier VJ-23 using a 10 HP engine. The airplane had full three axis aerodynamic flight controls and did not rely on shifting of body weight to maintain control of the aircraft. Wing Span 32’ 7” Length 17’ 5” Gross Weight […]
Vickers Viscount
The Vickers Viscount (pronounced vi-count, the ”s” being silent), is a British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948. The turboprop engines replaced the conventional engines of the time period which were piston type. This arrangement resulted in less vibration and noise which passengers appreciated along with the large oval-shaped windows in the cabin. […]
Super Albatross
The Bowlus BS-100 Super Albatross is a rare single-seat, mid-wing vintage sailplane designed by Hawley Bowlus in 1938 The Super Albatross wings are stored along the wall of the building and can be viewed from the nose of the sailplane. A close-up inspection of the upper surface of the wings will reveal what we see […]
Stinson Reliant SR-9
The Stinson Reliant is no longer on Display at Wings of History The Reliant is a three-place high-wing fixed tailwheel land-based monoplane. 1,327 Reliants of all types were made from 1933 to 1941, in different models, from SR-1 to SR-10. The final commercial model, the Stinson Reliant SR-10, was introduced in 1938. A militarized version […]
Stinson 10A
As you view the two sides of the fuselage at about the mid-point between the wing and the tail you will notice a triangular symbol. This symbol represents the Civilian Air Patrol (CAP). The reason this symbol appears on our museum Stinson is that a number of these aircraft were used to patrol the coastal […]
Security Airster S1-B
The Security Airster is a two-seat single-engine monoplane designed by Bert Kinner and built by his Security National Aircraft Corporation which later became the American Aircraft Corporation. This is the open cockpit S-1A model. The museum owns the rare sliding canopy model S-1B The Airster came on the aeronautical scene in 1933. The museum display […]
Ryan Aeronautical PT-20
The Ryan PT-20 is no longer on display at Wings of History Ryan Aeronautical Company of San Diego, California designed and manufactured a series of WW2 trainers. This model is rarely seen flying or displayed these days! Our PT-20, NC17348 is on loan from member Dave Masters. He wrote: “I have had a PT-20 for […]