Soaring above the clouds eight decades later. On August 23, 2025, at 101 years old, John Preklas climbed into the B-25 Champaign Gal, a restored World War II bomber, eight decades after he first saw combat in one as a flight engineer in 1943. With an impressive roar for an 81-year-old aircraft, the Champaign Gal […]
When my family visits a National Park or affiliated site, we stamp our arms instead of the little blue passport stamp book sold in park gift shops and online. This tradition started several years ago when my kids were really into Harry Potter. We called the stamps “our dark marks.” Now, a quick search in […]
The National Aviation Heritage Alliance (NAHA) is a private, not-for-profit corporation designated by Congress as the management entity of the National Aviation Heritage Area.
