Vintage Aviation

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We also offer restoration seminars, and historical presentations, to schools and educators throughout the area. We look forward to flying with you!

Vintage Aviation is dedicated to preserving the history and memory of what most aviation historians agree on was the “Golden Era” of aviation – powered flight between the decades of the 1930’s and 1940’s. Our Western Colorado based operation keeps the memory of open-cockpit biplane flight alive by offering scenic flights in our newly restored WWII era 1942 Boeing Stearman aircraft throughout most months of the year. Vintage Aviation is dedicated to keeping these old airplanes and their colorful history alive for future generations. Vintage Aviation offers you the chance to experience a once in a lifetime opportunity to fly in an immaculately restored WWII era biplane. We promise that your adventure will be one you treasure for many years to come. From the time you strap in until the time you step out of the cockpit – it will always be 1942 while spending your time with us! Are you struggling for gift ideas for Christmas, Birthdays etc? How about the perfect gift for the person who has everything - or for that World War II buff in your family? Vintage Aviation can make dreams come true, and we offer gift packages that you can surprise your loved ones with that include beautiful pictures of the Stearman and instructions on how to schedule the rides. Vintage Aviation offers you this taste of priceless history - while viewing the magnificent Grand Valley in a way you've never experienced before. From the time you arrive at the airport to the time you land, you'll be re-living history in a way that few will ever experience - and Vintage Aviation makes sure that your experience will be as authentic as possible.
• You will take part in a pre-flight inspection; the history of the aircraft will be a highlight of your tour.
•After being strapped into the front cockpit, you will don a cloth flying helmet and goggles. Your pilot will talk to you on the intercom while taxiing and throughout the flight to make sure you understand what is happening throughout each stage of flight, and to ensure that you are having a great experience.
•Once on the runway, your pilot will advance the throttle and you'll soon be experiencing what it was like to fly during the 1930's and 1940's! As you accelerate down the runway, the tail of the aircraft will lift, and you will enjoy the thrill of one of the greatest adventures of your life! At Vintage Aviation, we pride ourselves on professionalism and perfection. Thank you for visiting our site and please contact us if we can be of assistance in any way.

11/10/2026

11/07/2026

Another remarkable achievement from the golden age of American aviation.

The Ash-Kicker II offered grieving families the opportunity to say a final goodbye while introducing several entirely new concerns for the pilot, the aircraft, and anyone unfortunate enough to be standing downwind 😬👋

We particularly admire the manufacturer’s assurance of a clean, dignified farewell…
presumably based on the understanding that the guest of honor would be in no position to complain 🤷‍♂️

Anyways, just passing along.

11/06/2026

11/03/2026

🇺🇸 ATTENTION, AMERICA! AN OLD NAME RETURNS TO DUTY!

AMERICAN SKILL! AMERICAN PRODUCTION! AMERICAN RESOLVE!

In February 1942, with the Pacific War scarcely underway and the outcome anything but certain, Lieutenant Edward H. “Butch” O’Hare climbed into his Grumman Wildcat and helped write one of the great chapters in American naval aviation history.

Alone against an attacking formation of Japanese bombers, O’Hare defended the USS Lexington, earning the Medal of Honor and giving a nation at war a hero when it desperately needed one.

It was an era when American courage met American machinery, when factories worked around the clock, and when the men who built the airplanes were every bit as determined as the men who flew them.

AND NOW, EIGHT DECADES LATER, WE INTEND TO SHED A LITTLE LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT!

Vintage Aviation is pleased to introduce its newest and arguably least necessary industrial undertaking:

MILLER VINTAGE LIGHTING CO.

An American enterprise with a gloriously questionable corporate history dating to 1858, specializing in handcrafted industrial illumination, mechanical excess, and engineering solutions to problems nobody realized they had.

From the Miller Historic Line comes THE FELIX, a tribute to the legendary fighting squadrons, the mischievous black cat, and the American spirit that carried a nation through its most uncertain hours.

The apparatus itself remains classified under direct orders from Colonel H. W. Miller.

THE FELIX — COMING 2027.

American owned. Dog supervised. Unreasonably confident.

168 Years of Justified Overconfidence.

MILLER VINTAGE LIGHTING CO.
Fine Lamps for Men of Questionable Judgment Since 1878.

A subsidiary of Vintage Aviation.

Historical aviation references are genuine. The Miller corporate history is considerably less reliable.

08/12/2026

04/15/2026

Getting back to my core passions in life👍🐶🎶🛩️

Address

Mack Mesa International Airport
Grand Junction, CO
81506

Website

http://www.vintagebiplane.com/

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