Plane Dames

So now it's almost Thanksgiving!

2009-11-24T00:53:50Z

This month has been a real whirl of activity for me at the Airline History Museum as I produced our 1st Annual "Santa Comes to Connie" photo opp with Santa on a tug event. Inspired by a Plane Dames trip to the Strategic Air & Space musem outside Omaha, Nebraska just about two years ago, we went beyond Santa to include members of the Star Wars Universe--24 from both the Imperial and the Rebel forces. Toys for Tots were there, balloon artist, Martin Vargas, Trading Faces (face painters) and a great supply of Krispy Kreme doughnuts, The Roasterie coffee and melt in your mouth cookies from HyVee Catering. You can read all about it, see photos and videos at the AHM Hangar website. As you can see here, I was "ebraced by the dark side!"

A new link has been added to this site for VAA 16, the Kansas City area Vintage Aircraft Association Chapter based at Gardner Municipal Airport west of Gardner, Kansas (the little airport not New Century). Be sure and check it out. They host a great vintage fly-in the last Saturday in June.

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all!

Can you say busy?

2009-10-31T14:46:34Z

I'm sure you can! My job (began in January) has gotten increasingly busy as the months have rolled along so the time between blogs here is sad! The good news is that I go to an airport every day and am more involved with aviation than ever. Lots of "change in the air" for Plane Dames--hopefully all things our customers will like and enjoy--but too soon to write much about that. Had a very wonderful time at and doing the Airline History Museum Hangar Dance. This awesome shot was taken by a guest, Bonjwing Lee, and became "Photo of the Month" in the AHM Newsletter. See more photos, etc. on the ahmhangar site.

'Tis the season to dance.....

2009-09-28T22:59:20Z

Just a couple of weeks ago I was a guest at the KC Ghost Squadron Wing of the CAF's fall Hangar Dance. As always, the hangar was filled to capacity, the Moonlight Serenade Orchestra and their vocalists were great and it was a perfect evening! Now, in my capacity as the Office and Events Manager for the Airline History Museum I am in the throes of getting ready for our Hangar Dance in two weeks! You don't have to love dancing to have a fabulous time! Click here to find out more about it. Looks to be a sell-out, so don't wait.

So many airplane events... so little time!

2009-09-07T19:49:34Z

Since I have been working for the Airline History Museum for 9+ months now, I am in airplane heaven! I am also busier than I have ever been! In keeping up with the AHM doings (and sometimes not even that) I have fallen behind on the Plane Dames updates with photos and videos. We returned yesterday from our first (personally and as vendors) Antique Aircraft Association Fly-In at Blakesburg, Iowa. Wow. I have been uploading video to YouTube on and off all day and will be putting it up here very soon, until then you can see them at planedame1 on YouTube. I still have a ways to go on the photo editing because it was really hard not to just snap photos continuously! We couldn't be more grateful to Marcy Taylor for inviting us after meeting us at the Wing Nuts Flying Circus in Tarkio, Missouri. More to come on our adventures!

"The Queen" comes to KC

2009-08-18T22:36:45Z

Our Queen of the Airways, that is, will be making her airshow debut at the KC Aviation Expo this Saturday and Sunday as part of the Airline History Museum merchandise. Then just a couple of weeks later all of Plane Dames makes a first time trip to the Antique Aircraft Association's Annual Fly-in at Blakesburg, Iowa. We have been hearing about the camraderie and the quality of the aircraft at this fly-in for years, so we are very excited to be going!

If you know "It's good to be the Queen" ....

2009-08-16T18:52:21Z

.... then we have the shirt for you! If you also have an appreciation for the true "Queen" -- "Queen of the Airways" as she is known, the Lockheed Constellation, even better. You can get you own in our Gift Shop--just click here.

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2009-08-16T18:43:59Z

One day after we picked up our first run of our new Queen of the Airways shirt, we were shooting the photo for the next shirt coming. This shirt will be printed on a new crew neck style, will feature our "Women Breaking the Bonds" tagline and pay tribute to one of the most significant planes in airliner history, the DC-3. It was a fun shoot and you'll see and read more about it soon! Here our beatiful "Blonde Bond Breaker" descends from the wing of the plane.

Queen of the Airways is finished!

2009-08-14T13:53:56Z

Our newest shirt, Queen of the Airways, is finished! It's a vintage photo look shirt honoring the Lockheed Constellation, who holds the title "Queen of the Airways" to be worn by all those airplane loving ladies who know they are Queens too! We will be taking some photos today....and there will be more to that story too!

If you love beautiful, creative aviation photography.....

2009-08-14T13:39:26Z

..... you need to check out Speed of Flight the site of our good friends Marty Williams and Jeff Billings. They have a fantastic section on the night photos taken when one of our favorite girls, Connie, was out on the ramp overnight last week. You can even see her get a bath! Oh my! Hint--probably more night photos to come with another of the Airline History Museum "girls."

The year of the Plane Dame

2009-08-02T15:00:57Z

We are very excited about two movies that release this year about Plane Dames. "Pearl" --Pearl Carter Scott the youngest licensed pilot in aviation history, has been shown at a film festival in Dallas but I have not seen a national release day--so I emailed them. Will post the answer I receive. And coming October 23rd is "Amelia." Between the fact that Hillary Swank is portraying Amelia, Richard Gere is George Putnam and most importantly, there will be all those wonderful airplane scenes--this can't miss in our book! It was on October 22, 1922 that Amelia set an altitude world record for female pilots. We sure do look forward to seeing those movies!