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505 pages with lots of great photos from 1929. Use the down arrow on lower left of book page to move to next page. .

HISTORY OF THE HALL OF FAME Airplanes powered by Curtiss-built Model OX5 engines represented a period when flight grew from a side-show business to an air transportation industry. The pilots and mechanics of that period became a special group of … Continue reading →

OX5 AVIATION PIONEERS PO Box 769, Troy OH 45373 A 501 (c)(3) Non-Profit Pennsylvania Corporation  Greg Gaynor, President Patty Wagner, Treasurer National Board Meeting Minutes @ Waco Museum, Troy OH      07/11/25   Attendees:  Greg Gaynor, President Patty Wagner, … Continue reading →

Donald Voland was the guiding light of the OX5 Organization for the last 10 years. Donald R. Voland December 19, 1934 – June 4, 2025     Don was pruning some trees on his property and fell from a ladder.   He … Continue reading →

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Greg Gaynor, 2025 National President 1350 Cherry Creek Road Sparta, TN 38583 greg_gaynor@hotmail.com 931-252-0397

We have several wings and members who are actively rebuilding OX5 engines and planes.  They are Beisner, O’Connor and Wilbur.  If you are working on OX5 engines and planes, please let Hq know.                 … Continue reading →

Smithsonian Museum Virtual Tour

A message from Greg Gaynor, National Governor . My flight instructor, Aaron Tippin, sent this photo to me.  It was taken at the Helena, MT airport.  The engine was restored and donated by Ray Woods from Brady, MT.  Now we … Continue reading →

You are invited to join our organization of 423 aviation minded members. We welcome all pilots, mechanics, aviation enthusiasts and aviation historians. You need not be a  pilot to join. The membership fee is $30.00 per year. We appreciate any donations added … Continue reading →

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1-14-2022 Cliff Ball Wing Member (Pittsburgh, Pa) celebrates 75th Birthday by flying 75-year-old airplane .

Miss Pittsburgh before mounting at Pittsburgh International Airport A restoration project by the Pittsburth Institute of Aeronautics instructors and students. A two year course is now $38,000 plus extras. Link to PIA

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Hello Dennis and OX5 Members, Re: The 1927 Swallow my dad and brother own as well as some of our family’s aviation history. I am Chuck Laird’s son who asked me to forward along some of the information I have. … Continue reading →

Founders 1955 Charlie Carroll Clifford Ball Lloyd Santmyer Russ Brinkley Johnny Evans D. Barr Peat Al Litzenberger Blanche Noyes John P Morris Ernest H. Buehl Source:  Rosanna Buehl, Granddaughter http://www.buehlfield.info/

11-21-2019 Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ox5 Aviation Pioneers Receives 2019 Best of Pittsburgh Award Pittsburgh Award Program Honors the Achievement PITTSBURGH November 21, 2019 — Ox5 Aviation Pioneers has been selected for the 2019 Best of Pittsburgh Award in … Continue reading →

By Rich Wilbur, Past President 2,756 views to 4-12-2023 The Anna was owned and operated by Fred Moller, a pilot and flight mechanic for Pan American.  The Anna (a 1926 improved Waco Nine) was first purchased by the Bennet & … Continue reading →

On Sat, Sep 21, 2019 at 2:29 PM Jason Bowling <kb8rnu@gmail.com> wrote: Good day: My great uncle, Joseph Bergling, was apparently a member of yours, and an aviation pioneer. I’ve been going through some of his old papers, and one … Continue reading →

POSTED ON JULY 28, 2019 BY MELODY VALLIEU WACO Aviation Cadets to restore plane TROY — The WACO Aviation Cadets is a multi-year educational program for students 10-16 years old and is held at WACO Air Museum & Learning Center. This program offers … Continue reading →

2018 ANNUAL REUNION A HUGE SUCESS The 63rd Annual Reunion held at Hammondsport, NY on Oct. 12,  13 and 14, 2018  was a huge success.  Hats off to the Curtiss Wing for such a wonderful experience. The affair included the essential business … Continue reading →

2025 OX5 National Officers,Governors & Webmaster Russ Berry, National President 7425 S. Kessler Frederick Rd. West Milton, OH 937-405-7183 Tim Pinkerton, RIP Vice President Deceased Sunday May 19, 2024 5494 Shiloh Springs Road Trotwood, OH 45426-3910 937-542-1376   Patty Wagner, … Continue reading →