Swift is moving forward to complete our new facility… This summer! Board Chairman’s Comments by Will Roberson Due to a series of fortuitous events we are proud to announce we are on a path to complete our Swift Facility this year! This year! We are in direct negotiations with multiple contractors to finalize numbers. We […]

Editor Comments by Steve Whittenberger Beating the winter blahs. It is dark for the middle of the day, rain has been falling all morning, the clouds are in the tree tops and the weather guess is for more of the same for the next 24-48 hours or so. Temperatures are in the low forties and […]

The January 2015 issue of the Swift Museum Foundation Newsletter. Updates from your Editor, the Foundation Board Chairman and Executive Director as well as news from the Swift Formation and Parts Committees. Also included is a memorial article for Charlie Cummins.

Editor Comments by Steve Whittenberger As you can see from the date of this issue we are entering a new Swift year a far as a newsletter goes. Having read some of those early newsletters it was apparent that many Swifters were trying to gain a foothold as an organization. Back in 1969 there were […]

Editor Comments by Steve Whittenberger November? Are you kidding me? Where did the year go? Did we just pull a Rip Van Winkle? Must be getting old… Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner and the end of another fabulous Swift year is nearly in the books. Seems like we were just completing annual […]

Coverage of the Triple Tree, Fredricksburg and Westover Fly-ins and an introduction to the Factory and Replica Brick Fund-Raising Programs for the Swift Museum Foundation.

Editor Comments by Steve Whittenberger Oshkosh. This was another banner year for Swift at Air Venture. We had a large group of Swifters from all over the country attend this year and the excellent weather may have had a bit to do with that. Our Swifts did very well in the awards categories and our […]