WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Opera Kansas is taking people back to the 1930s to showcase women who made a mark on the aviation industry, including Olive Ann Beech. “Staggerwing” focuses on the historic ...

“Staggerwing” tells the story of Louise Thaden and Blanche Noyes, who competed and won the transcontinental Bendix Trophy Race in 1936, the first year that women were allowed to race in teams. They ...

COFFEE COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Just over an hour outside of Nashville, an iconic aircraft brand has touched down in Middle Tennessee. The official home of the Beechcraft aircraft brand has made its ...

When “Staggerwing” was performed by Opera Kansas as winner of the Zepick Modern Opera Competition in July 2021, its composers were certain it still had gas left in the tank. “People love the story,” ...

"Staggerwing" focuses on the historic flight of Blanche Noyes and Louise Thaden, who won the 1936 Bendix Trophy Air Race, the first year female teams could compete. Their plane was a Beechcraft ...