Jack Busenbark can’t remember when he didn’t want to be a pilot. He loved watching the flow of floatplanes and airliners over his North Seattle neighborhood. “Eye candy,” he remembers. His mom indulged his interest, so when he was ten she did a little research to see how he could someday fulfill his dream to become an airline pilot. “I’ll never forget that day when she came home and told me that it’s impossible, because I’m deaf ” said Jack. Get the rest of the story on our blog! (fb)

You never know what you're going to find in the collection. This painting, “Wildcats in Space,” depicts five Grumman F4F Wildcats flying out beyond Earth into the abyss of space. The canvas is unsigned, so we may never know the artist's name. This oil painting is a part of the Champlin Collection here at the Museum. (fb)