Airline Pilot's Historical Society

The Airline Pilot's Historical Society is a non-profit, charitable foundation whose purpose is to educate through the preservation of aircraft parts and components. What money we raise goes either to educational projects, or to children's hospitals and organizations that specialize in the needs of children. We are all volunteers...we have no paid employees.
Founded in 1997

To our fellow crewmembers aboard UAL flights 93 and 175, and those aboard AA flights 11 and 77; the airline pilots of the world are honored to have stood beside you .

Actual aircraft involved 9/11/01

photo by Bob Garrad

"Ahhh, nothing like the smell of a tailpipe in the morning."

SITE     UNDER    CONSTRUCTION

Updated:  01-31-17

Aviation Memorabilia, control wheels, instrument panels, cockpit collectibles & artifacts, sim parts. Now available to collectors and sim builders. Cockpit and aircraft artifacts from the DC-3 through the 777.

I'm a retired United Airlines Captain and the APHS Chairman. My son Chris, (AA 737 Captain) is an APHS officer. My son Jeff, is a pilot and the Website Manager and my oldest son Rich, for the past 15 years has traveled the country in his spare time, as our aviation archaeologist. We're not in the business of selling aircraft parts. We do make available to collectors and home sim builders, parts and artifacts to be used in those applications. Our goal is "education through the preservation of artifacts that otherwise might be lost". We have no employees or administrative overhead, and not one soul is on our payroll. We're also listed with the IRS as a 501-C3 Foundation.

For twenty years, those of us at APHS have worked hard to promote aviation, and to generate an interest among our young future pilots. We also have donated generously, and regularly to children's hospitals, homeless shelters that specialize in families with children and other similar entities . This year we will exceed $210,000 donated to Lurie Children's Hospital and St. Jude Hospital alone. Ironically, my own family has seen the problem from the inside. In November of 2006 our 5 year-old grandson Brian was hospitalized with what has turned out to be a disease very hard to diagnose and tough to cure. Macrophage Activation Syndrome strikes only 1 in 2 million children, usually girls. My son Chris, (AA 737 Capt.), who is an APHS officer, is Brian's father. I won't dwell on the agony the little guy endured during his treatment and apparent cure, but I will say that having seen the experience first hand, our hearts go out to families in similar situations. It is a tiring, heartbreaking, tortuous struggle, and too often the end result is even worse than the journey. We have adopted a new and stronger commitment to our APHS goals. Your support through purchases or donations is required, and I am not ashamed to ask for your continued loyalty.

The gloves are off. Sick kids need our help...they'll get it.

Capt. Nick Louis, UAL/Ret.
Chairman, Airline Pilot's Historical Society

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Questions?  Email us at 

Update

Many of you have followed Brian's progress over the past few years and have continually sent well wishes. We all thank you for your concern and blessings, and we are happy to report that he is doing exceedingly well. He's an A student, he has played the stand up bass in the school orchestra for 5 years, and is one dynamite hockey player. Please accept his appreciation for your support and concern.

APHS now takes its place among other major donors in the 

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.

(Formerly Children's Memorial Hospital)

Opened in June of 2012.

Children’s Circle of Care (CCC) is a distinguished group of leading benefactors of 25 prominent children’s hospitals in North America. Through their generous gifts, members ensure that critically ill and injured children have access to the latest innovations in research, technology and care, delivered by leading specialists in pediatric medicine and science. In 2010, more than 6,000 Children’s Circle of Care members gave $419 million.

No components are intended to be used on airworthy aircraft

All prices subject to change and may vary according to conditions of item. All items are "used" and no guarantee is implied or intended. Again, these items are not intended for use on airworthy aircraft and are not guaranteed to work. Supplies are very limited.

All items provided by the APHS LTD. are intended for historical preservation. It is understood that these are not airworthy items. At no time should any item be used in or on an airworthy aircraft. No content of this site, print or photo, maybe be used without written permission of APHS,LTD.

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New Addition

After 11 years we decided to sell our Navion.  We did a complete restoration of a plane that was just about shot to hell, so we did what we enjoy doing; we saved a piece of history from the junk heap.  The bare spot in the hangar didn't last long. Still suffering the loss of our restored Ercoupe in 2007, we decided to fill that void.  We found a real nice 1946 Ercoupe 415-D and took about a year making it into another nice airplane.  Preservation is a large part of what we do.  Follow our progress...

Our 1958 Champion 7FC

In Memory:

To our fellow crewmembers aboard UAL flights 93 and 175, and those aboard AA flights 11 and 77; the airline pilots of the world are honored to have stood beside you.

Actual aircraft involved 9/11/01

photo by Bob Garrad

"Ahhh, nothing like the smell of a tailpipe in the morning."

Updated:  12-19-20

Aviation Memorabilia, control wheels & control yokes, cockpit seats, instrument panels, cockpit collectibles & artifacts, simulator parts. Now available to collectors and sim builders. Cockpit and aircraft artifacts from the DC-3 through the 777.

I'm a retired United Airlines Captain and  APHS Chairman. My son Chris, (AA A-320 Captain) is an APHS officer. My son Jeff, is a pilot and the Website Manager and my oldest son Rich, for the past 22 years has traveled the country in his spare time, as our aviation archaeologist. We're not in the business of selling aircraft parts. We do make available to collectors and home sim builders, parts and artifacts to be used in those applications. Our goal is "education through the preservation of artifacts that otherwise might be lost". We have no employees or administrative overhead, and not one soul is on our payroll. We're also listed with the IRS as a 501-C3 , Non-Profit Foundation.

For more than twenty years, those of us at APHS have worked hard to promote aviation, and to generate an interest among our young future pilots. We also have donated generously, and regularly to children's hospitals, homeless shelters that specialize in families with children and other similar entities . This year we will exceed $290,000 donated to Lurie Children's Hospital and St. Jude Hospital alone. Ironically, my own family has seen the problem from the inside. In November of 2006 our 5 year-old grandson Brian was hospitalized with what has turned out to be a disease very hard to diagnose and tough to cure. Macrophage Activation Syndrome strikes only 1 in 2 million children, usually girls. My son Chris, (AA 737 Capt.), who is an APHS officer, is Brian's father. I won't dwell on the agony the little guy endured during his treatment and cure, but I will say that having seen the experience first hand, our hearts go out to families in similar situations. It is a tiring, heartbreaking, tortuous struggle, and too often the end result is even worse than the journey. We have adopted a new and stronger commitment to our APHS goals. Your support through purchases or donations is required, and I am not ashamed to ask for your continued loyalty.

The gloves are off. Sick kids need our help...they'll get it.

Capt. Nick Louis, UAL/Ret.
Chairman, Airline Pilot's Historical Society

​

Questions?  Email us at 72715k@gmail.com

​

(See Nick, Chris and Jeff's Aircraft History here) 

Update

Many of you have followed Brian's progress over the past few years and have continually sent well wishes. We all thank you for your concern and blessings, and we are happy to report that he is doing exceedingly well. In the fall he will be off to college, and as a young adult will begin the next phase of his life. 

APHS now takes its place among other major donors in the 

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.

(Formerly Children's Memorial Hospital)

Opened in June of 2012.

Headsets, mics, PA Phones

Decals, Graphics, Data Plates,

Wheel Caps

No components are intended to be used on airworthy aircraft

All prices subject to change and may vary according to conditions of item. All items are "used" and no guarantee is implied or intended. Again, these items are not intended for use on airworthy aircraft and are not guaranteed to work. Supplies are very limited.

All items provided by the APHS LTD. are intended for historical preservation. It is understood that these are not airworthy items. At no time should any item be used in or on an airworthy aircraft. No content of this site, print or photo, maybe be used without written permission of APHS,LTD.

​

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After 11 years we decided to sell our Navion.  We did a complete restoration of a plane that was just about shot to hell, so we did what we enjoy doing; we saved a piece of history from the junk heap.  The bare spot in the hangar didn't last long. Still suffering the loss of our restored Ercoupe in 2007, we decided to fill that void.  We found a real nice 1946 Ercoupe 415-D and took about a year making it into another nice airplane.  Preservation is a large part of what we do.  

Our Parks

Winner!

A while back we offered at no charge, a playground ride to a deserving school, church or day care center.  Tommy Thompson was the winner on behalf of the Country Kids Day Care Center in North Carolina.

2015....our 727 second officer's panel, donated to the USC Accident Investigation School in Los Angeles.

In Memory:

To our fellow crewmembers aboard UAL flights 93 and 175, and those aboard AA flights 11 and 77; the airline pilots of the world are honored to have stood beside you.

Actual aircraft involved 9/11/01

photo by Bob Garrad

"Ahhh, nothing like the smell of a tailpipe in the morning."

Updated:  1-16-21

Aviation Memorabilia, control wheels & control yokes, cockpit seats, instrument panels, cockpit collectibles & artifacts, simulator parts. Now available to collectors and sim builders. Cockpit and aircraft artifacts from the DC-3 through the 777.

I'm a retired United Airlines Captain and  APHS Chairman. My son Chris, (AA A-320 Captain) is an APHS officer. My son Jeff, is a pilot and the Website Manager and my oldest son Rich, for the past 22 years has traveled the country in his spare time, as our aviation archaeologist. We're not in the business of selling aircraft parts. We do make available to collectors and home sim builders, parts and artifacts to be used in those applications. Our goal is "education through the preservation of artifacts that otherwise might be lost". We have no employees or administrative overhead, and not one soul is on our payroll. We're also listed with the IRS as a 501-C3 , Non-Profit Foundation.

For more than twenty years, those of us at APHS have worked hard to promote aviation, and to generate an interest among our young future pilots. We also have donated generously, and regularly to children's hospitals, homeless shelters that specialize in families with children and other similar entities. This year we will exceed $310,000 donated to Lurie Children's Hospital and St. Jude Hospital alone. Ironically, my own family has seen the problem from the inside. In November of 2006 our 5 year-old grandson Brian was hospitalized with what has turned out to be a disease very hard to diagnose and tough to cure. Macrophage Activation Syndrome strikes only 1 in 2 million children, usually girls. My son Chris, (AA 737 Capt.), who is an APHS officer, is Brian's father. I won't dwell on the agony the little guy endured during his treatment and cure, but I will say that having seen the experience first hand, our hearts go out to families in similar situations. It is a tiring, heartbreaking, tortuous struggle, and too often the end result is even worse than the journey. We have adopted a new and stronger commitment to our APHS goals. Your support through purchases or donations is required, and I am not ashamed to ask for your continued loyalty.

The gloves are off. Sick kids need our help...they'll get it.

Capt. Nick Louis, UAL/Ret.
Chairman, Airline Pilot's Historical Society

​

Questions?  Email us at 72715k@gmail.com

​

(See Nick, Chris and Jeff's Aircraft History here) 

Update

Many of you have followed Brian's progress over the past few years and have continually sent well wishes.  We all thank you for your concern and blessings, and we are happy to report that he is doing exceedingly well. 

APHS now takes its place among other major donors in the 

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.

(Formerly Children's Memorial Hospital)

Opened in June of 2012.

As has been the custom at this time of year, APHS has made a generous donation to;

Also, due to the extreme strain on families in 2020, we are this year also donating to: 5 national and local food bank programs.

CATALOG

Headsets, mics, PA Phones

Decals, Graphics, Data Plates,

Wheel Caps

No components are intended to be used on airworthy aircraft

All prices subject to change and may vary according to conditions of item. All items are "used" and no guarantee is implied or intended. Again, these items are not intended for use on airworthy aircraft and are not guaranteed to work. Supplies are very limited.

All items provided by the APHS LTD. are intended for historical preservation. It is understood that these are not airworthy items. At no time should any item be used in or on an airworthy aircraft. No content of this site, print or photo, maybe be used without written permission of APHS,LTD.

​

​

After 11 years we decided to sell our Navion.  We did a complete restoration of a plane that was just about shot to hell, so we did what we enjoy doing; we saved a piece of history from the junk heap.  The bare spot in the hangar didn't last long. Still suffering the loss of our restored Ercoupe in 2007, we decided to fill that void.  We found a real nice 1946 Ercoupe 415-D and took about a year making it into another nice airplane.  Preservation is a large part of what we do.  

Our Parks

Winner!

A while back we offered at no charge, a playground ride to a deserving school, church or day care center.  Tommy Thompson was the winner on behalf of the Country Kids Day Care Center in North Carolina.

2015....our 727 second officer's panel, donated to the USC Accident Investigation School in Los Angeles.