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Heroes
My student and I finished our flight a little early and when we returned to the ramp, I saw an early model Cessna 210 sitting in front of the flight dispatch building. From afar, the airplane looked good. As I … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, Life in General, Personal
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Tagged a true American hero, aeronautical engineering, airplanes, an older gentleman, Cessna 210, Cessnas, Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket, Eastern Airlines, Edwards Air Force Base, flying, Hawker Siddeley, heroes, just another Cessna pilot, military service, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics' (NACA), Navy, North American Aviation, pilots, professional pilots, Scott Crossfield, test pilot, the fastest human alive, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee for Science and Technology, the X-15, World War II
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Jimmy Doolittle
On Tuesday, September 28, 1993, my alarm was set for 6 a.m. as usual. When the radio clicked on, the newscaster said, “Yesterday, famed aviator and American hero Jimmy Doolittle died peacefully at his home in Pebble Beach, CA.” As … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Personal
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Tagged aeronautical engineering, aviation, aviation pioneers, B-25, Carroll V. Glines, General Doolittle, I Could Never Be So Lucky Again, instrument flying, Jimmy Doolittle, Medal of Honor, Ted Lawson, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Tony Jannus Award, the “Doolittle Raiders”, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, USS Hornet
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