Ground FAC Europe
Few pilots enjoyed the job of ground Forward Air Controller (FAC). Every one of us would rather be flying aircraft and getting all the glory. […]
Year: 2007
The Briefcase Affair
One of the mysteries is Amelia Earhart’s briefcase. A Marine in World War II claims he discovered the briefcase in a safe in the war zone during the invasion at Garapan, Saipan. […]
Mary Chance VanScyoc – Aviation Education Pioneer Lesson Plan
First Female Air Traffic Controller […]
Disappearance of Steve Fossett
Steve Fossett is a businessman and pilot who set several aviation records during his lifetime. He disappeared while flying solo on September 3, 2007. […]
AIRCRAFT SEARCH PROJECT IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Since early 1994, I have been involved in a project to locate aircraft wreckage seen on New Britain Island in Papua New Guinea, by Australian soldiers on a WWII patrol on 17 April 1945. […]
The Man
As pilot of one of the most famous flights of WW II, which brought about a quicker surrender from the enemy and a reduction in the loss of Allied lives, and for his leadership and skill with both airplanes and people in times of stress, Paul W. Tibbets, Jr. is enshrined with honor into the National Aviation Hall of Fame […]
Paul Tibbets
Paul Warfield Tibbets, Jr. was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force, best known for being the pilot of the Enola Gay, the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb. […]
Cold War Broncos
The Cold War was long, dangerous, deadly, unappreciated, and boring. […]
Biography of Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart endures in the American consciousness as one of the world’s most celebrated aviators. Amelia remains a symbol of the power and perseverance of American women, and the adventurous spirit so essential to the American persona. […]