Hugh V. Schoelzel

Preferred Name: Hugh
Date of Birth: November 16, 1943
Highest Military Grade: 0-3 – Captain
Hometown: Glastonbury, CT

After serving in the USAF, in 1967 Capt. Hugh Schoelzel went on to pilot for Trans World Airlines. In 2000 he was named vice president-corporate safety of Trans World Airlines. At the time he was a Boeing 757/767 captain and chief pilot for the Eastern U.S. He retired in 2004.

Hugh played himself in the short documentary “Dog Fight” released in 2012. He is president of Old Rhineback Aerodome Air Shows. For a 2011  interview with Hugh about the Aerodrome, see https://bfbcommunications.podbean.com/e/ora-podcast-interview-1-w-hugh-schoelzel/

“In his retirement he flew an original version of the English Channel-spanning Bleriot monoplane at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome’s weekly air shows.” (1)

Hugh and his wife Ronnie are known in their community of Litchfield, CT as having an amazing garden and are part of many civic organizations.

Source: (1) https://www.goldsdragoons.com/officers.html