26 July 1998 – Burt Rutan’s “Scaled Composites Model 281 Proteus is a tandem-wing high-altitude long endurance aircraft designed by Burt Rutan to investigate the use of aircraft as high altitude telecommunications relays. The Proteus is a multi-mission vehicle able to carry various payloads on a ventral pylon. The Proteus has an extremely efficient design,
“Born and raised in North Dakota, son of a Polish immigrant railroad station agent and a German-Irish farm girl, Jack benefited from the Roman Catholic beliefs of his parents and the rural values of America. He never heard of West Point until his senior year of high school, and he sought an appointment simply because […]
Jack P. Bujalski, Col USAF, Ret., “Headed West” on June 4, 2024. Read More »
We were recently notified by Rita Countryman of the passing of her husband. William Earl Countryman, age 90, of Las Vegas, Nevada passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. After serving in the USAF, Earl Taught College and High School Physics in Florida for 14 years. He sailed the waters of the Gulf Coast in
William “Earl” Countryman, LtCol USAF, Ret., “Headed West” on July 10, 2024. Read More »
Lou passed away on July 4, 2024. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1938, Lou attended high school at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and started his college journey at Virginia Tech. He left college early to enter the Aviation Cadet Program, marking the beginning of a remarkable military career. Lou served in the Air Force from 1960
Louis G. Rever, Col USAF, Ret., “Headed West” on July 4, 2024. Read More »