2024

Shep writes: “Fiddle was a terrific guy who lifted himself out of poverty in the hills and collars of West Virginia thru the military and aviation. A dear friend and pilot’s pilot, will miss him.” Bill Barnitz flew fighter jets including the; T-33, F-86, F-89, T-37, T-38, F-4, F-102, F-100, A-7 and F-16. In total […]

“Lieutenant Colonel Ron Green was born in Aberdeen, SD, then had short moves to Wyoming and Nebraska. Although Col Green took time off from the cockpit to obtain a Masters Degree from ASU in 1973 and served in the Pentagon from ‘74-‘78, he stayed a fighter pilot until retiring in 1980.  During this time, he

Lt. Col. (Ret.) Richard Glenn Rutan flew west on Friday, May 3, 2024 at 7:08 PM PDT. The last time Dick Rutan flew towards the western horizon was on December 14, 1986 when he and copilot Jeana Yeager set the last great aviation record by flying around the world, nonstop and unrefueled, in nine days,