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James J. Ward (born Jens P. Wilson; 1886 in Denmark – January 7, 1923) [1] was a pioneer aviator who made one of the earliest attempts at transcontinental flight. He was also known as Jimmie Ward .
The first recorded flight in Lansing took place on October 15, 1911, at an old racecourse (later the Red Cedar Golf Course). More than 20,000 spectators watched pilot Jimmy Ward perform stunts in the Shooting Star, his Curtiss biplane. [8] In 1919, the first airfield in Lansing opened approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) west of downtown.
James Allen Ward, VC (14 June 1919 – 15 September 1941) was a New Zealand aviator and a recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that could be awarded at the time to personnel of the British and Commonwealth forces.
Pilot Robert Fowler chose to fly from California to New York, while pilots Jimmy Ward and Vin Fiz’s Cal Rodgers were to fly from New York to California. Fowler took off in California on Sept. 11 ...
Appointed to serve out remaining two years of late GOP Sen. John McCain's term by Gov. Doug Ducey (2019–2020); first U.S. Air Force Academy graduate to be appointed to U.S Senate; pilot; retired as a Colonel (United States) in May 2010 after serving 22 years as a Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot
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On September 16, 2011, The Galloping Ghost, a highly modified North American P-51D Mustang racing aircraft, crashed into spectators while competing at the Reno Air Races in Reno, Nevada, killing the pilot, Jimmy Leeward, and ten people on the ground.
Fullback Andrew Beck, running back Dameon Pierce, wide receiver Nico Collins, kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn, linebacker Henry To'oTo'o and safety Jimmie Ward have been declared out.