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[143] [144] Others had stopped goon-baiting but Bader continued to the end, which saved his life as an American shell destroyed his room. Lee Carson, an American journalist accompanying the army, went out of her way to find Bader and gain a personal account of the conditions within the castle. Bader departed the castle with Carson; he was in ...
Paddy Mayne, DSO – British and Irish Lions rugby union player; Fitzroy Maclean – MP for Bute and Northern Ayrshire and Lancaster; John McAleese – first man on the balcony during the Iranian Embassy siege in 1980 caught on live news. Team member for the BBC Television series SAS Survival Secrets; Peter McAleese – former mercenary and author
Pilot and educator Richard Gibson McSpadden (1960 – October 1, 2023) [ 1 ] was an American educator and pilot. He became the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Institute (ASI) senior vice-president in 2020, having previously been its executive director from 2017.
1988 – Death of Kenneth Lee Porter, American WWI flying ace, Engineer who worked for Boeing during WWII and was a member of the US fighting pilots Association. 1991 – Returning from a strike against Iraqi forces, a U. S. Air Force B-52G Stratofortress attempting to land at Diego Garcia crashes on final approach.
From the 1980s it was usually flown by Ray Hanna, ex-Red Arrows leader and display pilot up until his death in late 2005. [154] 'MH434' has featured at European air shows and has been in many other TV and films including Operation Crossbow, The Longest day, Battle of Britain, Foyle's War. [154] Spitfire Tr.9 MJ444 (G-LEGD). Under restoration to ...
The British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) is the professional association and registered trade union for UK pilots. BALPA represents the views and interests of pilots, campaigning on contractual, legal and health issues affecting its members and the flying public.
- Flying Cadets William G. Wilson, of Berkeley, California, and a son of J. Stitt Wilson, at one time a candidate for the socialist party for governor of California, and James H. Wilson. of Pueblo, Colorado, met death today when their airplanes collided in the air. The accident occurred at the south end of the field.
System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces: Military members or civilians who have contributed to and promoted the interests of SICOFAA [78] United States and Canada: Superior Airmanship Award: Air Line Pilots Association, International: Superior airmanship (safety) [79] [80] United States: Tailhooker of the Year Award: Tailhook ...