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Huntington Westerners to Discuss Pioneer Aviator
8+ hour, 3+ min ago (250+ words) Florence Leontine Lowe "Pacho" Barnes The Huntington Westerners, a longtime San Marino-based group, is inviting the community to join them at their next monthly meeting to take a deeper look into the life of Florence Leontine Lowe "Pacho" Barnes (1901-1975). The…...
Meet Doc, a World War II-era B-29 bomber on display in Wilmington
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World War II-era bomber makes stop at Wilmington airport
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Historical Society Hears Tales of Tennessee Aviation Heroes
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (535+ words) The Lawrence County Historical Society met Aug. 27 at the Southern Tennessee Higher Education Center. President Curtis Peters called the meeting to order, and Martha Ann Alford led the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag. Since the July meeting, 41 visitors…...
Branching across the Pacific
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Greenville's History: How airports changed the regional map
12+ hour, 12+ min ago (282+ words) Greenville’s airports changed the region in ways that had little to do with airplanes. Greenville Downtown Airport, Donaldson Field and Greenville-Spartanburg International trace Greenville’s shift from a city-centric economy to a regional one. In the mid-1920s, the federal government wanted…...
A Doctor Built a Balloon Almost Entirely Out of Paper. Then He Caused the First Aviation Disaster in History.
10+ hour, 8+ min ago (272+ words) Balloon fever swept Europe in the 1780s. In Tullamore, Ireland, it left almost nothing standing. The Montgolfier brothers were fortunate not to have caused a conflagration when they released the Réveillon. To the delight of King Louis XVI, the balloon stayed…...
Adam???s Profile Reports: Pearson Air Museum
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Stories from the 9/11 memorial hikes to fly flags from the 46 High Peaks
20+ hour, 33+ min ago (1101+ words) Elaina Leonardo unfurls a flag on top of Cascade Mountain on Sept. 11 as she participates in the inaugural Flags on the 46 event paying tribute to the people who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Denise McLaughlin, center, in black, sits atop…...