Profiles In Aviation Archives — Avgeekery.com https://avgeekery.com/category/blog/vintage/profilesinaviation/ Aviation News and History From An Informed Perspective Thu, 22 Feb 2024 19:55:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://avgeekery.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cropped-avgeekerylarge1-32x32.jpg Profiles In Aviation Archives — Avgeekery.com https://avgeekery.com/category/blog/vintage/profilesinaviation/ 32 32 104229628 Meet the First Woman to Become a Commercial Pilot https://avgeekery.com/meet-the-first-woman-to-become-a-commercial-pilot/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 19:55:22 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=33685 The journey into aviation was rough for women in the early years. They faced serious discrimination from male counterparts, and had to fight for their place in the sky. Many…

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]]> 33685 Col Stapp Voluntarily Endured The Highest G-Forces Ever To Advance Safety https://avgeekery.com/meet-the-man-who-voluntarily-endured-the-highest-g-forces-ever-to-advance-safety/ Tue, 02 Jan 2024 03:07:08 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=33569 Col Stapp was a real human crash test dummy who advanced aerospace safety. He then went on to advocate for seatbelts. Oh, and he coined the term “Murphy’s Law”! Over…

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]]> 33569 How the Blue Angels Convinced Tom Cruise to do Top Gun https://avgeekery.com/how-the-blue-angels-convinced-tom-cruise-to-do-top-gun/ Sun, 24 Dec 2023 21:18:32 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=33525 It’s hard to imagine a world without the movie Top Gun. AvGeeks watch it at least once a year despite the 80s corniness, because the flying scenes are as cool…

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]]> 33525 The Face of Hawaiian Airlines, Leina’ala Drummond, Has Died https://avgeekery.com/the-face-of-hawaiian-airlines-leinaala-drummond-has-died/ Sat, 23 Sep 2023 23:53:52 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=33046 The face behind the Hawaiian Airlines Pualani “flower of the sky” logo, Leina’ala Ann Teruya Drummond, has passed away after battling cancer. She was 77 years young. A wife, mother…

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]]> 33046 Pierre Sprey: “Whiz Kid” Rebel With a Cause https://avgeekery.com/pierre-sprey-whiz-kid-rebel-with-a-cause/ https://avgeekery.com/pierre-sprey-whiz-kid-rebel-with-a-cause/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2020 01:33:50 +0000 https://www.avgeekery.com/?p=23050 Fighter Mafia Part 2: Pierre Sprey, A-10 Close Air Support Aircraft Developer Articles dedicated to Colonel John Boyd, Thomas P. Christie, Pierre M. Sprey, Chuck Myers, Colonel Everest Riccioni, Harry…

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]]> https://avgeekery.com/pierre-sprey-whiz-kid-rebel-with-a-cause/feed/ 1 23050 Fighter Mafia: Colonel John Boyd, The Brain Behind Fighter Dominance https://avgeekery.com/fighter-mafia-colonel-john-boyd-the-brain-behind-fighter-dominance/ https://avgeekery.com/fighter-mafia-colonel-john-boyd-the-brain-behind-fighter-dominance/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2020 02:01:56 +0000 https://www.avgeekery.com/?p=22349 Fighter Mafia: A series of articles dedicated to Colonel John Boyd, Thomas P. Christie, Pierre M. Sprey, Chuck Myers, Colonel Everest Riccioni, Harry Hillaker, Walt Fellers, Dr. Raymond Leopold, James…

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]]> https://avgeekery.com/fighter-mafia-colonel-john-boyd-the-brain-behind-fighter-dominance/feed/ 8 22349 Profiles in Aviation: Berlin Airlifter Gail Halvorsen Became “The Candy Bomber” https://avgeekery.com/profiles-in-aviation-berlin-airlifter-gail-halvorsen-became-the-candy-bomber/ https://avgeekery.com/profiles-in-aviation-berlin-airlifter-gail-halvorsen-became-the-candy-bomber/#respond Mon, 23 Mar 2020 00:47:39 +0000 https://www.avgeekery.com/?p=21142 His Was a Lifetime of Compassionate Service With Some Incredible Plot Twists Along the Way This is the story of a man who was born in 1920 and grew up…

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]]> https://avgeekery.com/profiles-in-aviation-berlin-airlifter-gail-halvorsen-became-the-candy-bomber/feed/ 0 21142 Marine Pilot Trades F-35B for Blue Angels F/A-18 https://avgeekery.com/marine-pilot-trades-f-35b-for-blue-angels-f-a-18/ https://avgeekery.com/marine-pilot-trades-f-35b-for-blue-angels-f-a-18/#respond Mon, 09 Mar 2020 21:47:57 +0000 https://www.avgeekery.com/?p=21069 PENSACOLA, Fla. — The Blue Angels newest pilot did not grow up dreaming about aviation. In fact, the first time he ever flew in an aircraft was as a junior in high…

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]]> https://avgeekery.com/marine-pilot-trades-f-35b-for-blue-angels-f-a-18/feed/ 0 21069 Akron Classmates Achieved High-Flying Careers as Astronaut, Blue Angel https://avgeekery.com/akron-classmates-achieved-high-flying-careers-as-astronaut-blue-angel/ https://avgeekery.com/akron-classmates-achieved-high-flying-careers-as-astronaut-blue-angel/#respond Sat, 22 Feb 2020 13:11:15 +0000 https://www.avgeekery.com/?p=20896 AKRON, Ohio — Two high school classmates driven early by different goals found themselves a decade later working in similar career fields — one a top naval aviator and one a NASA…

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