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Chuck Yeager - Chasing the Demons for 72 Years
Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager stepped inside the Bell X-1,72 years ago on the 14th October 1947, when he stepped out he carried the title...
Garth Calitz
Oct 15, 20199 min read


Lydia Litvyak – First Female Fighter Ace
Lydia Vladimirovna Litvyak, affectionately known as Lilya, was a fighter pilot in the Soviet Air Force during World War II. Historians...
Garth Calitz
Sep 11, 20199 min read


Woman in Aviation - Leading the Way
August, being woman’s month, we decided to pay homage to some of the Ladies that led the way for others to follow in the generally male...
Garth Calitz
Aug 20, 201910 min read


Bob Hoover – The Best Stick and Rudder man to have lived
Robert Anderson "Bob" Hoover was born in Nashville, Tennessee on January 24, 1922. He like many other pilots did not have oodles of cash...
Garth Calitz
Jul 9, 20196 min read


Frederick Wendall Glover- Unsung Fighter Ace of WWII
Freddie “Needle Nose” Glover was born on 4 December1915, a native of Asheville, North Carolina. Shortly after his high school graduation...
Dennis Russell
May 21, 20193 min read


“Back to Life, Health and Flying” – Gary Whitecross’ Journey
Gary Whitecross has always been fascinated by flying and at the age of seven started flying model aircraft he quickly progressed to...
Mandy Whitecross
Apr 2, 20194 min read


Charles Lindbergh Aviator, Adventurer and Innovator
Charles A. Lindbergh was born in Detroit, Michigan, on February 4, 1902, and spent most of his childhood in Little Falls, Minnesota, and...
Garth Calitz
Feb 5, 201913 min read


Neville Ferreira and The Genpro- Reaching new Heights
3:45 in the morning and I am woken up by the sun shining through the hotel room window in the 45° roof above my bed. 9:40pm you are still...
Neville Ferreira
Jul 24, 20183 min read


Amelia Earhart, More than Just a Downed Aviator
In 1960 an old US coastguard told a curious reporter a tale he had heard some 14 years before on the Pacific island of Nikumaroro. Not...
Adam Lusher
Apr 23, 20188 min read


Roston Dugmore World Champ Hopeful
Roston’s love for all things aviation was born when he was only three years old as a young boy he spent a lot of time with his...
Garth Calitz
Sep 10, 20172 min read
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