Editor: I was reminded recently that there are many articles on this web site that tell inside stories of historic events..and that there are many that are just fun reading. Here's a list with links to the articles; I hope you can ramble slowly through this library and enjoy the stories as much as I did when I put them here. Please remember that many of these pieces are several years old and do not reflect current events or progress. Otherwise, have a ball:
"Forty Minutes to Pearl." The Anzac Clipper's ironic "near miss."
"Eight Days East." Wiley Post, Harold Gatty and the Winnie Mae take on the world.
Aces & Eagles: "The Miracle of Y-29" Published February, 2003.
The Wright Flyer. An intimate look at the machine that opened the skies. Published October, 2003.
The Left Seat: The Scoop of the Century: The Wright Brother's Flight. How the Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk reported the first flight..and the correction that followed a hundred years later. Published December, 2006.
Fort Myer and Lt. Selfridge Correspondent, Bob Button recalls events that took place a century ago near Arlington National Cemetary. Published February, 2008.
Apollo at Forty. A Reflection. Jim Slade remembers the day Apollo 11 landed on the Moon. Published July of 2009.
"The Shuttle And Its Work." Spectacular pictures from the shuttle's epic career.
Letter From Georgia. Jim McManus remembers the day that "Old Pop" showed him a thing or two. Published June, 2008.
Letters From Lavernia. Tommy Terry visits the "Wooden Aeroplane Works." Published October, 2005.
"Travels With A Duck." Some reporters tell it from the Back of the Bus; this one tells it from the Campaign Plane. It's still insanity, no matter which locale.
Uncle Richie and the Liberty Belle. Bob Button's latest Letter from New Jersey recounts the bomber missions of his uncle, Lt. Richard Watson. Published February, 2007.
Fit To Be Tied. Correspondent, Jim McManus remembers the pilot who did it the hard way. Published March, 2008.
Letters From New Jersey. Werner and Me. Bob Button remembers old friend, Werner VonBraun. Published May, 2005.
The Wright Flyer. An intimate look at the machine that opened the skies. Published October, 2003.
The Nation's Hangar. Published November, 2002
Letter From New Jersey. Bob Button remembers taking X-15 pilots to the 1962 World's Fair..with or without NASA permission. Published March, 2005.
Letters From The West John Taylor visits the "Armageddon Machine." Published April, 2006.
Letters from New Jersey. Bob Button as a 'male model.' Published September, 2005.
Flight Log. Day to day reports from the field on Allen Rothenberg's trip. Most recent entry on June 16th, 2004.
All Points Ahead. Allen Rothenberg's "Excellent Adventure." Part One. 74 year old Rothenberg takes off to circle the country in a 56 year old Ercoupe. Published April, 2004.
The TICO Warbird Air Show. Bill Larson goes back to hear the old birds sing again and meets one of history's famous characters. Published March, 2005.
Biloxi Retrospective. John Taylor writes of his tours of duty as a national disaster responder along the "Rubble Coast." Published February, 2006.
Aces & Eagles. Sun-N-Fun, a Pilgrimage. Harry Francis of Elliston, VA goes to Sun-N-Fun, 2004 and remembers his 1954 days as an Air Force Cadet. Published April, 2004.
Pit Boss!! Published October, 2002
