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L-R: Billy Walker – Ed Newberg – Alan Ripa – Russ Gilmore – Jim Swanke, the original BEARS. …at the Black Bear restaurant with Ed’s Clenet, a very nice collectors automobile. All the above were formerly members of the CAF which had once been the Confederate Air Force. Later the.
My Granddad, John J. Walker, bought “Sally” the Pinto pony that cousin Georgene is sittin’ on. Granddad Walker was a “Westerner” and he wanted his grandkids to know how to ride horseback. Cousin Jimmy Lee Osborn was the first to learn to ride Sally. Next was cousin Georgene. I was.
In April 2022, Landon Lucas, 19, was recovering in ICU – A year prior to that, at 18, he received notoriety by performing a difficult emergency landing on the New Jersey causeway. This past April (2022) The Jackson Hole news reported: “Teen pilot from Jackson severely injured in New Mexico.
Back in the good ol’ days I had the good fortune to fly Frontier’s Twin Otter across the Montana/Canada border in and out of fabulous international airports such as Wolf Point International, Montana. Ah yes, it was a glorious time made more so by the magnificent talents of one all-time.
DAVE’s YAK September 16, 2022 In the June 2003 issue of America’s Flyways, the cover story was “Dave’s Yak.” Since that story included several really important people in my life, as well as a couple of terrific flying machines, I wanted to include the story on my website.
NOTE: Soon the University of Wyoming (my home state) will takeover this website. Everything will be just as it is now (with the exception of a few last minute additions/subtractions) and available for public access. However, I will no longer be able to make any changes. It will all be.
B-36 Ride to Hell….Ah, back when engines were engines…. My pal, Rich Sugden, MD sent this amazing story of an ill-fated B-36 flight. Thanks to Barrel via Skip … I found it amazing that a 1st Lt. was the Aircraft Commander, another 1st Lt., the pilot. A captain was the.
Here’s how the first flight in 1903 came about. It is in Orville Wrights own words! The forward is by Dr. Paul Garber (Historian Emeritus – Smithsonian Air & Space Museum). This is a nice look all the way back to the dawn of powered/manned flight. https://www.faa.gov/education/educators/curriculum/k12/media/k-12_how_we_made_the_first_flight_orville_wright.pdf …and more.
Military-Commercial History MICHAEL R. DACIEK 29 HATHAWAY LANE HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80130 mikedaciek@comcast.net 720-207-1351 “Be decisive. Right or wrong, make a decision. The road of life is paved with flat squirrels who couldn’t make a decision.” Unkown Dear Reader, What you have seen so far is Captain Mike Daciek’s beginning.
August 29, 2022. There will be a major change to my website soon. No actual date set, but the University of Wyoming will take over CaptainBillyWalker.com. When this happens I will no longer be able to add/takeaway anything. However, anyone will still be able to access the website..