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	coast guard aviation background
		The Coast Guard was introduced to aviation in 1903 when the surfmen from the Kill Devil Hill Lifeboat Station in North Carolina provided the Wright Brothers with added muscle during the pre-launch activities of that epic flight.
		In 1928 an aviation section was established at Coast Guard Headquarters under the command of Commander Norman Hall.
		In 1986 Donald MacDiarmid was enshrined in the Naval Aviation Museum, in Pensacola, Fla.
	www.ranger95.com /coastguard/coast_guard_aviation.html (2910 words)

	Janis Rucels
		1928, June - October - was seconded to the 35th Escadrille of the French Air Force in Lyons, where he logged 68 hours and 40 minutes of flight time.
		Rucels and his officers were sent to the East Prussian aviation commander for reassignment, and he in turn sent them to Danzig where they would be reunited with the Latvian Legion.
		As the front was rapidly approaching New Brandenburg, these aviators without aircraft (by now about 100 strong, including ground crews) were despatched to Denmark, where they eventually surrendered to the British.
	latvianaviation.com /BB_Rucels.html (618 words)

	Qwika - similar:1928
		Yearsin aviation 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 This is a list of aviation-related events from 1928: [edit] January January 6-8 - Lt Christian Schilt makes ten flights in an O2U Corsair to evacuate wounded marines from the besieged village of Quilali, Nicaragua.
		See also: 1927 in film 1928 1929 in film 1920s in film years in film film 1 Events 2 Top grossing films 3 Academy Awards 4 Movies released 5 Short film series 6 Animated short film series 7 Births 8 Deaths [edit] Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent.
		Captain Emilio Carranza Rodriguez (1905 – July 13, 1928) was a noted Mexican aviator and national hero, nicknamed the "Lindbergh of Mexico".
	www.qwika.com /rels/1928 (1483 words)

	A History of Coast Guard Aviation
		Nevertheless White's J4F is on display at the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida.
		In 1986 Donald MacDiarmid was enshrined in the Naval Aviation Museum, in Pensacola, Florida.
		Coast Guard aviation, rotary and fixed wing, moves into the future proud of its past and confident of its future.
	www.uscg.mil /hq/g-cp/history/h_aviation.html (3336 words)

	Early Coast Guard Aviation Naval Aviation News - Find Articles
		The Coast Guard was introduced to aviation in 1903 when the surfmen from the Kill Devil Hill Lifeboat Station in North Carolina helped carry the fragile Wright Flyer from its shelter to the launch site on 17 December 1903.
		During WW I, Coast Guard aviators were assigned to naval air stations in the U.S. and abroad.
		In 1928, an aviation section under Commander Norman Hall was established at Coast Guard Headquarters, and developed the concept of "flying lifeboats." These aircraft could fly hundreds of miles, land in an open and frequently uninviting sea and carry out a rescue.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0IAX/is_4_86/ai_117626515 (991 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for 1928 in aviation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Winchester, Va. He took up aviation in 1917, and after World War I he gained great fame in the air.
		Woman Pilot to Complete Re-Creation of Amelia Earhart's 1928 Record-Setting Flight Across America on October 2 in New York.
		Carlene A. Mendieta, whose periodontics practice is in Pinole, California, piloted a 1927 Avron Avian plane in her recreation of Amelia Earhart's transcontinental flight across America in 1928.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=1928+in+aviation (505 words)

	The Virginia Aviation Museum, 1928 Heath Super Parasol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Far more aviation activity was taking place in Chicago than Heath could find around the Amsterdam area so in 1913 he moved to the Windy City to establish the E.B. Heath Aerial Vehicle Co.
		He was gaining national aviation attention and recognition came from all parts of the country.
		After a disastrous fire in 1928 and additional expenses, he was forced to increase the price to $695.00.
	www.eaa231.org /Museum/Heath/Heath.htm (1193 words)

	George Augustine Taylor, Australian aviation pioneer (1872 - 1928)
		Taylor, inspired by pioneer aviator Lawrence Hargrave, had built a biplane with a box-kite tail for balance, from coachwood, covered with oiled calico.
		Whilst the names of Lawrence Hargrave and Kingsford Smith and their roles in Australian aviation history are well known, the story of the first man to fly an aircraft is barely remembered.
		Lawrence Hargrave is remembered for his work on the development of the cellular kite generally known as the box kite and for his exploits on November 12, 1984 at Stanwell Park where he rose some sixteen feet on a kite above the beach.
	www.ctie.monash.edu.au /hargrave/taylor_bio.html (1272 words)

	Amelia Earhart Commemorative Medal. 1928 (Chris Balm Early Aviation & Motoring Items)
		The reverse shows the a picture of the Fokker seaplane ("Seaplane Friendship") which made the flight, a horseshoe, a clover, a wishbone and the inscription, "Newfoundland June 17 - South Wales June 18 - 1928" The medal was made by "Whitehead and Hoag Co." and measures 32mm in diameter.
		In 1928, Amy Guest (an American expatriate living in London) decided to try to become the first woman to fly across the Atlantic.
		She later set several aviation records herself including becoming the first woman to pilot an aircraft across the Atlantic.
	www.cjbalm.com /auto-aero/aitem32.htm (272 words)

	Aviation in Indiana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A survey of aviation in Indiana would be incomplete without noting the accomplishments of Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana as an aviation pioneer.
		Aviators Lincoln Beachey and C. Witmer, employed by Glenn H. Curtiss Exhibition Company, thrill 17,000 spectators on June 13 (341, 342).
		Two aviation courses are offered for graduate students, and the university owns three planes (346).
	www.statelib.lib.in.us /www/ihb/publications/tlpurdue.html (902 words)

	Aviation: Aviation School - Aviation College - Flight College
		Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology is an aviation flight school as well as a flight college offering certificates, diplomas, associate of applied science, and bachelor’s degrees.
		Spartan’s mission as an aviation flight school is to prepare aviation college students to gain employment in the specialty field of their choice.
		Training at an aviation flight school, like Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology, prepares an aviation student for their future career by providing focused industry specific training that goes beyond completion of just the minimum flight training requirements mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
	www.spartan.edu /AviationSchool.html (335 words)

	Cutter Aviation Inc.
		Founded in 1928, Cutter Aviation is one of the country's oldest general aviation service companies.
		William P. Cutter envisioned a business that would serve the fledgling aviation community - and the resulting enterprise exceeded his expectations.
		Over the years, Cutter has maintained a position of leadership in the general aviation community by consistently expanding its services and its locations.
	www.flycutteraviation.com /default.htm (449 words)

	CG Aviation History
		It could be said the Coast Guard's introduction to aviation took place in 1903 when the surfmen from the Kill Devil Hill Life Boat Station of the US Life saving Service provided the Wright Brothers with additional man power during the pre-launch activities of that epic flight.
		In 1928 an aviation section was established at Coast Guard Headquarters under the command of CDR Norman Hall.
		Lieutenant Elmer F. Stone was transferred from the aviation detail aboard the USS HUNTINGTON to the Bureau of Construction and Repair where he became the chief test pilot for seaplanes in the aviation division.
	uscgaviationhistory.aoptero.org /history01.html (19666 words)

	U. S. Centennial of Flight - Media Page
		In 1928, the hangar was built for the purpose of promoting and supporting aviation and to provide an outlet for the sale and maintenance of Curtis-Wright products.
		From 1929 to 1934 Oklahoma's world famous aviator Wiley Post used the hangar to design and modify airplanes he used on several intercontinental and two around-the-world flights.
		The reconstructed hangar is not to be a relic of the past, but a proactive facility for public education and the promotion of general aviation in the state of Oklahoma and will provide a link to the past and a bridge to the future.
	www.centennialofflight.gov /user/news_releases/press_wileyPost.htm (384 words)

	North American Aviation History, Dutch Kindelberger, Lee Atwood
		During the prosperous, whirling 1920s, aviation was in its childhood.
		On Dec. 6, 1928, North American Aviation was incorporated in Delaware to become a holding company for many of these new ventures.
		Therefore, North American's airline interests were separated from its airplane-building concerns, and 39-year-old James Howard "Dutch" Kindelberger became President and General Manager of General Aviation, leaving a career as vice president of engineering at Douglas Aircraft.
	www.aerospacelegacyfoundation.org /page13.html (639 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Cutter Aviation will provide a wide range of services to Ae270 operators including aircraft sales, maintenance services, repairs, inspections, and full avionics services.
		Cutter Aviation, a premier leader and provider of aviation sales and service, has been serving corporate and general aviation since 1928.
		The Ae270 is redefining the mission capability and economics of general aviation aircraft for the new millennium.
	www.ibisaerospace.com /collateral/template.asp?page=20020218.htm (383 words)

	AVIATION
		The new Cradle of Aviation Museum at Mitchel Field in Nassau County, George Dade's "baby", opened on 20 May 2002.
		Clearly, this is not the end of the Twin Ercoupe story, so I moved it to the Aviation Continuation page 5, where there is more room.
		A 1940 model seating 33 (later 45), she flew to the EAA AirVenture 2001 Fly-In at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in Jun 2001 for her post-restoration debut and was destined for the NASM's new Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Washington Dulles International Airport, scheduled to open in Dec 2003.
	home.att.net /~berliner-ultrasonics/aviation.html (2608 words)

	British Military Aviation in 1928
		As a consequence, the Zeidi withdraw from Aden in August 1928.
		The Under Secretary of State for Air, Sir Philip Sassoon, and the Director of Equipment, Air Commodore Longmore, begin a 9,900 mile flight from Felixstowe to Karachi and back, by Blackburn Iris flying boat, to inspect Royal Air Force units in Malta, Egypt and Iraq.
		Following a coup by members of the Shiamwari tribe against the Amir of Afghanistan, the British Legation in the Afghan capital Kabul is isolated from the remainder of the city.
	www.rafmuseum.org.uk /milestones-of-flight/british_military/1928.html (312 words)

	1928 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		January 17 - OGPU arrests Lev Trotsky in Moscow ; he assumes a status of passive and is exiled to Turkestan
		July 12 - Mexican aviator Emilio Carranza dies in a solo crash in the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey while returning from a goodwill flight New York City.
		June 17 - Aviator Amelia Earhart starts her attempt to become the woman to successfully pilot an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she succeeded the next day).
	www.freeglossary.com /1928 (1629 words)

	Aviationboom - Pioneers Noel Pemberton Billing
		Its home was on the River Itchen at Woolston, Southampton, and the Supermarine Works continued to be located there until well after they were damaged in the heavy German air raids of September 1940.
		After Mitchell's death, development was carried on by two modest and able men, Joseph Smith as Chief Designer and Alan Clifton as Head of the Technical Office.
		In 1928 the Supermarine Aviation Works Ltd. had been taken over by Vickers (Aviation) Ltd., and in 1938 the companies at Weybridge and Woolston were taken over by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd.
	www.aviationboom.com /pioneers/noel_billing.shtml (731 words)

	The EARLY BIRDS of AVIATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This legendary group was founded in Chicago in December of 1928, shortly after the International Aeronautical Show and air races held there, to preserve the history of aviation and, in particular, the history of aviation before the Great War.
		A large number of pioneer aviators and aeronauts attended the event in Chicago and "Pop" Dickinson, ever willing to advance the cause of aviation, encouraged the idea that they, the pioneers of flight, should formally organize.
		Short biographies and images of some of those pioneer aviators who "went west" before World War I or were never members of The Early Birds can be found on the Pioneer Aviators web site.
	earlybirds.org (925 words)

	Latvian Aviation Chronology 1928 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		April 28 International Auto Show in Riga, including some aviation displays.
		Autumn The two Backman-built IVL A.22s are delivered to the Naval Aviation unit at Liepaja.
		- A.Skurbe becomes commander of the Aviation Regiment.
	latvianaviation.com /C1928.html (236 words)

	Flying high at Cutter Flying Service - Cutting Flying Service Inc - The New Mexico Private 100 - Cover Story New Mexico ...
		Barnstorming had been the fad after World War I as aviation enthusiasts in flimsy, fabric-covered, open cockpit planes took on the role as self-styled evangelists for what would become commercial use of the skies.
		Cutter Aviation first opened its doors in Phoenix in 1959 and was followed by opening of the El Paso facility in 1982.
		It's unlikely that in 1928 Cutter pioneers could have foreseen how far and how high the company would eventually rise in the general aviation industry.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m5092/is_n11_v16/ai_12926619 (660 words)

	Hagerstown Aviation Museum
		The Hagerstown Aviation Museum, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the region’s more than 90 years of extraordinary aviation history.
		aviation pioneer, and Charles Shue, former owner and restorer of
		aviation heritage is not complete without these aircraft.
	www.hagerstownaviationmuseum.org /aboutus.html (373 words)

	Film Review - FourDocs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Ted Chapman lending his voice to footage taken in 1928 showing the Cornwall Aviation Company in action.
		It is good to see Cornish Aviation history being given a place online and thergfore being preserved for future generations to view.
		A 'Pure Tonic!' I think this film is a great piece of aviation history and really does give a peek into what it must have been like flying, back in the day.
	www.channel4.com /fourdocs/film/film-detail.jsp?id=23005 (484 words)

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	The Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Since then, the company ventured into missiles, space and electronics and, since the Lockheed merger in 1995, has now restablished itself as a prominent aircraft manufacturer.
		Moving from Los Angeles to Cleveland and then to Baltimore in 1928, Glenn Martin bought over 1260 acres in the suburb of Middle River and built some of the most modern aircraft manufacturing facilities of its time.
		Huge buildings sprang up including an airport (with hangars and terminal) and several working force communities that still exist today.
	www.marylandaviationmuseum.org /history/martin_aircraft/index.html (131 words)

	FULTON COUNTY INDIANA
		Elza BRUCE today and her five children.This was due to the fact that late Thursday she received a check from the Erie Railroad for $2,500 - a voluntary gift from the gigantic organization and which came without solicitation.
		Catherine P. DAVIS, 85, one of the best and most widely known pioneers of Fulton County, died at eleven o'clock Monday night at her home, 317 West Eleventh Street, after an illness of more than a month during which she had been bedfast.
		The deceased leaves a wife, Ida QUICK DeWALD, a son Marvin DeWALD who is in an aviation school near Chicago, a daughter, Dorothy [DeWALD], and his mother, Mrs.
	www.fulco.lib.in.us /Tombaugh/Obituaries/Html/1928.htm (18560 words)

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