The squadron was ordered to France in January 1916 and his first mission was an aerial spotter for British artillery. Bishop and pilot Neville flew over German lines near Boisdinghem and when the German howitzer was found, they relayed co-ordinates to the British, who then bombarded and destroyed the target. Aerial combat In November 1916 after receiving his wings, Bishop was attached to No. 37 Squadron RFC at Sutton's Farm, Essex flying the BE.2c. Bishop claimed his first victory when his was one of four Nieuports that engaged three Albatros D.III Scouts near St Leger.
Major Richard Winters Ret. . Major Richard D. Winters was born January 21, 1918 as a former United States Army officer and decorated war veteran. He commanded Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, during World War II. Richard Winters enlisted in the U.S Army in August 25, 1941 in order to shorten his time in the service.
The first army plane was procured from the Wright Brothers. In 1910, the Navy created a platform located on the cruiser Birmingham that saw the flight of a civilian plane and in the following year, it received the first three planes (Johnson, 1977). The arrival of these panes saw the pioneering attempt of the first marine to fly. This mariner, Alfred Austell Cunningham, had been in service as a corporal during the Georgia Infantry in the Spanish American war volunteer programs at the tender age of 16 (Condon, 1989). When he returned
Boelcke was looking for men to join his new fighter squadron – ‘Jagdstaffel 2’. He asked Richthofen to join it and he transferred back to France. Richthofen had his first official kill on September 17th 1916. However, Richthofen had claimed that he had shot down two French aircraft before joining ‘Jagdstaffel 2’- but neither were confirmed kills and they were not credited to him. For every confirmed kill, Richthofen had a silver cup made by a jeweller in Berlin.
With this in mind at age 11 he started experimenting with model aircrafts, one of them being a small rubber band power helicopter. The reason for wanting to invent such a machine is because believed that “the machine should be like a fly or an insect that could dart in any direction at an instant’s notice” (Whitman, 1972). To begin this amazing feat, at age 14, he enlisted into the St. Petersburg Imperial Russian Naval Academy. But in 1906, he decided his future lay in engineering so he resigned from the academy and went to study in Paris. He once again decided to change his career path to aviation and aeronautics in 1908.
History of the Pioneer/Airline -February 10, 1913- Carl Frederick Burke born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island -1936- Started flying lessons in Saint John, New Brunswick -1939- Qualified for his air engineer’s certificate -1939- Became a pilot for Canadian Airways Limited. As a pilot for Canadian Airways Limited, Burke took part in the air rescue of a pilot in Musgrove Harbour, Newfoundland. He also recovered the bodies of Sir Frederick Banting, navigator William Bird and William Snailman. -1940- Joined the Royal Air Force Ferry Command, which ferried new aircraft from factory to Gander Airport in Newfoundland before making the journey across the Atlantic -1941- Received a license to operate scheduled flights between Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick -December 7, 1941- Burke opened Maritime Central Airways (MCA) -1945- With the success of MCA, the company was able to add more aircrafts to their fleet -1951- MCA received major contract with the Pinetree Project. MCA transported supplies for the construction of U.S. radar stations -1953- MCA acquired Boreal Airways and Mont Laurier Aviation -1954- The company received another contract to aid in the eastern section of the Distant Early Warning Line, which was a system of radar stations in Northern Canada.
After landing in Seattle he exchanges the 36 passengers for the parachutes and the money and instructs the pilot to fly to Mexico. Somewhere over Reno, Nevada, he amazingly jumps from the plane using the back stairway. Did he survive? Many stories surfaced over the years of people claiming to be DB Cooper. However in 2011 the most credible one surfaced.
At age 13, he made a battery powered automobile. In 1930, at the age of twenty, Jacques entered the French Naval Academy. From 1933 to 1935 he served in the Far East aboard the cruiser Primaguet and ashore in Shanghai. He trained as a Navy flier until a serious automobile accident ended his aviation career. For his war efforts he was awarded two medals, One for honor, and the other, A Purple Heart.
Discussed and analyzed herein is the project communication plan for Skunk Works using available technology today and recommendations on how communications could be improved and managed throughout the life cycle of the project. P-80 Shooting Star Fighter Jet The purpose of initiating the P-80 Shooting Star Program was to combat the looming threat of a German-developed Jet Fighter towards the end of World War II. A thriving business relationship started with a simple “handshake,” when “the U.S Army Air Force authorized Lockheed to develop the first U.S jet fighter, the P-80 Shooting Star.” (Aucoin, 2007) Out of that handshake, and unknown to the government, Lockheed, and the world, the clandestine organization known as “The Skunk Works” would be established. The goal was to design and build the world’s first fighter jet, the P-80, in 180 days. In response, Lockheed’s CEO immediately summoned its chief engineer, Clarence “Kelly” Johnson, and
George Herbert Walker Bush was born on June 12, 1924, in Milton, Massachusetts. Bush, his three brothers, and a sister grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut. His father, Prescott Bush, was a wealthy investment banker. Bush's mother, Dorothy, came from the wealthy family of a leading Missouri industrialist. After graduating from the private Phillips Academy in Massachusetts, Bush enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II.