Civilian Aviation Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/achievement/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation Honoring Rhode Island's Rich Aviation History Wed, 08 Jul 2020 15:38:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://riahof.org/wp-content/uploads/riahof-512x512-1-150x150.png Civilian Aviation Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/achievement/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation 32 32 The Allen Family of Aeronauts https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/women/the-allen-family-of-aeronauts Sat, 23 Oct 2004 21:46:27 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=930 The Allen Family of Aeronauts: according to New York-based aeronautical researcher Chris Lynch, “If there was a founding family of RI aviation, they are it.”

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]]> James & Ezra Allen https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/military/other-military/james-ezra-allen Tue, 16 Dec 2003 22:22:56 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=916 Barrington natives James Allen (1824-1897) and his younger brother Ezra Allen (1840 - 1902) distinguished themselves through a lifelong commitment to aeronautics in the 19th century.

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]]> MG Bill Anders, USAF (Ret) https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/military/us-air-force/mg-bill-anders-usaf-ret Sat, 23 Oct 2010 21:52:07 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=1309 Retired Air Force Major General, Apollo 8 Astronaut and former Textron executive Bill Anders is one of the first three humans to view the dark side of the moon. Anders described his experiences and his famous photograph, “Earthrise,” which he took on Christmas Eve, 1968. Along with the first pictures taken of the earth from […]

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]]> George Armitage https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/inventors-innovations/george-armitage Sat, 22 Oct 2005 22:01:59 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=942 George Armitage (1887-1948) Born in England, he came to Rhode Island as a youngster and attended Providence public schools. He may have been the first person to fly in Rhode Island; it is known that he began experimenting with “power driven gliders” as early as 1905. A 1934 article in Rhode Island Review stated: “To […]

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]]> 2/LT William P. Armstrong https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/minorities/2-lt-william-p-armstrong Thu, 08 Feb 2018 23:02:59 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=1313 William P. Armstrong (1924- 1945) was a Tuskegee Airman/Fighter Pilot, shot down in action on April 1, 1945.

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]]> Eugene Bielecki https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/administrators-educators/eugene-bielecki Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:26:33 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=811 Eugene Bielecki was born in Pawtucket in 1927. Gene is a founding member and past president of the Rhode Island Pilots Association. In his piloting career he has logged well over 30,000 flight hours, including more than 15,000 hours as a Flight Instructor. He holds a number of single and multi-engine private and commercial ratings […]

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