2008 Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/achievement/year-of-induction/2008 Honoring Rhode Island's Rich Aviation History Wed, 08 Jul 2020 15:38:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://riahof.org/wp-content/uploads/riahof-512x512-1-150x150.png 2008 Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/achievement/year-of-induction/2008 32 32 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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]]> Kenneth Brown https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/administrators-educators/kenneth-brown Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:26:33 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=816 Born in 1925, Pawtucket resident Ken Brown joined the Navy in early 1943.  He saw action in the Mediterranean, European, China-Burma-India and Pacific theaters, and participated in both the Sicilian and Normandy invasions as a Gunner’s Mate on LSTs. Brown took flying lessons shortly after his discharge, and  in 1957 he joined the FAA as […]

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]]> Arthur E. Lasker, USAAF https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/military/us-air-force/arthur-e-lasker-usaaf Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:55:28 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=1388 Arthur Lasker was a World War II fighter pilot with the US Army Air Force. When the U.S. dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki on August 9th, 1945, many believed the war was over. Arthur E. Lasker, a young pilot from New York who was serving with the 36th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Group […]

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]]> Joseph B. Perkins https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/commercial-aviation/joseph-b-perkins-1921-1986 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:26:33 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=820 Born in Providence, Perkins  attended Mt. St. Charles Academy, played hockey and was the All-State football quarterback his senior year. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps three months before Pearl Harbor, earned his wings and shipped over to Italy. He flew B-17 bombers with the 353rd Bomb Squadron (Heavy), 301st Bomb Group. On January […]

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]]> Albert R. Tavani https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/commercial-aviation/albert-r-tavani Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:26:32 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=826 A long-time Warwick resident, Albert Tavani is credited with bringing the state airport system from its infancy in the 1940s to the full-service network that now exists. When he retired at the end of 1977, Green Airport was greatly expanded, numerous airlines were serving Rhode Island, and there were five state airports in addition to […]

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]]> Edward Yatsko https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/military/us-army/edward-yatsko Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:26:33 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=832 Edward Yatsko was a native of New Jersey who settled in Warwick after WWII. When CWO4 Yatsko was retired (forcibly due to age) from the RI Army National Guard at age 62 in 1986 he was believed to be the last World War II combat aviator on active duty flight status and the oldest combat […]

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