2016 Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame

F Company, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment

RIAHOF — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 20:54:34 +0000

From 3 March 2011 to 24 December 2011, F Company, 1st Battalion,126th Aviation Regiment (Air Ambulance), a newly formed unit which deployed only 12 months after its conversion from a legacy UH-1 medical evacuation detachment, provided extremely effective and continuous MEDEVAC coverage in the complex and harsh terrain of western Afghanistan. On 3 March 2011, […]

The post F Company, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment appeared first on Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame.

CAPT Karl Augenstein

RIAHOF — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 23:53:17 +0000

Captain Karl W Augenstein USAF (1924-1954) was a German immigrant from Cranston who, as a teenager, made the decision to fight for his adopted country. He became a WWII B-24 bomber pilot, flying 11 combat missions before German capitulation in May 1945. As a civilian, he was the corporate pilot for Bulova Watch Company. He […]

The post CAPT Karl Augenstein appeared first on Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame.

Edward J. Bonaccorsi

RIAHOF — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 23:53:44 +0000

Edward J. Bonaccorsi (1925-2015) graduated from Samuel Gorton High School in Warwick, then enlisted as an Aviation Cadet in May, 1943. Failing a pilot medical, he became a mechanic, qualifying in both the B-24 Liberator and the B-29 Stratofortress. He served with the 40th Bombardment Squadron, and spent six months on Tinian Island as the war […]

The post Edward J. Bonaccorsi appeared first on Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame.

BG Christopher Callahan

RIAHOF — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 19:23:22 +0000

BG Christopher Callahan, USA now serves as the 44th Adjutant General of the State of RI. Previously, he served as the Director of Aviation and Safety at Quonset. He also served in Iraq as CO of 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment.

The post BG Christopher Callahan appeared first on Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame.

James H. Chute

RIAHOF — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 23:54:03 +0000

James H. Chute (1918-1993), a Pawtucket native, was an 8th Air Force B-17 bomber pilot who earned the Distinguished Flying Cross over Germany. After completing his 35 combat missions in January, 1945, he went to the Pacific Division of Air Transport Command, flying C-54 transports. At the end of the war he participated in Southwest […]

The post James H. Chute appeared first on Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame.

LTC Charles E. Griffith

RIAHOF — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 23:52:24 +0000

LTC Charles E. Griffith, USAAF (1916-1944), Griffith was a fighter pilot who fought in the Aleutian Islands campaign of 1942/3, came to China in mid-1944 and joined the 76th Fighter Squadron of the famed 23rd Fighter Group. Born in North Dakota, he was a 1935 Hope High School graduate and all-state athlete who went on […]

The post LTC Charles E. Griffith appeared first on Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame.