HU-16B Albatross Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/hu-16b-albatross Honoring Rhode Island's Rich Aviation History Mon, 02 Dec 2024 18:51:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://riahof.org/wp-content/uploads/riahof-512x512-1-150x150.png HU-16B Albatross Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/hu-16b-albatross 32 32 COL Robert M. Magown, USAF https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/military/us-air-force/col-robert-m-magown-usaf Sat, 23 Nov 2024 18:44:33 +0000 https://riahof.org/?p=2056 WWII fighter pilot who flew 161 combat missions in the Pacific, primarily in P-40 Warhawks, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and ten Air Medals. He joined the RI National Guard after the war, and was commander of the 143rd Air Commando Group at the time of his death in 1966. On Monday, March 7, 1966 […]

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]]> Lt Col Edward F. Roberts, USAF https://riahof.org/war-service/wwii/lt-col-edward-f-roberts Sat, 23 Nov 2024 18:43:59 +0000 https://riahof.org/?p=2053 Edward Francis Roberts was born in Fall River, MA on January 29, 1924. He earned the Air Medal flying transport planes in the Pacific during WWII. As a member of the Massachusetts National Guard he was activated for Korea. He transferred to the RI Guard in 1956, and at the time of his death in […]

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