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Quonset Land-Based Facility On Hold Due to COVID-19

RIAHOF — Thu, 28 May 2020 19:26:48 +0000

By the end of 2019 we had made significant progress with the state concerning long-term access to several acres of land at the northeast corner of the main north-south runway at the former naval air station. We had hoped by this time to have been well into the initial development of our new facility, but […]

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In Memoriam: George B. Sullivan (1934-2018)

RIAHOF — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 20:47:31 +0000

We are pleased to report that RI Aviation Hall of Fame has received a $15,000 grant in support of the preservation of its historic aircraft, the construction of aviation displays, and the continuation of its research about the state’s rich aviation history.

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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.

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Stan Essex, Jr.

RIAHOF — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:13:05 +0000

Over the past 22 years, long-time Warwick resident and Navy Korean War veteran Stanley R. Essex, Jr., has virtually single-handedly restored two wrecked warbirds to magnificent display condition: a WWII-era Navy Hellcat fighter for the Quonset Air Museum, and the F9F Panther jet known as the “Ted Williams Airplane” for the Rhode Island Aviation Hall […]

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Lt. Colonel Daniel R. Fierro

RIAHOF — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 20:27:58 +0000

Lt. Colonel Daniel R. Fierro, USAF, (Ret.) (1931 – 2007) was a long-time resident of North Kingstown, and served in the Strategic Air Command (SAC), first flying B47s and then B52s.

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CDR Frank A. Fox, USN (Ret.)

RIAHOF — Sat, 23 Oct 2004 22:28:48 +0000

Wisconsin-born Frank Fox met his bride Jane while stationed at Quonset late in World War II, and thereafter considered Rhode Island his home. He earned a Navy Cross in the Battle of Philippine Sea when his Avenger torpedo bomber scored a direct hit on the Japanese carrier Zuikaku, helping send her to the bottom. In […]

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