RISD Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/risd Honoring Rhode Island's Rich Aviation History Tue, 04 Dec 2018 21:12:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://riahof.org/wp-content/uploads/riahof-512x512-1-150x150.png RISD Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/risd 32 32 George Chakoian https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/military/us-air-force/aerospace-engineer-george-chakoian Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:26:32 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=778 Aerospace engineer George Chakoian flew 46 combat missions in the Pacific as a radio operator/gunner on a B-24. After graduating from RI School of Design in 1948, he began a technical career that spanned six decades. His specialty was airdrop systems, and he was Project Engineer for a number of projects relating to the airborne […]

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]]> Thomas J. H. Peirce https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/airport-facilities-support/thomas-j-h-peirce Sat, 17 Nov 2018 21:08:16 +0000 https://riahof.org/?p=1552 Thomas J. H. Peirce (1888-1956), a Providence native, is one of the most accomplished and least known Rhode Islanders from the first half of the 20th century. After attending Providence public schools, he graduated from the RI School of Design (RISD) in 1907 and became an accomplished designer, architect and engineer. In 1916 Peirce was […]

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