Articles written by Cathy Hansen
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Mojave Air & Spaceport's CV-990 Gate Guard
An interesting program was on the History Channel back in 2004 and it involved Mojave Airport's...
Douglas DC-3, also known as C-47 and R4D
The Douglas Aircraft Company's DC-3 is probably the most famous aircraft ever built. A. E. Raymond a...
Emails from MCAS Mojave Vets
During the past few days, I have been going through some of my old emails and aviation articles...
Wen Painter taught Superman to fly!
Weneth "Wen" Dwane Painter passed away in Pleasanton, California on April 21 at the age of 84. Wen...
MISTY Super FAC's in Vietnam
I highly recommend reading the book, "Misty: First Person Stories of the F-100 Fast FACs in the...
Test pilots – George Welch and Al Blackburn
I want to give recognition and great appreciation to George Welch, a U.S. Army Air Corps Second...
Pat Weiland – WWII Mojave Marine
Isn't it interesting how enjoyable it is to hear or read historical stories about flying,...
Charlie Plumb – POW in Vietnam and Navy Hero
Recently we have been going through some of our book and video collections. I ran across a book...
Inspirational women in Aerospace
Nearly twenty years ago, (2001) I was asked to help with a special Air & Space Exploratorium at...
Remembering the achievements of Gen. Jimmy Doolittle, USAAC
I received an email from my son, Mark, recently: "Hey Mom, I had no idea that Jimmy Doolittle did...
One of my favorite airplanes – the Lockheed Constellation
The Lockheed Constellation will always be one of my favorite airplanes, for it was one of those...
XB-70 and Fitz Fulton
I want to share a photo of Fitz Fulton and Bob Hoover that was taken by Mike Owen at the retirement...
Aviation Anniversaries in December
Aviation enthusiasts everywhere know there are some very important dates to remember in the month...
Captain Guy Gruters – Vietnam POW
I often receive emails that have familiar names attached and I am careful not to forward their...
Commitment and attitude creates heroes
The annual Veterans Day ceremony was sponsored by Mojave Transportation Museum Foundation, Mojave...
Rutan Brothers and Mike Melvill honored at Mojave Air & Spaceport
On Oct. 19, a special gathering of Rutan fans and Long-EZ builder/pilots landed at Mojave Air &...
Celebrating epic Rutan designs at Mojave
On Oct. 19 at Mojave Air & Spaceport, the Mojave Transportation Museum will feature a special...
Dick Rutan attends 2019 Reno Air Races
Life is so different for me now since the passing of my youngest son, Douglas. Not only do I try to...
A Spitfire at Mojave in 2007 and 2019
The aircraft in the photo is a rare Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IXc/e that underwent flight testing...
Rare showstopper XP-82 Twin Mustang at AirVenture 2019
It is important to have dreams at every age in your life. Tom Reilly, master warbird aircraft...
Rutan Brothers at 50th Anniversary of EAA AirVenture
Burt and Dick Rutan still have a "rock star" following at Oshkosh, the annual gathering of...
Aviation legend, Bob Gilliland has flown west
Robert J. "Bob" Gilliland, call sign "Dutch 51," who has logged more experimental supersonic test...
Losing Douglas Burdick, my multi-faceted son
At the end of May, my youngest son, Douglas Burdick, apparently died from a heart attack at the age...
15 years ago – SpaceShipOne makes history: First private manned mission to space
Can you believe that it was 15 years ago on June 21, 2004, that SpaceShipOne and Mike Melvill...
Memories of Rotary Rocket in the air
Sixteen years ago this month, you may recall seeing a Chinook (CH-47) helicopter at Mojave Airport....
