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Stratolaunch 5th test flight shows new pylon
On the calm morning of May 4, Star Wars Day, Stratolaunch (Roc), the world's largest aircraft by...
Saying goodbye to the First Lady of Mojave Airport
Mary Mildred (Jerri) Sabovich died in Savannah, Georgia on March 9, having reached 94 years of life...
War in the Aleutians
I remember attending a Navy League meeting in Bakersfield back in 2005 where I mentioned that my hus...
Mason Hutchison speaks at Plane Crazy Saturday
Mason Hutchison was invited to speak at the March 19 Plane Crazy Saturday event held at Mojave Air...
Amelia Earhart – woman pilot, air racer and first president of the Ninety-Nines
Recently, my husband Al and I were remembering some of the aviation movies that we have seen...
Weather clears for Stratolaunch fourth flight test
After a couple of days of strong winds, rain and blowing snow, Thursday, Feb. 24 was clear, calm...
Tony LeVier – the extraordinary life of a distinctive test pilot
Born in Duluth, Minnesota on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1913, Anthony "Tony" LeVier began life...
Stratolaunch's Roc returns to the air
Another exciting flight test day at Mojave Air & Space Port with the gigantic Stratolaunch...
Maximum 'wow factor' at Plane Crazy Saturday
The November Plane Crazy Saturday had a maximum "wow factor!" Meghan Salzman gave a concise and...
Celebrating the 35th anniversary of the epic flight of Voyager
There are so many important aviation dates to remember in the month of December. The Wright...
Veterans Day at Mojave Air & Space Port
America's military Veterans were honored at Legacy Park at Mojave Air & Space Port on Nov. 11....
Former NASA flight test engineer, general aviation icon has 'flown west'
Weneth "Wen" Dwane Painter passed away in Pleasanton, California, April 21, 2020, at the age of 84....
Memories of Rufus Cook
I remember speaking at a funeral for a dear friend from Navy League nearly twenty years ago. Another...
North American F-86 – a beautiful aircraft
My parents were married in 1927 and lived through the Great Depression. My father learned at an...
Russian Biplanes at Mojave
The Ukrainian AN-2 was initially developed as an agricultural aircraft and the first prototype flew...
12 years of Plane Crazy
Plane Crazy Saturday (PCS) continues to be successful at Mojave Air & Space Port. Mojave...
Two very special residents of Tehachapi – Sally and Mike Melvill
Sally and Mike Melvill are two of the finest people on planet Earth! Mike Melvill was born in...
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial engine
The Mojave Transportation Museum saluted radial engines at the May 15 Plane Crazy Saturday and Mike...
'Yellow Peril' at Mojave!
Al Hansen's little N3N-3"Yellow Peril" two-hole, biplane flew away to a new home in Lake Tahoe...
Memorial Day at Mojave Cemetery
The East Kern Cemetery District and Mojave Transportation Museum Foundation are joining together to...
Roc flies again!
After days of waiting for high winds and bad weather to clear on April 29, the colossal six-engine S...
Battle of Britain veteran at Mojave Airport
So many historical aircraft have been tucked away in hangars at Mojave Airport through the years....
Remembering our Veterans and the aircraft they flew
Sixteen years ago, my husband Al and his son Dor helped set up a UH-1B "Huey" for a Vietnam Veteran...
Mike Nixon restores a second BMW 801 for a World War II Fw 190
My husband Al and I had a special opportunity last week to visit with Mike Nixon at Vintage Radials...
The Sierra Wave and gliders
You know how you feel when the wind is howling and you see the standing lenticular clouds, (the...
