by dewittcountymuseum | May 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Henry Kleemann – Naval Aviator Navy Captain Henry M. Kleemann was remembered as a hometown hero after his plane skidded off a rain-slick runway during a December 1985 landing at Miramar Naval Air Station, killing the commanding officer of the Air Test and...
by dewittcountymuseum | May 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Vernell “Red” Irwin By John Warner Red Irwin Audio https://chmoorehomestead.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Irwin.mp3 It was in the spring of my first year in college,” recalled Red, “when Lindbergh hopped across the ocean. My college advisor told me that I...
by dewittcountymuseum | May 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Jack Holland – Balloonist In 1999, Holland served as co-pilot of a helium-filled balloon for the RE/MAX Cup National Gas Balloon Race Jack Holland has spent years in the air, piloting various types of aircraft, but a ride in a hot air balloon turned his...
by dewittcountymuseum | May 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Jack Holland – Pilot Jack Holland’s entry into aviation as a teenager started out as a secret mission, financed with the two-dollar hourly wage he earned working on a farm. As the son of a pilot, Holland knew he wanted to fly. Carl Holland took his son on many...
by dewittcountymuseum | May 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
David Henard – Helicopter Pilot When David Henard headed off to college, he had three things in mind: aviation, electrical engineering, and military service. As a sophomore at the University of Missouri, Henard learned that joining the Advanced ROTC program and...
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