Andrew Newberg

Andrew Newberg – Commercial Pilot Andrew Newberg divides his time between the best of two worlds: aviation and agriculture. Newberg planned to join his family’s farm operation after college, but a commercial pilot’s license wasn’t on his radar until a...

Victoria Mendenall and Monica Hawkins

Victoria Maske-Mendenall and Monica Hawkins – Ground Crew Passengers passing through Decatur Airport are more likely to have their bags checked and loaded onto a plane by a woman than a male member of the ground crew for SkyWest Airlines. Victoria...

Henry Kleemann

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...

Red Irwin

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...

Jack Holland Ballooning

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...

Jack Holland

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...