Comair Air Lines
Comair was recognized with the Aviation Achievement Award in 1997 Comair was born in April 1977, a year when deregulation was beginning to reshape the American airline industry. Founded in […]
1997
Lt. Gen. Gerald W. Johnson, USAF
A native of Owenton, Kentucky, entered military service in 1941 as an aviation cadet. He became a member of Col. “Hub” Zemke’s famed Wolf Pack, the 56th Fighter Group, 8th
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W. Whitley Hawkins
was born in Versailles, Kentucky, and raised in Mt. Sterling. He began his career with Delta Airlines in 1955 at Blue Grass Field, Lexington, Kentucky. As a transportation agent, Mr.
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Major Julius Warren Calloway USAF
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, where he graduated from Central High School. In 1942, he volunteered for service and was trained as a pilot at Tuskegee, Alabama—making him one of the
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Abram H. Bowman
He was known as the “Father of Louisville Aviation”, and Bowman Field was named in his honor. His interest in aviation began during WWI and in May 1920 he sublet
