Went To The Aid Of Spectators Injured In The Accident
When Jimmy Leeward's P-51 went down at Reno September 17th, one
of the people in the crowd was Air Force Lt. Col Ryan Osteroos, an
instructor at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Osteroos,
a test pilot, had attended the race with 15 students in his flight
test techniques course who at the time of the accident were talking
to race crews.
First-Hand Account Of A Flight Aboard A Consolidated B-24
Liberator
Frequent ANN contributor David Juwel had the opportunity
recently to take a flight in a Consolidated B-24 Liberator, which
remains the sole flying example of a B-24 Liberator left in the
world. The aircraft is operated by The Collings Foundation. He
offers a first-hand account.
February Session To Focus On 5th Generation Fighters
The Air Force Association is pleased to announce Lieutenant
General Herbert J. "Hawk" Carlisle, Deputy Chief of Staff for
Operations, Plans and Requirements, as the guest speaker for the
February session of AFA's 2012 Air Force Breakfast Program. This
event will be held on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, from 0700-0900
EST at the Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington, Virginia.
Military Variant Of The Pilatus PC-12 Was Returning From A
Mission
A U-28A aircraft attached to the 25th Intelligence Squadron went
down near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, located in the Horn of Africa
on February 18th, resulting in the fatal injury of four U.S.
military personnel. The Air Force says Capt Ryan P. Hall from the
319th Special Operations Squadron, Capt Nicholas S. Whitlock and
1st Lt Justin J. Wilkens from the 34th Special Operations Squadron
and Senior Airman Julian S. Scholten in the accident
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