Monthly Archives: July 2017

Bally spent 45 to 50 hours a week, for 17 years and 10 months, working on the bomber before the Federal Aviation Administration certified it as flight-ready.  Article source: http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/vietnam-veteran-builds-b–bomber/article_7499a695-7046-5370-94ff-7c859cd0e2b6.html

SANTA CRUZ — Thousands of people converged at Pleasure Point Sunday morning to witness what was expected to be the largest-ever paddle-out memorial, to honor Jack O’Neill, inventor of the modern-day wetsuit. Surfers on foot balancing longboards on their heads, couples on cruiser … Continue reading →

ISHUA— A rainy start to the day didn’t discourage over 40 people participating in this weekend’s Olean Air Show held at the Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport. The annual two day taking place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and … Continue reading →

John Freckman spent his early life staring at airplanes. “Even in Little League, I was always staring at airplanes,” Freckman said. “I ran into the fence once doing that, my eyes on the plane instead of the ball. I’ve been … Continue reading →

x Embed x Share CLOSE The Greatest Generation soars over Pensacola Beach in WWII Stearman biplanes during the annual Veterans Flight. Gregg Pachkowski/gregg@pnj.com Buy Photo Pilot Roy Kinsey prepares to land his Stearman biplane during the annual Veterans Flight in … Continue reading →

Jack Bally reached new heights when his creation, nearly 18 years in the making, took flight in November. The 76-year-old Dixon native built a B-17G bomber one-third the size of the World War II aircraft, which dropped more payloads than … Continue reading →

x Embed x Share CLOSE The Brandywine River Museum of Art and the Seattle Art Museum mark the 100th anniversary of Andrew Wyeth’s birth with an exhibition “Andrew Wyeth: In Retrospect” which opens June 24th and runs till September 17th. … Continue reading →