2019, George R. Green, 89, of Elwood, died Dec. 5, said Madison County Coroner Danielle Noone. The Coroner Noone said she has had to make funeral arrangements for Green without his family because none of his relatives have come forward or been located. “All leads have led nowhere,” Noone said noting that there are two …
The life of an aviator seemed to me ideal. It involved skill. It brought adventure. It made use of the latest developments of science. Mechanical engineers were fettered to factories and drafting boards while pilots have the freedom of wind with the expanse of sky. There were times in an aeroplane when it seemed I …
#FlightFriday – AN-M66 General Purpose BombIt’s #FlightFriday and today’s featured artifact is one of the most destructive bombs dropped by Marine Corps aviators during World War II – the AN-M66 General Purpose Bomb. Weighing in at 2,156 pounds, its forged, rolled and welded steel shell contained 1,156 pounds of Tritonal explosive — a mix of …
