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Conlon elected president of National Stearman Fly-InPosted Nov. 12, 2007 GALESBURG, Illinois -- Jeanne M. Conlon of Galesburg is the new president of the National Stearman Fly-In. Conlon was elected during the annual meeting of National Stearman Fly-In NFP Inc., the organization that plans and manages the annual event. The meeting was held Oct. 18, 2007, at Galesburg Municipal Airport. Conlon has been a member of the Fly-In’s board of directors since October 2000, and served as the board’s secretary since October 2001. ++++++++
Two new directors join Stearman Foundation’s boardPosted Nov. 12, 2007 GALESBURG, Illinois – Two new members have been added to National Stearman Foundation Inc.’s board of directors. David Burroughs, Normal, Illinois, and Paul Johnson, Galesburg, were elected during the organization’s annual meeting Oct. 18, 2007, at Galesburg Municipal Airport. Directors re-elected include Betty B. Campbell, Garry Goddard, Scott Boyden, Jeanne Conlon and Harrel W. Timmons, all of Galesburg; Marilyn Stearman Carr, Kansas City, Missouri; Robert Harrison, Ankeny, Iowa; Rodney Hightower, St. Louis, Missouri; John Lohmar, St. Charles, Missouri, and Mike Lowe, Lake In the Hills, Illinois. ++++++++
Fly-in celebration: German marks 60th birthday with family, Stearman cohortsPosted Nov. 2, 2007 GALESBURG -- The big 6-0 is a special milestone, and what better way to celebrate than to go halfway around the world. It's just most folks would probably travel would travel to Europe - not from Europe to Galesburg. But not so for Arthur Scheid, who hails from the Munich area of Germany. Scheid, a devoted Stearman fan, has made the trek to Galesburg for the fifth time for the 36th annual Stearman Fly-In, with his wife in tow, as always. But this year, because he was turning 60, he decided he wanted the whole family to come over with him - all 11 of them. "I had my 60th birthday on Sept. 5, so I had to celebrate first with my family then with my Stearman friends," Scheid said. ++++++++
He fills them up: Retiree turns love of airplanes into part-time job
Posted Nov. 2, 2007 GALESBURG - Lonnie Lee is a man of few words. But he had plenty of gas Saturday. High-octane, ethanol-free, 110 low-lead gas. And before the start of the 36th annual National Stearman Fly-In's formation competition, Lee and his big white Ford 600 fuel truck were in great demand. "This is my second fly-in," Lee said as he bounced around in the cluttered, bright-red cab of the truck. "I worked it last year."
++++++++ Why they fly: Stearman devotees come from many walks, share one passion We know what Stearman pilots do. We know that they've come to Galesburg in droves for the 36th annual Stearman Fly-In. But who, exactly, are these folks? On the surface, they have little in common. They come from Pittsburgh and Florida and England. They are airline pilots, rocket scientists, real estate agents and even reporters. They are young and old. They are men and women. But their common bond, a life-long love of planes and flying in a Stearman. "It's a motorcycle in the sky," said Doug Moran, a real estate agent from Jacksonville, Fla. He inherited the love of Stearman planes from his father. "I was born and raised around these planes," he said. ++++++++
Bombs away for bragging rights: An annual Galesburg Stearman Fly-In activity is flour bombing, a test of flying precision and long-distance aiming abilities. The competition was at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Galesburg Municipal Airport, but results won't be announced until Saturday. Pilots were each given a small plastic bag filled with flour. Two miles down the runway, a queen- or king-sized sheet was spread across the grass midway with a barrel in the center for pilots to target. The only rule was pilots could not fly below 100 feet when they reached the target, said Mike Lowe, event organizer. ++++++++
Saluting the WASP: Women ferried planes around world in WWII Pilots arrive for 'family reunion' For a Stearman pilot to miss the National Stearman Fly-In here is like Tiger Woods giving a pass to Augusta. "It's a fun week of flying. We've made friends. It's like a big family reunion," said Don R. Buck, Webb City, Mo., who is now attending his 31st consecutive Galesburg fly-in. "A lot of people, this is the only time we see them. It's like a second home to us," he said before heading off to lunch with some of those friends. "The people who started this had a good idea. And it worked from the start." |
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