Chehalin Gets Alaska State Trooper Accolade

Centralia ChronicleChehalin Gets Alaska State Trooper AccoladeCentralia ChronicleIn June of 1967 he was involved in an airplane crash, barely escaping with his life. Three U.S. Coast Guard members, including the captain and the co-captain, were killed during the crash, while Korhonen and two others were able to escape with their lives.

So Just Who Was O'Hare? Secrets Behind the Names of America's Airports

Yahoo TravelSo Just Who Was O'Hare? Secrets Behind the Names of America's AirportsYahoo TravelThen there's the odd case of humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post, who were both from Oklahoma and were killed together in a plane crash in Alaska. Each has an airport named after him in both states: Will Rogers World Airport and Wiley Post ...

Readers experience Alaska pilot's triumph, trepidation in '14 Days to Alaska'

Alaska DispatchReaders experience Alaska pilot's triumph, trepidation in '14 Days to Alaska'Alaska DispatchHamon is a field scientist who was bit by the flying bug after becoming immersed in Alaska's aviation-heavy environment. He admits early on that typically people at least solo before they purchase a plane, but with few opportunities for instruction in ...

Small plane makes emergency landing on Soldotna road

KTUU.comSmall plane makes emergency landing on Soldotna roadKTUU.comClint Johnson, the NTSB's chief Alaska investigator, said Monday that a Taylorcraft BC-12, a single-engine plane colloquially known as a “T-craft,” set down on the road between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday. “It looks ... “There wasn't a crash,” Peters ...

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Alaska DispatchEx-general says Alaska governor should have let leadership clean up National ...Alaska DispatchIn Alaska, the Army guard took over Fort Greely, where the national missile defense system was based, and the Air Guard took over the early warning system at Clear Air Force Station. ... She said the crash was further evidence of a lack of professionalism.

AP Exclusive: Drone sightings up dramatically

Valdosta Daily TimesAP Exclusive: Drone sightings up dramaticallyValdosta Daily TimesThe FAA tightly restricts the use of drones, which could cause a crash if one collided with a plane or was sucked into an engine. Small drones usually aren't visible on radar to air traffic controllers, particularly if they're made of plastic or other ...

New home, dream complete for WWII P

The Courier-JournalNew home, dream complete for WWII P-40 wingsThe Courier-JournalStebbins had been looking for a P-40 for several years when he got a letter from another airplane enthusiast saying that a trapper had been running his trap line for several years near some wreckage in Alaska. Stebbins traded a "bear gun" for ...