mous all-black squadron of WWII. Eight of these men were residents of Sewickley, including a father and son. All of their names now appear on tall monuments in a new plaza entrance to the Sewickley Cemetery. Among those listed is Frank Hailstock who was born and raised in Sewickley. Hailstock served as a radioman on a B25 bomber. His son, Terry, attend- ed the ceremonies commenting that his father would have been pleased with the recognition. The editor of the local paper in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, once wrote that monuments are meant “to inspire, to enlighten, and to challenge us. Memorials give us a sense of belonging, and connect us to your past.” Hailstock’s grave lies near what is thought to be the largest outdoor tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen in the U.S. But, you have to wander a little off the beaten track along the Ohio River to fi nd it.
MANAGEMENT IN AVIATION HISTORY This plaque at LaTrobe/Arnold Palmer
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Airport in Pennsylvania reads in part: “To Commemorate the Founding of the OX5 Club of America - Aviation’s Pioneers. The OX5 Club of America was organized at the LaTrobe Airport, Latrobe, PA, on August 27, 1955.” The club’s logo includes a front view of the V-engine.
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Giacinta Bradley Koontz is an aviation historian, magazine columnist and author who has received the DAR History Medal and Honorable Mention from the New York Book Festival. She has appeared on the History Channel and in PBS documentaries. For more information, visit
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Here are the URLs for some of the sites which I have mentioned. Spoiler alert: If you log onto Freeman’s Abandoned and Little- Known Airfi elds, and Ralph Cooper’s Early Aviators, you may lose track of time. All photographs in this article are from these web sites and others not listed, unless otherwise noted.
Abandoned and Little-Known Airfi elds
www.airfi
elds-freeman.com
Early Aviators
www.earlyaviators.com
The OX5 Aviation Pioneers
ox5.org
The Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site - Museum Hangar One
www.nps.gov/tuai/index.htm
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