Legendary Fighter
Brigadier General Charles McGee fought against enemies in the sky and segregation and racism on the ground. The decorated war hero and oldest living Tuskegee Airmen pilot why he’s proud simply to be an American Story and Interview by Jonathan Westman Photography by Grant L. Gursky Times and technologies have certainly changed since Brigadier General […]
Sky’s The Limit
Airplane mechanic Matt Sager resides near Georgetown, DE, but he once made his living in the air Story by Joe Willey | Photography by Matt Sager “As long as I can remember, I’ve always been into airplanes.” That is how Matt Sager describes the beginning of his lifelong love of aviation. His interest […]
Flying Along Dangerous Lines
Long before he retired to Annapolis, Freeman “Bruce” Olmstead spent nearly seven months in a Soviet prison on multiple charges, including espionage Story by Jennifer PiegolsPhotography courtesy Nabb Research Center, Salisbury University July 3, 1960: “Dear Mrs. Olmstead: You have received official notification that your husband, First Lieutenant Freeman B. Olmstead, is missing in flight […]
Dedicated to the Sky
U.S. Navy captain Andrew “Andy” Serrell certainly loved to fly — and he left an indelible mark on history and on his students Story by Ian Post | Photography courtesy Nabb Research Center, Salisbury University While we often say that heroes walk among us, it’s rarely said that they fly with — and […]