Monthly Archives: September 2014

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SBD Dauntless Receives New Plaque

This is an extension to our previous coverage on Tom Mohan’s “Honor Flight” Tom Mohan was in good spirits and health as he attended the September 2014 meeting of the Missouri Aviation Historical Society. In May 2014 he re-visited his WWII aircraft at the Spirit of St. Louis Airshow, which was filmed in conjunction with HEC-TV and Steve Schulte Photography. The Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) ‘Dixie Wing’ located in Peachtree City, […]

Boeing Company WSO Talks Growler

The Missouri Aviation Historical Society was recently honored to host current Navy Captain/Boeing WSO Dana “PERK” Perkins for the August 2014 meeting. Perkins currently serves as a Naval Reserve Assistant Chief of Staff and instructor at the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center, NAS Fallon, Nevada. In addition, he’s also a Boeing Flight Operations Weapons System Officer for production test flights of all Boeing tactical aircraft in St. Louis. His unique role […]