Celebrate Armed Forces Day with this story from an Air Force veteran
In today s Neighbors column, Bob Lind shares former North Dakotan John Mertes Air Force jump experience as sent in by his sister. Written By: Bob Lind | ×
“Stand in the door!’ shouts the jumpmaster.
“I shuffle my way to the door, static line clenched in my sweaty fist, and enter the stream of rushing air as it passes between the open doors.”
Thus begins the story of his Air Force jump experience as written by
John Mertes and which was sent to “Neighbors” by his sister,
Jane (Mertes) Priebe, Wahpeton, N.D., after he died last fall in Mesa, Ariz., at the age of 64.
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2020 CASA Wings Awards: the Winners are Announced 8 January 2021
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority, the Australian Division of the Royal Aeronautical Society and
Australian Flying magazine are proud to announce the winners of the 2020 Wings Awards. The Wings Awards were inaugurated in 2014 to recognise the efforts of the many people who have dedicated their lives to general aviation, either through individual effort or as part of an aero club or flying school. It is passion that deserves to be acknowledged and sets a very good example for the general aviation community as a whole.
This year, the judging panel–consisting of people from