by flyingEdit | Jan 31, 2020 | Marine Wife Award
2016 Irene Ferguson Marine Wife Awardee, Lauren Huff, who also serves as chairwoman of the committee choosing the 2020 nominee was interviewed by KUSI on January 30, 2020. Click here to watch the interview. Nominations for the 2020 award are due April 24, 2020. For...
by Flying Leathernecks | Dec 20, 2019 | Marine Aircraft
The basic role of the TA-4J Skyhawk was a two-place, lightweight, high-performance trainer capable of operating from an aircraft carrier or shore base. The TA-4J Skyhawk entered production in June 1969. It became the longest-serving of the Skyhawks as the US Navy’s...
by flyingEdit | Sep 17, 2019 | Miramar Air Show
See Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum aircraft and vehicles on display at the Miramar Air Show, September 27-29, 2019. Museum staff and volunteers are especially proud to exhibit the collection’s World War II -era TBM “Avenger.” It spent a year being restored by a...
by flyingEdit | Aug 15, 2019 | Dates in Aviation History, Picnic with a Pilot
Aviation Heritage Professor and author of “High Flight”, George Haloulakos, spoke to a very enthusiastic crowd at the museum on July 27, 2019. Below is a summary of his lecture about the humanitarian missions that the USMC has completed making use of some...
by Flying Leatherneck | May 7, 2018 | Hometown Heroes Radio Shows
Major Glenn Ferguson, age 96, talks to Hometown Heroes about starting the Marine Wife Recognition Award in honor of his late wife. Ferguson served in the Marine Corps from 1939 until 1963, retiring as a major, and is the son of a World War I Marine. The interview...
by Flying Leatherneck | Apr 7, 2018 | Hometown Heroes Radio Shows
Major General Bob Butcher (USMC Ret.), chairman of the Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation’s board of directors, talks about the aircraft he flew, as well as some of the amazing exhibits at the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum in San Diego, CA. See the...
