
The Legacy
“Film is an unmediated dive into history. No one who went to war came back the same, there is a sense of loss.”
- John Ford, Motion Picture Director
An Airman’s Story is dedicated to preserving the legacy's and human life experiences from all eras within the evolution of military aviation. We are interested to chronicle and preserve these valiant histories for future generations in perpetuity.
We are archiving and preserving the proud legacy of the men and women who have served in America’s Armed Forces as Aviators. I strongly encourage you to direct your help and support to help preserve the untold stories of veterans who served as pilots, crew members, and ground support personnel. We welcome your participation to step forth, and share what subsequent generations of Americans need to know about the courage, dedication and the service of their predecessors. We will accept and cherish the donation of stories and personal memoirs of veterans. We will consider every letter or email from a veteran or relative who is willing to share their stories.
“Other Voices” offers a platform for family members to contribute to preserving the legacy of a departed loved one. They can share their memories, letters and experiences of their relative who served so valiantly. I am interested and available to interview you at your convenience. “An Airman’s Story” is hereby committed, and dedicated under the premise that our proud history will be carried on, and the dream of freedom shall never be vanquished in America.
“Inspiration springs from great traditions....guard the traditions of your service, built in the foothills of the Rockies and in the Air over Ploesti, Mig Alley, Red River Valley, and in a thousand other places.”
- President Ronald W. Reagan
Heritage Photo Gallery
H. H. Arnold - Clarence Tinker - Gen. Frank Andrews
Hamilton Field, California, 1935
Gen. Frank Andrews - Clarence Tinker
Hamilton Field, California, 1935
P-26 Pea Shooters over San Francisco Bay, California
P-26 Pea Shooters over San Francisco Bay, California
JSDF Flying F-104, Norton AFB
JSDF Flying F-104, Norton AFB
XB-17 Flying Fortress
XB-15 Prototype
B-17s over New York City NYC, 1938
B-17 over Mount Rainier WA, 1939
ETO 8th AF B-17 Crew - East Anglia, 1944
Lt. Raymond "Hap" Halloran - Navigator 20th AF B-29er POW Tokyo
Lt. JB Moorehead Ace - 1942 - Darwin, Australia
Maintenance Crew Working in the Jungle, 1942
Captured Japanese Zero - Darwin, Australia 1942
Capt. James JB Moorehead Ace, 1944 - 1st FG Foggia, Italy
Honolulu Star-Bulletin Front Page Story - December 7, 1941
Martin B-10 Bomber - Signal Corps
July 12, 1939
Zemke's Last Birthday Party - March of 1994 (Hub Far Right)
Zemke's Last Birthday Party - March of 1994
MJ Dick Bong CMH Ace of Aces
Dick Bong, America’s Ace of Aces
WWII War Years - American Media Publications
The Great War WWI Birth of American Air Power 1914 - 1918
WWI BGen. William "Billy" Mitchell USAS
American Air Power Came of Age - 1921 Bombing Demonstration
Sinking the WWI German Battleship Ostfriesland
Billy Mitchell Was the Father of American Air Power.
America`s top scoring WWI Ace Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker
The Wright Brothers. Orville and Wilbur Sitting in their "Wright Flyer"
Prepping for the 1921 Bombing Demonstration. German WWI Battleship Ostfriesland
Lt. Lloyd Hamilton - WWI FIghter Pilot - KIA 1918
1935 Hamilton Field in Marin County California
The Base Was Officially Named in His Honor
Billy Mitchell 1921 - Sinking German WWI Battleship "Ostfriesland"
The Birth of Naval Aviation - 18th of January, 1911 - SF Bay, California - Eugene Ely
World War I Signal Corps - Chasing Balloons
MJ. Dana H. Crissy USAAS - KIA 8th Oct. 1919 Endurance Flight in DH 4B
Roosevelt Field, NYC - San Francisco, CA. Presidio
Went Down over SLC UT.
Building WWI Fighters
Building WWI Fighters
Coastal Air Defense
1916 San Francisco Presidio
Jenny Circles Seal Rock, San Francisco