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2024 Ballot

Board of Directors for 2025

Board as Nominated

Jerri Bergen    Les Whittlesey Joe Martin
Michael Mau Caroline Mah Tyson Smith Tim Williams

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Best Article of 2025 (Vote for only one)

>Albree Pigeon Fraser: The First American Pursuit, The - Adam Estes
Arthur L. “Al” Welsh; Early Wright Exhibition and Test Pilot – Instructor - Harold Morehouse, Edited by Hayden Hamilton
Barnstorming with a Blimp; The Cruise of the ‘‘Wonder Ship” NC900SH - Robert A. LoVece
Beech Bonanza History, Part 1: 80-Year Reign of the World’s Longest Continuously-Produced Aircraft - Richard Harris
Caterpillar Club, The - Hayden Hamilton
Coast Guard Fifteen Plane Mystery, The - Ken Freeze, PACS, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired)
Coast-to-Coast and Back Again in a JL-6 - Mark Taylor
December 32, 1980: Perseverance, Lear Fan Style – Dennis Newton
Extraordinary Flight of the Moscow Mule, The - Michael West
Floyd Bennett Field: New York’s First Airport - Robert G. Waldvogel
George A. Page, Jr.; Early Heinrich Pilot - Aviation Engineer - Harold Morehouse, edited Hayden Hamilton
History of Randolph Field,Texas; “The West Point of the Air”, A - Michael P. Hoffman,Lt. Col. USAF-Retired
Hollywood Riviera Glider Field, The - Reflections of Ben Shirey via Barbara Schultz
Hudson Valley Regional Airport, The - Robert G. Waldvogel
Hughes H-1 Racer and Howard Hughes - Adam Estes
James J. “Crash” Ryan; Father of the Black Box - Scott M. Fisher
Mitchel Airfield: Long Island’s Forgotten Air Force Base - Robert G. Waldvogel
Passion, Serendipity and Perseverance; Completing the “MY GAL SAL” Story - Capt. Marc “Fig” Feigenblatt
PBY’s of the Kendall Family, The - Jerri Bergen
Priceless Memories - Scott M. Fisher
Roosevelt Field: Once the World’s Premier Airport - Robert G. Waldvogel
Stearmans of Brevard County Florida, The - Tom Lowe and Larry Johnson
Strange Case of the Burning Junkers, The - Chris Hansen
Thomas Brothers; Pioneer Aeronautical Engineers and Plane Builders, The - Harold Morehouse, Edited and Updated by Hayden Hamilton
Vanishing Hobby; From the Golden Age of Aeronautical Model Building, A - R. Steven Johnston
What the Heck is Going On Here? A Two-Seat Lockheed F-4 Conversion - Dan Hagedorn
World War II Interned and Captured Aircraft from the collection of Hans-Heiri Stapfer - Hayden Hamilton


Best Artwork of 2025 (Vote for only one)

Republic F-84F - Terry Williams

A near photographic work of art showing Republic F-84F-45-RE, 52-6990. Originally assigned to the 81st FBW, it eventually transferred to the German Luftwaffe and the to the Greek Air Force.

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USN GB-2 Staggerwing - Thijs Postma

A USN GB-2 (Beech Staggerwing) on a mission somewhere over the desert Southwest.

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Junkers-Larsen JL-6 - Chas Downs

The Junkers-Larsen JL-6 is this nice illustration by Chas Downs

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Albree-Pidgeon Fraser - Raymond Bayless

The Albree Pidgeon Fraser had a short life as the first American built pursuit aircraft. This rendering of one flying cross country was created by noted aviation artist Raymond Bayless and is part of the USAF art collection held at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.

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Beech B-58 Barron - Thijs Postma

A number of airline operated Beechcraft 58 Barons as flight trainers, represented here by KLM’s PH-BYA.

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Boeing B-17 - John Young

This rendering captures a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress on approach to landing at an airbase in the Cotswolds of East Anglia, U.K. in one of his lesser-known works.

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Lear-Fan 2100 - Syd Mead

Though it never saw production, the Lear-Fan 2100 is still a beautiful design. This advertisement rendering was done to promote the plane.

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Douglas DC-6 - Thijs Postma

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines DC-6, PH-TDI, c/n 43111, l/n 78, in an evening setting. This plane served KLM until being sold to Aerocondor-Aerovias Condor de Colombia. On March 16, 1969, it was hijacked to Cuba during a local schedule flight.

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