Sikorsky

On This Day: 10th Anniversary of The Sikorsky S-38 Transatlantic Flight

Ten years to this day, two of Aviation Without Borders USA (AWB-USA) founding members Tom Schrade and Frank Franke crossed the North Atlantic in Tom’s 82-year-old Sikorsky S-38 amphibious aircraft. The backstory – Experts said it could not be done, many had tried but none succeeded. From an idea hatched at Barron Hilton’s Flying M …

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Living Legends of Aviation Award

Living Legends of Aviation Award ceremony, left to right: Tom Schrade (Senior Advisor of AWB-USA), John Travolta (aviation enthusiast, actor and MC of the award ceremony), Frank Franke (President of LOG/Wings of Help), Bernd Breiter (CEO of BigCityBeats World Club Domes) and Captain James Lovell (Living Legend award holder, astronaut for Apollo 8 and Apollo …

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