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History

Rare Russian fighter jet coming to Keystone airport

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KEYSTONE HEIGHTS – World famous aviator and air racer Jimmy Leeward extended strong support to the Wings of Dreams Aviation Museum at Keystone Heights Airport with a long-term loan of a IG-17 LIM5 transonic jet fighter from his private aircraft collection.  read more »

Featured Member: 
Jimmy Leeward

Warbirds in Review - Black and White

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Video: Two men from the same neighborhood flew for their country during World War II but didn't meet each other for decades,  read more »

Featured Member: 
Jimmy Leeward

Aviator recalls days spent flying 'Spirit of St. Louis' replica

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Ocala aviator Jimmy Leeward got a small taste of what Lindbergh must have felt like when he donned a leather helmet  read more »

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Jimmy Leeward

Grumman Test Pilots - Corky Meyer

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This begins a series of articles concerning the many pilots who flight tested Grumman’s line of aircraft from 1930 to 1994.  read more »

Featured Member: 
Corky Meyer

Grumman Test Pilots - Bob Smyth

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This begins a series of articles concerning the many pilots who flight tested Grumman’s line of aircraft from 1930 to 1994.  read more »

Featured Member: 
Bob Smyth

Cloud Dancer

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  • History
  • In the News

A vast collection of memorabilia tells the life story of a family of aviators, beginning with Al Leeward, who flew a mail run in Pennsylvania in the 1930s.

Featured Member: 
Jimmy Leeward

Silver Bullet - Air and Space Magazine

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No airplane in the world could outshine Howard Hughes' H-1 Racer--until Jim Wright built a copy of it.

Featured Member: 
Jimmy Leeward

Historic Hughes Racer Replica Test Flight Report

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  • In the News

In this rare view from the cockpit, our friend, veteran Reno Air Racer, Jimmy Leeward takes us along for a pilot’s eye view of the flight-testing progress being conducted at Cottage Grove, Oregon for this amazing historic recreation.  read more »

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Jimmy Leeward

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