Archive for August 2024
20 Under 40 Class of 2024: Garrett Fleishman
I’ve always had an interest in vintage aircraft and warbirds. I started by building and flying large scale RC airplanes at my local RC club, the Quaker Farms RC Flyers,…
Read More20 Under 40 Class of 2024: Curt Lewis
Curt grew up in Rockford, IL and has been infatuated with aviation his entire life. A second-generation pilot, he grew up spending as much time as possible with his dad…
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I’ve been interested in warbird aviation since I was a kid, going to airshows with my dad every year. He had a Beech 18 and a B-25 that we took…
Read More20 Under 40 Class of 2024: Nick Kanakis
I’m humbled and still in shock to join my fellow classmates in the 2024 Warbirds 20 Under 40. My inner kid still looks over my shoulder and whispers, “There’s no…
Read More20 Under 40 Class of 2024: Jennifer Kanakis
My name is Jennifer Kanakis; 31-year-old Air Force, Airline and warbird pilot as well as mother-to-be and self-proclaimed Michelin Star pancake chef. I started flying the summer after I graduated…
Read More20 Under 40 Class of 2024: Zachary McNeill
Zachary has been involved in aviation since birth. He grew up in an aviation family and has learned from an early age that aviation is his passion and dream. He…
Read More20 Under 40 Class of 2024: Ryan McNeill
This young man is a pilot at heart! He was exposed at an early age to multiple aircraft and spent many hours and weekends at airports. He grew up in…
Read More20 Under 40 Class of 2024: Savannah Weaver
In Elmore, Alabama in April of 2007, an enthusiastic young girl signed up for a Young Eagles flight and climbed into the waiting V-tail Bonanza. She was ecstatic to be…
Read More20 Under 40 Class of 2024: Andres Morales
The first time ever laying hands on a warbird, a flying airplane at that, was fall of 2017. Andres was asked to tour with Collings Foundation on the Wings of…
Read More20 Under 40 Class of 2024: Lain Wayman
I’m Lain Wayman. I’m 26yrs old, and I grew up in Falcon, Colorado. I was lucky to grow up in a flying family; my grandfather was a Naval aviator, and…
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