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Charles F. Blair Jr. (July 19, 1909 – September 2, 1978) was an American aviation pioneer who helped work out the routes and navigation techniques necessary for long-distance flights.
19. Juli 2016 · As a civilian, Blair became an active duty colonel in the Air Force and was assigned to the task of taking a jet fighter plane and turning it into a long-distance nuclear delivery system that the U.S. could use against the Soviet Union. Blair used two different navigation systems to address this problem.
3. März 2024 · Charles F. Blair, as a Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, was buried with full military honors on September 11 at Arlington National Cemetery outside of Washington, D.C. Survivors included his wife, Maureen O’Hara Blair, whom he married in 1968, and four children from two previous marriages: Suzanne, Christopher, Charles Lee and ...
29. Mai 2024 · 1951: Flying a converted P-51, Charles F. Blair, Jr., traveled 3,300 miles across the North Pole from Bardufoss, Norway, to Fairbanks in 10 hours 29 minutes. Thus, he became the first man to make the trip alone and in a single-engine plane.
Brigadier General, U.S. Air Force. Charles F. Blair, Jr. was born on 19 July 1909 in Buffalo, NY. Blair learned to fly in San Diego, CA, and made his solo flight at the age of 19. In 1931, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Vermont.
31. Jan. 2024 · Brigadier General Charles Francis Blair, Jr., died 2 September 1978 in an airplane accident. His remains were interred at the Arlington National Cemetery. Captain Charles F. Blair, Jr., checks his astrocompass shortly before beginning his transpolar flight, 29 May 1951.
Charles F. Blair Jr. (July 19, 1909 – September 2, 1978) was a United States Air Force Brigadier General, United States Navy aviator Captain, a test pilot, an airline pilot, and airline owner. Blair was born in Buffalo, New York. He learned to fly in San Diego and made his first solo flight at the age of 19.
