by Steve Snyder | Jul 12, 2014 | Historical
The Flying Legends Air Show is famous the world over for its unique presentation of historic piston-engined aircraft in rare combinations and remarkable flying displays. It takes place today July 12 and tomorrow Sunday, July 13. Complementing the ‘wow!’ factor in the...
by Steve Snyder | Jul 6, 2014 | Historical
A year ago today, a great man passed away, Dr. Paul Delehaye who lived in Momignies and Monceau-Imbrerchies, Belgium. I am really unable to express the deep debt I owe and the amount of gratitude I have for the late Dr. Paul Delahaye. Without his efforts to honor and...
by Steve Snyder | Jul 4, 2014 | Historical
Appropriately on July 4th, Independence Day, my book, SHOT DOWN, is now available for pre-order on Amazon at a discounted price. I am honored to have Editorial Reviews by two very distinguished people; Vernon L. Williams, Ph.D., Director, East Anglia Air War Archives...
by Steve Snyder | Jul 3, 2014 | Historical
As the publishing date of my book nears, I remember my parent’s today on what would have been their 73rd wedding anniversary. They were married on July 3, 1941 at First Lutheran Church in Pasadena, California while my father was in the U.S. Army, 2nd Battalion,...
by Steve Snyder | Jun 27, 2014 | Historical
June 28, 2014, is the 100th anniversary of the political assassination in Sarajevo, Serbia of the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and his wife, Sophia. It was the spark that started World War I, the war that was widely...
by Steve Snyder | Jun 25, 2014 | Historical
During World War II, Link Aviation Devices, Inc. delivered some 10,000 Link Trainers to American and Allied armed forces. The purpose of this flight simulator was to teach pilot cadets how to navigate and land by instruments alone, with no visibility outside the...
