G'day! Hopefully I'm in the right area, or that someone can point me in the right direction please!

My Grandfather (Noel) was an Australian Army Captain serving in Papua New Guinea during WW2, and recovered the body of F/O Robert P. Hutson and his crew, who were killed when his C-47/DC-3 crashed on August 27th 1943 - C-47A-30-DL Skytrain Serial Number 42-23698.

My Grandfather managed to also recover a ring that Hutson had on him, and somehow he managed to get this back to Robert Hutson's mother/family in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. This sparked a lifelong friendship with my Grandfather & Grandmother, as well as my Grandfathers mother - every year my Mother & Uncle would received a gift from Hutson's mother/family in the US until her passing.
We would love to try and get in contact with Robert Hutson's family, hence this Reddit post! I will also post in an Aviation Forum.

The details we know of Robert Hutson are the following:

He had a twin brother, who also served in WW2.

They had a brother who was an NFL player for the Green Bay Packers.

I've attached a photograph of the letter from Mrs Hutson, as well as a newspaper clipping from when he was declared missing.

Any help/leads would be greatly appreciated.

This might be a really stupid question and to preface I know not too much except the basics of aviation.

I know that in modern military planes they have a thing called datalink which allows them to see a radar contacts from other sources like a ground radars and such. Why don’t commercial airliners have this for better SA awareness? Is it just a cost thing or completely unnecessary?

I went down a deep rabbit hole of long range mission LSA and doing some math I realized Pipistrel Virus SW with the 80gal tank config burning 4gal/hour at 75% cruise @ 150mph and with a half hour reserve that would be a max theoretical range of 2900 miles.

LA to NY is 2500 miles, so that would leave a 2+ hour fuel margin of safety. Realistically with some good planning you could probably get a 20-30mph tailwind and get there a couple hours earlier. I know that the idea of spending 15 hours on a tiny single with an unpressurized cockpit sounds insane compared to a 4 hour commercial flight, but as a one time adventure it sounds kinda cool.

I saw it on a friends post and I was stumped because this is not a Boeing and those flap fairings are thick, it was also a 2.5 hr domestic route so it’s probably not a widebody

I’m looking at buying a Cessna 182b that has been out of annual and not flown since 2017-2018. I’m already assuming I’ll need an extensive inspection and a major overhaul.

I’m guessing the overhaul to run $30k and I have an additional $30k that I could put into inspections/ repairs. The interior is great and the paint is not bad either. I just have no idea about the engine or any avionics.

Is that a safe budget for getting the plane airworthy again? Any thing specific I should look out for before buying.

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Hello. Within the past year, I have started collecting aerospace memorabilia (anything from engine parts to models that were given as gifts to the teams to material samples to photos you name it) and usually, I find my unique pieces either through my local stores or through connections but I was wondering if there are any credible websites or sellers online that sell such pieces. Earlier today I was searching on eBay and although there seem to be nice pieces for sale I am wary about buying such uncommon things on eBay since there is a high chance it could be a scam. Any links or suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you.

Why are you the way you are?

Spotted outside Rolla Mo. flew two racetrack patterns about 1000 meters apart from each other. 1515-1645 Central Time. Didn't show up on ADS-B

The 777X really is a twin engine monster of a plane.

Hey everyone,

I'm looking at filling out a couple of applications for Legacy carriers on AirlineApps. I have employment history that I am completely unable to recall any meaningful information for. These were jobs that I had when I was 18-19 years old, for companies that have long since gone out of business. I've been told that I need to list absolutely everything on my applications, or I need to be able to justify any gaps in my work/education history. Any tips on how to deal with this situation; where I was working and not going to school, but I can't remember any specific dates, salary, or supervisor's name?

TIA

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Hi I have my ppl and a 2nd class medical with third class privileges. I am planning on continuing on as I want to pursue a career in aviation. I’m a healthy guy and I’m 19 with no medication or anything bad on my medical history I am wondering if it’s worth getting a 1st class soon to fully verify that I can even fly for the airlines or any future job like that.