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Blackhawk Airways Founder & Hall of Famer, Dick Wixom

Posted on November 28, 2021November 28, 2021 by mwflyer

September 29, 1929 – October 17, 2021 Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – December 2021/January 2022 Online Issue James Richard “Dick” Wixom, 92, died of heart failure on October 17,…

The End of A Great Aviation Tech School Program

Posted on June 2, 2014 by mwflyer

A Guest Editorial by Jim Freeman JANESVILLE, WIS. – It was with great disappointment for all of us in the aviation community and our local community to watch the final…

Grassroots Efforts To Save Aviation Program

Posted on July 26, 2012 by mwflyer

JANESVILLE, WIS. – The aircraft maintenance program at Blackhawk Technical College in Janesville, Wisconsin, has been temporarily (or permanently) suspended, after 72 years of service. Meanwhile, a committed group of…

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