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The George W. Jalonick III and Dorothy Cockrell Jalonick Memorial Distinguished Lecture Series

 

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Established in 1992, the George W. Jalonick III and Dorothy Cockrell Jalonick Memorial Distinguished Lecture Series has expanded to become a yearly event that allows The History of Aviation Collection to showcase some of the most prominent and fascinating figures in the field
of aviation history. Held in the summer, these lectures are free and open to all interested members of the public. Details of the Jalonick lecture will be available in early Spring. We have made available at this website all of the previous Jalonick Lectures for you to download. Click
on the title of the lecture to download it in PDF format.

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2006
"Herald of Victory: Battlefield Air Attack in the Second World War"
Richard P. Hallion, Ph.D.

2005
"Last Flights: Air America and the Collapse of South Vietnam"
William M. Leary, Ph.D.

2004
"General James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle: His Life Story"
Col. C.V. Glines (USAF, Ret.)

2003
"Blaming Wilbur and Orville Wright: The Wright Patent Suits and
the Growth of American Aviation"
Tom D. Crouch, Ph.D.

2002
"A Hero in His Prime: Edward V. Rickenbacker and Eastern
Airlines, 1934 - 1941"
W. David Lewis, Ph.D.

1999
"The Berlin Airlift: The Largest Humanitarian Airlift in History"
John Provan

1997
"The Great War in the Air: Memory, Myth, and Reality"
John H. Morrow, Jr., Ph.D.


1992
"Perilous Missions: Air America Myth and Reality"
William M. Leary, Ph.D.