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Memorial Distinguished Lecture Series
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.
Past Jalonick Lectures
2012
U.S. Spy Plane SR-17 Blackbird
The annual 2012 Jalonick Lecture took place on July 14th
and featured Col. Richard Graham, USAF (Ret). He spoke about his experiences flying and operating the Lockheed SR-71 Reconnaissance Aircraft.
2011
My Enemy, My Friend
The annual 2011 Jalonick Lecture took place on June 25th. It brought together three airmen who will forever be connected by events in the Vietnam War. Dan Cherry and John Stiles of the U.S. Air Force discussed with North Vietnamese combat pilot Nguyen Hong My how they battled 39 years ago and how they came together in the past few years.
2010
The annual 2010 Jalonick Lecture took place on June 19th. Our speaker was
Lynn Spencer, famous for her book Touching History: The Untold Story of the Drama
that Unfolded in the Skies over America on 9/11.
2009
The annual 2009 Jalonick Lecture took place on July 18th. Our speaker was
Colonel Walter Boyne, USAF (Ret.). You can find more information
in the Spring 2009 Air-Log newsletter .
2008
"Double, Double,
Toil and Trouble
- Implications
of the Modern
World (Especially
the Mid-East)
for Aviation."
Major General Donald W. Shepperd
2007
"The Teamwork Revolution: The Amazing Role of Aviation in Changing the Modern World"
John J. Nance, JD
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.
