AVIATION PAINTINGS A SOARING SUCCESS AT AREA GALLERY.Byline: Stacy Brown Daily News Staff Writer In a display directed by Richard Douglass, works by noted aviation artist Mike Machat are being shown at the B & R Gallery in Canyon Country. At what became Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. , Chuck Yeager  This page is currently protected from editing until disputes have been resolved. commissioned Machat to paint the historic flight in which Yeager broke the sound barrier almost 50 years ago - Oct. 14, 1947. The gallery, which has served collectors since 1975, hired Douglass five months ago for his expertise in aviation. ``Richard brings a lot of aviation knowledge. Besides being a longtime long·time adj. Having existed or persisted for a long time: a longtime friend; a longtime resident of Detroit. longtime Adjective pilot and ballooning enthusiast, he is well versed Versed® Midazolam Pharmacology A preoperative sedative in the history of aviation,'' said David Joseph, the gallery's owner. Joseph credits Douglass with the expansion of the aerospace collection, including prints, at the gallery. Douglass said his interest in aviation began when he was a 6-year-old boy in Cleveland, Ohio "Cleveland" redirects here. For the Cleveland metropolitan area, see . For other uses, see Cleveland (disambiguation). Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. . ``Air Force planes would fly over our house, and I liked it,'' he said. Earning a pilot's license at 19, Douglass spent six years in the U.S. Navy, flying for two years in the Far East and then being stationed in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . The aviator said he has been researching the history of hot-air balloons and hopes soon to write books on the subject. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (color) Richard Douglass of B & R Gallery shows a painting of the flight that broke the sound barrier. Jeff Goldwater/Daily News |
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