Category Archives: New Hampshire Aviation

New Hampshire’s First Female Aviator, Well-Known Photographer and Philanthropist: Bernice Blake Perry (1905-1996)

Posted on 28 March, 2013 by Janice Brown

Bernice Gertrude Blake was born in Manchester, New Hampshire on 2 March 1905,  one of four children born to Edward C. & Gertrude (Hurd) Blake.  Her father was an English-Canadian immigrant who had founded Blake’s Creamery, originally as a milk … Continue reading →

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Concord New Hampshire Educator & Astronaut, Sharon Christa (Corrigan) McAuliffe (1948-1986)

Posted on 13 January, 2011 by Janice Brown

January 28, 2011 will mark the 25th anniversary of a tragedy–the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.

That event took the life of… Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Missing Places: Grenier Field (or Grenier Air Base)

Posted on 17 August, 2008 by Janice Brown

Back in the 1940s and 1950s residents would frequently hear airplanes and jets roar across the skies of southern New … Continue reading →

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Ie Shima, Ernie Pyle, and a "Betty Bomber"

Posted on 28 July, 2008 by Janice Brown

Ie Shima (Island), Ernie Pyle, and a “Betty Bomber” have more in common that you might think.

During World … Continue reading →

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Madison New Hampshire’s Aviation Innovators: The Amazing Granville Family

Posted on 22 May, 2008 by Janice Brown

On June 14, 2008 the dedication ceremony for a historical marker will occur… Continue reading →

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