Tim – Thanks for your recollections of Berry. He was unique.
Barry’s wake will be this coming Sunday 12/18 from 11AM-1PM at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home, 185 E. Northwest Highway, Palatine.
The name “Corcoran” rang a bell with me as someone who was associated with the early history of gliding in the United states. Sure enough the name I was thinking of was Stanley Corcoran who
back in the 30’s and 40’s designed and build gliders at the Frankford Sailplane
Company (Frankford MI and Joliet IL) – the Cinema glider (http://www.retroplane.net/cinema2/accueil.htm) and the famous TG-1A (https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/frankfort-tg-1a-cinema/nasm_A19830113000) used for training
pilots in WWII before flying the bigger troop carrying gliders. See some pictures here > https://mrbill2.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Gliders/i-rBNFjzW/A
back in the 30’s and 40’s designed and build gliders at the Frankford Sailplane
Company (Frankford MI and Joliet IL) – the Cinema glider (http://www.retroplane.net/cinema2/accueil.htm) and the famous TG-1A (https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/frankfort-tg-1a-cinema/nasm_A19830113000) used for training
pilots in WWII before flying the bigger troop carrying gliders. See some pictures here > https://mrbill2.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Gliders/i-rBNFjzW/A
The
early history of gliding is something that Barry was VERY interested
in. He was an active member of the Vintage Sailplane Association (https://www.vintagesailplane.org/)
and owned two old ships he was proud of – a Grunau Baby and a
Schleicher KA-6 – not to mention owning an ASW-27A (not the B model –
too newfangled) and an ASW-26E.
early history of gliding is something that Barry was VERY interested
in. He was an active member of the Vintage Sailplane Association (https://www.vintagesailplane.org/)
and owned two old ships he was proud of – a Grunau Baby and a
Schleicher KA-6 – not to mention owning an ASW-27A (not the B model –
too newfangled) and an ASW-26E.
So
it seems only fitting that Barry’s wake will be held in a place bearing
the name of a key player in early glider aviation. I
have to wonder if that is a coincidence … or is this some of Barry’s
off beat humor.
it seems only fitting that Barry’s wake will be held in a place bearing
the name of a key player in early glider aviation. I
have to wonder if that is a coincidence … or is this some of Barry’s
off beat humor.
As Barry might say … Salutem,
John H DeRosa
President, Sky Soaring
President, Sky Soaring
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