Long-Time EAA President Tom Poberezny Dies at 75

[Big Dipper]

In case there are any EAA fans in this group.

As AirVenture Opens, Long-Time EAA President Tom Poberezny Dies at 75 - AVweb

In an ironic twist of timing, long-time EAA President Tom Poberezny died early Monday morning just as the 69th AirVenture was hours from officially opening. EAA said Poberezny died after a brief illness at 75, severing the last direct link to the family that founded the Experimental Aircraft...

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[Dad_Roman]

Wow...quite the loss to aeronautics.

Did Oshkosh in '96 (B-17). Week before the show most crews spend the day at the field getting ready or wanderin makin new friends then in the evening the cantina would open at the field and everyone would go eat etc.

Poberenzy would not be there. He always went and got in his P-51 and would buzz the shit outta the Cantina while everybody was there!

Good times. Good times.

 

[toddnjoyce]

Kind of fitting it’s on Day 1 of Airventure

 

[BBL]

R.I.P., tailwinds!

 

[308nato]

Always enjoyed going to EAA events.

 

[Wudidiz]

He joined the US National Unlimited Aerobatic Team and was part of the team that won the World Championship in 1972 at Salon, France. In 1973, he won the individual US National Unlimited Aerobatic Championship. I believe that his father was a founder of the EAA.

 

[Maxrobot]

One of my favorite videos -Music video of Airventure 2009.

 

[Maxrobot]

Airventure 2014 - a great music video. -