Duane Cole
| Duane Cole | |
|---|---|
| Born | Toulan Township, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Aerobatics |
| Home town | Burleson, Texas |
| Spouse(s) | Judy |
| Children | Rolly |
| Relatives | Marion Cole - Aerobatic pilot brother. |
Duane Cole (1915–2004) was an American Aerobatic pilot.[1]
Early life
Duane earned his private license in 1938, followed by his commercial in 1939 and instructor in 1940.
Cole performed in his first airshow in 1940, followed by training cadets in the Civilian Pilot Training Program throughout WWII.
Cole performed from 1947-1957 as part of the Cole Brothers Airshows along with his brothers Arnold, Lester and Marion Cole, who remained in the business for many years flying a 65 hp clipped wing Taylorcraft.[2] [3]
In 1971 Duane and his wife Judy established the Duane and Judy Cole award to individuals that promote sport aviation with the first award given to Paul Poberezny.[4] In 1974 Cole won the Aviation /Spacewriters award for best book "The Flying Coles".[5]
Coles Taylorcraft BF-50 resides in the EAA AirVenture Museum.[6]
References
- ↑ "Art of Aerobatics". Flying: 41. December 1961.
- ↑ "EAA Fly-In". Flying Magazine: 36. November 1960.
- ↑ "On Top". Flying: 93. July 1976.
- ↑ Air Progress: 16. December 1971. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Flying: 70. November 1975. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Taylorcraft Cole BF-50". Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- Conquest of Lines and Symmetry by Duane Cole 1971
- The Flying Coles - By Duane Cole 1974
- Roll Around a Point - By Daune Cole 1976
- Happy Flying Safely - By Daune Cole 1977