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The tragic events of 9/11/01 inspired us to
remember
all AA pilot “brothers” who have lost their lives
in the service of American Airlines.
As you pass this way, please pause to reflect
Upon our members to whom we pay the last respect.
They loved their career and gave their best
And now have joined those “heading west.”
Memory may dim with each passing year,
But as long as APA exists, you’ll find them remembered here.
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November 12, 2001 • Flight 587
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Captain Edward A. States
Ed States graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and
flew C-141 Starlifter transports for the U.S. Air Force, before
leaving active duty and joining AA in 1985. As a Reservist, he flew
cargo missions during Operation Desert Storm. Ed was born in
Hackensack, NJ in 1959. Father of Bradley, 10, and Daniel, 8, Ed was
a Little League coach, a Scout leader, a church volunteer and Sunday
school teacher. Captain States is survived by his wife and children;
his mother; a brother; a sister and brother-in-law; and two nieces. |
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First Officer Sten P. Molin
Sten Molin began his flying career with Holiday Air, piloting the
Twin Otter, moving to Catskill Air and the Beech 99 before joining
Business Express as a co-pilot on the SD-3 (Shorts). He joined AA in
March 1991. Sten was born in 1967 in Flushing, NY and attended the
University of Rhode Island. He is survived by his parents, a sister,
and a niece and nephew. |
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September 11, 2001 • Flight 11
(Manhattan, NY) |
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Captain John A. Ogonowski
John was a fourth-generation son of a Polish immigrant farming
family. John and his wife, Peggy, an AA flight attendant, had three
daughters, Laura, 16; Caroline, 14; and Mary Katherine, 11. John
grew up on a farm in Dracut, MA. In 1968, he joined the U.S. Air
Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) and upon receiving his
commission, went to Texas for flight training. For seven years, he
flew C-141 transports, including a stint in Vietnam. Hired by AA in
1978, he then returned to Texas for flight training. |
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First Officer Thomas F. McGuinness
Tom McGuinness grew up in Burlington, MA, graduated from Boston
University, flew F-14 Tomcats in the Navy and was a 12-year veteran with
American Airlines. Tom and his wife, Cheryl, had two children: Jennifer,
16 and Tom, 14 and lived in Greenland, NH. |
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September 11, 2001 • Flight 77
(Washington, DC) |
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Captain Charles F. Burlingame III
Charles Frank Burlingame, III was born Sept. 12, 1949, in St. Paul, MN. He
graduated from the Naval Academy in 1971, serving as a naval aviator
flying F-4 Phantoms off the deck of the USS Saratoga. He was an
aeronautical engineer and an honors graduate of the Navy’s Top Gun
fighter pilot school in Miramir, CA. He stayed active in the Navy
Reserves, rising to the rank of Captain, even after he began his career
with AA in 1979. He was recalled to active duty during the Persian Gulf
War and served as an assistant to the Secretary of Defense. He earned the
Defense Superior Service Medal and retired in 1996 following 25 years of
distinguished service. Known since childhood as “Chic,” Captain
Burlingame and his wife, Sheri, an AA flight attendant, lived in Oak Hill,
VA. He is survived also by his daughter, Wendy, and grandson, Jack. |
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First Officer David Charlebois
David Charlebois was born in 1962 in Morocco, during one of his father’s
overseas assignments with the diplomatic corps. He spent his early
childhood in Paris, France. Dave graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical sciences. He
began his career as a pilot for corporate executives and later worked as a
pilot for US Airways. He joined AA in 1991. He is survived by his parents,
and his partner of 14 years, Tom Hay. |
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June 1, 1999 • Flight 1420
(Little Rock, AR) |
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Captain Richard W. "Rick" Buschmann
Captain Buschmann was born July 2, 1950, in Amityville, New York. He
graduated from the US Air Force Academy in 1972, having made the Dean’s
List. He then served with the US Air Force from 1972 until 1979. At the
time of his death he held the rank of lieutenant colonel with the US Air
Force Reserves. He hired on with American in July 1979. He had flown
American’s Boeing 727s until he began flying the twin-engined MD-80 in
1991. He is survived by his wife, Susan, and their two children, Bethany
and Evan. |
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