Marine’s First Solo carries on a Long Family Tradition – Stay Humble – Enjoy Life Hank!!!
4-18-2016 – NN News
USMC 2nd Lt Henry R. “Hank” Duden, IV (aka “Hank Blac
kbird Solo”) just soloed the T-6 at NAS Whiting Field.
Hank is the great grand son of the Uncle (Cmdr George T. McCutchan, USN) of Major General Clay T. McCutchan (retired USAFR & Full-time USAF Historian).
Clay and his parents (famous Aviators too!) named their Family Airfield after Commander George T. McCutchan and another Uncle, Thurston, was the CAG of the USS Ranger when he was lost at sea in a Hellcat accident in 1944.
It was an honor to know Clay’s Dad, Captain James Robert McCutchan, a Flying Tiger & Test Pilot who flew with Charles Lindbergh, and highlight some of Clay’s and his parents’ stories in our 2015 Fly Now! “Reality Aviation Documentary.”
On a Journalistic side-note, I think it’s ironic (in a goofy SpecOps sense) that Hank had the “Blackbird” call-sign….after all Combat Talons (the real Blackbirds) do rule… just saying ;>)
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N.N. News Network’s Co-Creator & Chief Journalist is Brian “B.K.” Kissinger. Brian has been published in a variety of venues from local newspapers to international publications. He also holds 3 Aviation World Records for speed as a Pilot, published 3 books: “Life Short – Fly Now!™,” and the “Fly Now! Photobook” follow-on to the Original Fly Now! 2015 Movie, & “A Time When Time Didn’t Matter,” in addition to regular No Negative News & other articles, yet his true passion is helping others overcome their struggles through his charity: Brain’s Flight (Pax et Amor). His latest manuscript “Fly Now! & Zen” was released on Amazon (late 2018). He has a litany of other literary and other works he is currently editing to be released at a later date.
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