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  • Capt. Robert E. McGowan (Ret)
  • Capt. Robert E. McGowan (Ret)

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    Wall of Honor Level:
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    Honored by:

    1951 Solo Flight, age 15, Flying Dutchman Airfield, Eddington, PA
    1952 Awarded Hollingshead Memorial Scholarship for Pilot Training
    1952 Earned Private Pilot’s License, age 16
    1955-1957 Commercial Charter Pilot, age 18, Turner Airfield, Prospectville, PA
    1957-1959 Federal Aviation Agency – Journeyman Tower Air Traffic Controller
    1959-1961 Drafted into US Army – Guided Missile Propellant and Explosive Specialist
    1961–1967 Air Traffic Controller, National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center, Atlantic City, NJ. Obtained every Controller rating in Control Tower, Approach Control and Enroute ATC Center. Research and Development on aviation technology, airports and equipment
    1962–1967 Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) Elected Officer
    1967–1996 Flight Officer, LAX Domicile Captain – Domestic and International Wide Body Jets. Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) Safety Representative.
    1975–1980 Volunteer Firefighter, Orange County, CA Fire Authority
    1978–1980 Chairman Villa Park, CA Planning Commission
    1980–1984 Elected Villa Park City Council Member
    1982-1983 Mayor, City of Villa Park
    1981-1986 Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency, Board Member
    1984-1986 Villa Park City Council Member
    1996 Retired from United Airlines
    1998-2002 Villa Park City Council Member
    1999-2001 Mayor, City of Villa Park

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