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Wall of Honor Level:
Air and Space Friend

Honored by:
Mr. Howard Alexander

Sol Alexander worked at JFK (John F. Kennedy) Airport in New York back when it was still known as Idlewild Airport.
Having dedicated his working career for Lockheed Aircraft Service International (LASI) at Hangar 7, he saw the flights of the Lockheed Super G Constellations on through to the modern Boeing 747's and the Concorde.
I can still remember a story he told of the first landing of a 747 in New York as they all gathered to watch the approach and thought there was something seriously wrong with the landing gear as it was crooked.
Sol was an aviation enthusiast and although he never flew he was instrumental in giving his son Howard the desire to learn to fly and the love of aviation that he continues with today.
Sol passed away in April 1986 but will always be remembered as part of the aviation antics that went on at Hangar 7 in New York on behalf of Lockheed.