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Wall of Honor Level:
Air and Space Friend

Honored by:
Ms. Celeste Dorage

William Anthony Dorage Born January 4, 1923
1941 Graduated Haaren Aviation High School, New York City
Faust Sheet Metal School, Syosset, New York 1947 Mid Island Air Service, Deer Park, New York
Private Pilot License (single engine land -- still current)
1942-1945 Sergeant in U.S. Army Air Corp. WWII -- flight line aircraft maintenance operations in Yukon Territory - USA supply line to Soviet Air Force.
1951-1952 Staff Sergeant in Air Force Reserve—Active Duty. Korean War, accumulated 1000 hours flight time as flight engineer on C46 aircraft.
1941 - 1957 Republic Aviation -- flight line crew chief, P47's, Seabees, F84's & F105 production. 1956 sent as Technical Representative assigned to Headquarters NAMA, Burtonwood Air Force Base, Lancashire, England. Modification program for F84's.
1958-60 McDonnell Aircraft, St. Louis, Missouri. Flight Development Inspector, F101 Voodoo, F3H, F4H Phantom.
1960-62 General Dynamics/Astronautics, Schilling AFB, Salina, Kansas. Construction & production inspector on ICBM Atlas Missiles and Silos, installation in various sites in Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas.
1962-79 Grumman Aerospace, Bethpage & Calverton, Long Island, New York — Aircraft inspector for A6A,C1A, E2C, OVID, EA6A & B, F14A. Also Zyglo, and Martin/Baker ejection seat tear down and build up.
1980 - 1995 — 1st Lt. Civil Air Patrol, senior pilot -- squadron safety officer.
Private Aircraft — owned & operated -- Aircoupe, Cessna 150,