A Dunkirk native was recognized Sunday for his nearly six decades of contributions to aviation in Chautauqua County. Family and friends gathered in a hangar at the Dunkirk Airport as Lou Nalbone was presented the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award and the Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award from the FAA. Presenting the awards was Jeffrey Carlson of the FAA’s Flight Standards District Office in Rochester, who says with both awards, Nalbone has joined a very small fraternity…
Jeffrey Carlson: a very small fraternity
The awards were presented during the Dunkirk-Fredonia Rotary Club’s 59th annual Fly-In Breakfast. Nalbone says he has “experienced the joy of flying” throughout his lifetime, noting that he has had a lot of advantages. He says the best one was loving something that his father loved…..