23 August 2013
Paul Poberezny, Founder of the Experimental Aircraft Association has passed away aged 91.
Poberezny founded the Experimental Aircraft Association in 1953, where he served as president until 1989 when his son, Tom Poberezny, took over the role. Paul Poberezny continued as the organisation’s chairman until his retirement in 2010.
In addition to his contributions to General Aviation as an iconic figure in the homebuild and vintage aircraft world, Poberezny served in the military for nearly 30 years as a pilot, test pilot and combat veteran. Before retiring from the military, Poberezny became the first pilot to have received all seven aviation wings in the military as a glider pilot, service pilot, rated pilot, liaison pilot, senior pilot, Army aviator and command pilot.
According to a statement on the EAA website, Poberezny often said, “The EAA made me a millionaire. Because of the EAA, I have a million friends.”
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