December 2009 VOR Trivia Quiz Contest submitted by: Phil Brooks photo courtesy of Jerry Bunch VOR click on image to enlarge This navaid is named after a nearby small town. The town is not named after him, but part of its name is that of a famous composer.The composer is Bach. -
The closest airport to it, 14 nautical miles away, is a grass strip, named after the county where it is located.Greeley is the name of the airport and county. That county is named in honor of a newspaper publisher who is credited (whether he originated this phrase or not is disputed) with giving advice that contributed to the expansion of the United States.It's named after Horace Greeley, of the New York Tribune, who said "Go West, Young Man") Send your answers to: [email protected] This month's winners: answer: Wolbach, NE (OBH) Ed Pataky - ExpressJet Chris Dau - Aloha Air Cago John Fletcher - American Eagle Joe Stepansky - Jim Schramm - Northwest Airlines Bill Allen - UPS |
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