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Donald A. Hall: The forgotten engineer behind the Spirit of St. Louis airplane. The Spirit of St. Louis Airplane: Who Really Built This Famous Plane? The Story That Was Almost Lost Forever Picture…
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Donald Hall: The Hidden Genius Behind the Spirit of St. Louis What if history got it wrong? What if the most celebrated aviation achievement of the 20th century has been telling only half the story…
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Nova Hall and his daughter in Goodyear, AZ visiting the Solar Impulse aircraft. Flying Over Time and our Drone Classes: Flying Over Time Staff and Involved Parties: Nova Hall, Juleene Farr, and Boa…
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An image-led story from Flying Over Time: Stamps produced in Zambia for the 75th Anniversary of the Spirit of St louis.
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An image-led story from Flying Over Time: The Art of the Original Flying Over Time Exhibition in 2011.
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In 1927, amidst the excitement of Charles Lindbergh’s historic flight, Donald A. Hall, Chief Engineer, left an indelible mark on aviation history. But behind every great accomplishment lies a perso…
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The Spirit of St. Louis is not just an iconic aircraft that made history; it has also carved a unique place in pop culture. Over the years, this legendary plane has made appearances in various film…
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Recently, while working on my third book about the Spirit of St. Louis, I stumbled upon a question I’d earlier missed about its origin story: Who were these financial backers that pushed Charles Li…
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RE: Aviation Art, History and My Art Our journey began when I was enrolled in a class at ASU, and it was during that time that my painting mentor, Leandro Soto, who also happened to be a professor…
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Recently I met Jess and Russ Jorgenson through a group we connected in: Eliances of Phoenix, Arizona. Their technology is worth a look Personally and as an technology organization in today’s fast-p…
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This is my second part of this blog subject. As such I’m going to go into how to collect an aviation artist. Most aviation art is in a realistic or hyper-realistic style, so I’ll focus on that. Avi…
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Hey there, fellow aviation enthusiasts and collectors of aviation art! As the Spirit of St. Louis centennial approaches, I can’t help but feel the immense significance of this historic milestone. J…
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Aviation art is a thriving genre that beautifully captures the essence of aircraft and flight. In this blog post series, we will embark on a fascinating journey into the world of aviation art. In t…
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At Flying Over Time, we’re committed to using art and photography to preserve the rich heritage of aviation. Some of the most magnificent and extremely rare images of pilots, vintage aircraft, and…
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Experience the fascinating story of Nova Hall, whose discovery of a lost and forgotten collection of photographs, documents, and personal correspondence with Charles A. Lindbergh revealed the amazi…
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We at Flying Over Time, are an educational nonprofit teaching STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Math) by sharing stories, and we’re raising $14k to save 5 million never-be…
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Spirit and Creator: The Mysterious Man Behind Lindbergh’s Flight to Paris Published 2002 Introduction from the book My grandfather passed away in 1968, eight years before I was born. What I knew of…
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Watch the original video The building scene from the movie adaption of Charles Lindbergh’s book, The Spirit of St. Louis, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1953. Nova’s grandfather is the Chief engin…
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— Theme: Journey and Change Speech — by Nova Hall, Chairman/President of Flying Over Time Delivered to the Board of Directors at our Q1 meeting on 2-19-2023 Welcome honorable Board members and Gues…
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Watch the original video In 2015, the West Valley Art Museum selected and created a professional museum exhibition of Nova Hall’s art, his grandfathers photography (Donald A. Hall, Sr) and select i…
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Watch the original video Using the portable Cruze Museum art and document scanner for the Donald A. Hall estate’s blueprints of the Spirit of St. Louis (originals from the files of Donald A. Hall S…
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Watch the original video In 2013, Flying over time was first and foremost an immersive and multi-media traveling exhibition. The theatrical one act, one person play, “The Man behind the Spirit”, wr…
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Last week, a storm raged to the north, forcing the small army of support staff and the Solar Impulse 2 to land in Goodyear, south of Phoenix, Arizona. SCORE! It meant we could start my video bloggi…
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First Broadcast on MoneyRadio (FM 99.3 / AM 1510) March 5th, 2016 Show: “Eliances Heros” Host: David Cogan Producer: Christine Jeffries Summery: Nova Hall participated in the opening Heros in Busin…
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‘Flying Over Time’ exhibit brings untold story to life by Carolyn Dryer Full Article: http://www.peoriatimes.com/features Donald A. Hall, Sr. Biography Highlights Born December 7th, 1898 – Brooklyn…
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This Month, Elisabeth Massey, Managing Editor of the Arizona State University (ASU) Alumni Association published a online blog regarding Flying Over Time and our President, Nova Hall: READ the here…
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Flying Over Time is an engineering and art exhibition that can travel to airshows and school/organization classrooms. As an 501-C3 we have a STEM focus with the humanities included (STEAM). Our mis…
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Trunk held photos, info on plane used for first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean by Kristena Hansen – Feb. 23, 2012 10:35 PM The Republic | azcentral.com Nova Hall was cleaning out his garage…
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Sedona Airport’s show reveals Spirit of St. Louis mystery Written by Corwin Gibson September 27th, 2013 The Rose Chest, one of the three blue prints, a original painting and a archival print by Nov…
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Contact: Nova Hall FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tel. (602) 909-0348 Email: flyingovertime@gmail.com FLYING OVER TIME: SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS EXHIBITION RETURNS TO SEDONA Sedona Airport’s family Fun day will…
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The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. – Wikipedia Address: Champ de M…
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Sedona Airport’s 2013 Family Fun Day Sedona Airport’s 2013 Family Fun Day to Display World War II Aircraft, Charles Lindbergh-era Artifacts and a USO-Style Musical Review. • Airport Open House and…
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Flying Over Time is coming to Sedona’s “Airport Day” When: September 21st 2013 9:00AM-3:00PM Where: Sedona Airport Mesa @ the Sedona Terminal 235 Air Terminal Dr, Sedona, AZ 86336 Contact: Al Comel…
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~~ “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” ~Japanese Proverb A little over a month ago, it finally arrived. After a day that caused me to question why I continue to give my time, my money, and my passi…
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Famous pilot and famed collector of vintage aircrafts from throughout the history of flight, Kermit Weeks, will be attending the Sedona Airport’s “Airport Day” this September 21st. He will be signi…
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87 years ago this week, the Spirit of St. Louis carried Charles Lindbergh, one of America’s most famed aviators, across the blue Atlantic from New York to Paris, marking a milestone in this nations…
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Read all about Flying Over Time and the Spirit of St Louis 2 project as we get ready to go to the Buckeye Air Show, February 23, 2013 in Buckeye, AZ.…
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Check out are our Requirement and what the flying Over Time Exhibtion is All About in news Exhibition Requirements Brochure. Download Now!…
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Saturday February 23, 2013 Flying Over Time will be at the Buckeye Air Fair for their 2nd annual SciTech Education Expo. Take your own tour through history and the great adventure from building the…
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An image-led story from Flying Over Time: The Greater the Difficulty – Epicurus.
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When we first started this project as a traveling exhibition concept I hoped it would take on a life of its own. We intended to change the way art and science is taught while integrating the story…
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An image-led story from Flying Over Time: I don’t believe in taking foolish chances – Lindbergh.
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Donald A. Hall Jr. and Nova Hall Recently, I verified the history change on Wikipedia myself. It was in Ryan’s entry. The letter Lindbergh wrote to my Grandfather had been discovered. Later, it was…
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The Morning Scramble on AZTV7/Cable 13 [pb_vidembed title=”Nova Hall Interview, October 18 , 2011 – Part 2″ caption=”” url=”http://spiritandcreator.com/video/MS-Nova-Hall-10-18-11-pt2-1.mp4″ type=”…
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The Morning Scramble on AZTV7/Cable 13 [pb_vidembed title=”Nova Hall Interview, October 18 , 2011 – Part 1″ caption=”” url=”http://spiritandcreator.com/video/MS-Nova-Hall-10-18-11-pt1-1.mp4″ type=”…
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Just like his grandfather before him, Arizona State University graduate Nova Hall knows the value of a good test run. And with that preliminary effort successfully completed in Sept. 2009, the youn…
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Each year, History Detectives, to return in 2005 for its third seasons on PBS, consists of 11 captivating episodes. Each episode presents three intriguing mysteries to explore. The hosts of the pro…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAPTIVA ISLAND, Fla. (April 1, 2005) – Fifty years of wisdom, insight and inspiration will be celebrated during the week-long “Gift from the Sea” 50th Anniversary Festival on…
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Hosted by Matt Lauer from the “Today Show” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Who will be the Greatest American? Political giant Abraham Lincoln or Bill Clinton? Sports legend Babe Ruth or Tiger Woods? Media mo…