FROM: International Society of Aviation Barnstorming Historians,
      Milton Sandy, Jr., Executive Director, P.O. Box 1535,
      Corinth, MS 38835-1535/ 662-286-6087/ 287-4187 FAX/
      MLSandy@TsiXroads.com

FOR RELEASE AT WILL

FIRST DAY COVERS HONOR 
HALL OF FAME ENSHRINEMENT

        On July 19, 1997, in Dayton, Ohio, Col. Joe Kittinger will
join other aviation legends when he is enshrined into the National
Aviation Hall of Fame.   On that same day, the U.S. Postal Service
will issue a new series of 20 "Classic American Aircraft" stamps. To
commemorate this event, "we will honor Col. Joe Kittinger as a
Classic American Aviator' on a first day cover featuring these new
aviation theme stamps." stated Milton Sandy, Jr., Executive Director
of the International Society of Aviation Barnstorming Historians.

        Kittinger's aviation career has spanned a spectrum of
experiences: test pilot, balloon pilot, test parachutist, combat
fighter pilot, prisoner of war, civilian pilot and barnstormer.  In
1960, he set the still current world's record for the longest
high-altitude parachute jump in history.  He was the first man to fly
solo by balloon across the Atlantic in 1984.  In his retirement,
Kittinger barnstorms in an authentic 1929 New Standard Bi-plane
bringing a genuine aviation barnstorming experience and smiles to
thousands of passengers at festivals and special aviation events.

        Col. Kittinger is the subject of a new Naval Institute book,
The Pre-Astronauts by Craig Ryan.  Recently, he has become known as
the "UFO Mystery Man" because of references to him in the new
publication Roswell Report: CASE CLOSED issued by the Air Force.

        The limited edition first day postal covers will feature the
official Air Force photo of Kittinger's 1960 world record parachute
leap from a high altitude balloon at 102,800'.  The covers will be
numbered and signed by Col. Kittinger.  Proceeds will benefit the
ISABH's education and research programs.  Covers may be obtained for
$10 each with a SASE from:  Kittinger Covers, ISABH, Box 1535, Corinth,
MS 38835-1535.

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  For more information contact:

Milton Sandy, Jr., Executive Director
International Society of Aviation Barnstorming Historians,
Box 1535, Corinth, MS 38835-1535  662-286-6087, 287-4187 FAX
Email: mlsandy@tsixroads.com

THE ROSWELL REPORT: CASE CLOSED
U.S.Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents,
P.O.Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954       202-512-1800, 512-2250 FAX
Stock No. 008-070-00719-3   ISBN 0-16-049018-9

Craig Ryan, Author
THE PRE-ASTRONAUTS, 4303 SW Jerald Way, Portland OR 97221
503-578-4133, 578-7569 FAX, Email: RYAN@sequent.com

Ms. Susan Artigiani, Public Relations
Naval Institute Press Publications
U.S.Naval Institute, 2062 Generals Hwy., Annapolis MD 21401
800-233-8764, 410-269-7940 FAX

Sherry Kittinger, Press Coordinator
The Windstar Project, 608 Mariner Way, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701-5434
407-331-5635, 331-5636 FAX, Email: ACOLJOEADV@aol.com

INTERNET MEDIA INFO:  http://www2.tsixroads.com/corinth/isabh.html

See also 40th Anniversary Covers