EMPEROR HAILE SALASSIE'S PALACE WITH CHETTAH 1968

AT EMPEROR HAILE SALASSIE'S PALACE IN ETHIOPIA  1968

Haile Selassie I (Ge'ez: ኃይለ፡ ሥላሴ, "Power of the Trinity"^[1]) (23 July 1892 – 27 August 1975), born Tafari Makonnen,^[2] was Ethiopia's regent from 1916 to 1930 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. The heir to a dynasty that traced its origins to the 13th century, and from there by tradition back to King Solomon and Queen Makeda, Empress of Axum, known in the Abrahamic tradition as the Queen of Sheba. Haile Selassie is a defining figure in both Ethiopian and African history.^[3][4]

THE ONLY B-29 FLYING IN THE WORLD ( 67 years later )

FLIGHT OF THE ECUADOR 1981 (50th ANNIVERSARY)

THE RECREATION OF THE ORIGINAL FLIGHT OF THE ECUADOR ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY

(MARCH 1981)

San Diego, California to Quito, Ecuador

 San Diego Businessman Ted Gildred Shaking Hands with Vice President of Ecuador upon arrival of epic journey. Bill Cavan  is to Ted Gildred's right.

Mayor of Mexico City greets the crew of the "Flight of the Ecuador" Goodwill team.

From Left to right; NBC reporter Gina Lew, Ted Gildred, William (Bill) F. Black, Jr. and Bill Cavan at Las Mañanitas in Cuernavaca, Mexico.

 Ted Gildred present gesture of Goodwill at Managua International Airport to Sandinista Government Officials, as Bill Cavan observes.

Meeting with U.S. Ambassador in Mexico City at the U.S. Embassy.

Ready to for Take-off  San Diego (Lindbergh International Airport) Press corps recording event for posterity.

San Diego Mayor (and future U.S. Senator & Governor of the State of California) Pete Wilson, flanked by L-R:   Bill Cavan,  Press corps from National geographic magazine,   Smithsonian Institute,   Mayor Wilson,   Bill Black, and co-pilot.

Stop in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico (Border with Guatemala)

50 WONDERFUL YEARS : A SPECIAL SOMEONE TO SHARE IT ALL WITH

MARINE ROOM, LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA

MARCH 14, 2009

THE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY 

50 

VICE PRESIDENT RICHARD M. NIXON VISIT TO EL SALVADOR 1955

B 29 BILL : TINIAN SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER, W.W. II

MOZAMBIQUE 1967-69

TOUR OF DUTY: VIETNAM 1971-73

WITH AIR MARSHALL KY

"BOOTS ON THE GROUND"    BILL CAVAN

MADRID, SPAIN 1969-71

WITH AMBASSADOR ROBERT C. HILL ARGENTINA 1974-76

ENTREVISTA DIARIO PANORAMA 1959

CROSSING THE ATLANTIC, USS UNITED STATES, 1969

FLIGHT OF THE ECUADOR, 1981

W.W. II B29 MISSIONS, TINIAN, SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER

Vice President Richard M. Nixon visit to El Salvador, 1955