U. L. Gooch (English Wikipedia)

Freeman, Paul (February 29, 2012). "Kansas, Wichita". Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. Archived from the original on 2013-07-09. Retrieved October 25, 2014.

amazon.com

"U.L. Rip Gooch". Amazon.

bizjournals.com

"Gooch and Johnson honored as aviators". Wichita Business Journal. September 6, 2001.

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"New Products: A Vote for the Remote Compass". Flying. March 1968. p. 111. Retrieved October 29, 2014 – via Google Books.
"Service Firm Diversifies Under Federal Contract". OMBE Outlook. 1. Washington, D.C.: United States Office of Minority Business Enterprise: 4. 1972 – via Google Books. U. L. Gooch, right, president of Aero Services, Inc., talks with line employee at Wichita, Kan. plant. The plant was tooled to handle repair and overhaul of UH-l Bell Helicopter rotor hubs under a $100,000 Federal [contract]...; Prior to 1970, Aero Services, Inc. of Wichita, Kan., dealt mostly in air charter...
Gooch, U.L. (May 1960). "Letter: Smitty the Jumper". Flying. Vol. 66, no. 5. p. 8.
Gooch, U.L. "Rip"; Sharp, Glen (2006). Black Horizons: One Aviator's Experience in the Post-Tuskeegee Era. Wichita, KS: Mennonite Press. ISBN 978-0-97867-622-3.

bpapilots.org

Noble, Horace (September 2014). "Jayhawk at Skyhook 2014" (PDF). BPA ATIS. Pine Bluff, Arkansas: Black Pilots of America. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2014.: Notation that Gooch was an original member of the black aviation organization "Negro Aviation International, Inc.," before transferring to the BPA, and notes his attendance at "Skyhook 2014" – "premier event of Black aviation." Reports his May 2014 election as Sergeant-at-Arms of the Jayhawk Chapter of the BPA.

cjonline.com

"Oldest state senator leaving post". Topeka Capital-Journal. Associated Press. December 20, 2003. Archived from the original on 2015-12-09.
Moon, Chris (May 30, 2003). "Lawmakers wrap up short session: Senators honor oldest member of Legislature with resolution". Topeka Capital-Journal.
"Betts to replace Gooch in Senate". Topeka Capital-Journal. Associated Press. January 13, 2004.

communityvoiceks.com

Gooch, Bonita, editor: "Rip Gooch, Who Stood Strong for the Community, Passed Away," November 25, 2021, The Community Voice, retrieved May 9, 2023
Sharp, Glen: "Gooch Celebrates 93 By Flying and Visiting His Former Business Site" September 28, 2016, The Community Voice, retrieved March 28, 2023
"Home". Community Voice.
"Rip Gooch Black Aviators Exhibit Grand Opening at Kansas Aviation Museum May 19," May 7, 2023, The Community Voice, retrieved May 9, 2023

faasafety.gov

Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award certificate to Gooch, September 2009, Federal Aviation Administration, retrieved May 11, 2023
"Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award" Federal Aviation Administration, retrieved May 11, 2023

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"Bonita Gooch". Facebook.

goodreads.com

Gooch, U.L. "Rip"; Sharp, Glen (2006). Black Horizons: One Aviator's Experience in the Post-Tuskeegee Era. Wichita, KS: Aviation Business Consultants. ISBN 978-0-97867-620-9.

imdb.com

"From the Bottom". IMDb.

kansas.com

Plumlee, Rick (September 6, 2013). "90th birthday party planned for Rip Gooch". Wichita Eagle.

kansasaviationmuseum.org

"Rip Gooch Memorial," Kansas Aviation Museum, retrieved May 9, 2023
"The Matty Project," Kansas Aviation Museum, retrieved May 9, 2023

kmuw.org

Weems, Robert E. Jr. (February 6, 2013). "Past and Present Wichita's Black Entrepreneurs". KMUW-FM.

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kaaac.ks.gov

"U.L. "Rip" Gooch – Legislator, aviator and activist". Kansas African American Affairs Commission. September 13, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2014.

kshs.org

Johnson, Judith R.; Torbenson, Craig L. (1998). "Stories from the Heartland: African American Experiences in Wichita, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas History. 21 (4). Topeka, Kansas: Kansas Historical Foundation: 221–223.
"Records of the Kansas Commission on Civil Rights". The Kansas Historical Society.

kslegislature.org

"Senate Resolution No.1770: A Resolution congratulating and commending Senator Ulysses Lee "Rip" Gooch" (PDF). Kansas State Senate. 2013.

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Newton, Ryan (November 25, 2021). "Former Kansas state senator, Wichita city councilman, and Army pilot dies (Kansas State Network)". ksn.com.

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Hanna, John (May 30, 2003). "Legislature ends session with nod to senator". Lawrence Journal-World. Associated Press.

newspapers.com

"Senate Honors Oldest Member Before 2003 Adjournment". Salina Journal. Associated Press. May 30, 2003. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
"State Rights Commission Aggressive Force". Garden City Telegram. Associated Press. May 6, 1971. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.

nsbe.org

Based on interviews with subject, and information about him (and honors received) from websites of the National Society of Black Engineers, award remarks "Golden Torch Awards Winners: Lifetime Achievement In Government: Wayne Jones, Ph.D". National Society of Black Engineers. 2004. Archived from the original on July 20, 2007.; and University of Oklahoma College of Engineering bio: "Board of Advisors: Wayne Jones, PhD". University of Oklahoma College of Engineering. 2000. Archived from the original on March 14, 2005.

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coe.ou.edu

Based on interviews with subject, and information about him (and honors received) from websites of the National Society of Black Engineers, award remarks "Golden Torch Awards Winners: Lifetime Achievement In Government: Wayne Jones, Ph.D". National Society of Black Engineers. 2004. Archived from the original on July 20, 2007.; and University of Oklahoma College of Engineering bio: "Board of Advisors: Wayne Jones, PhD". University of Oklahoma College of Engineering. 2000. Archived from the original on March 14, 2005.

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mypictureman.smugmug.com

MyPictureman (September 14, 2013). "Rip Gooch 90th Birthday Gala". SmugMug.

thehistorymakers.com

"Bonita Gooch". The HistoryMakers. August 31, 2002. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.

thejacksonmortuary.com

"U.L. "Rip" Gooch". thejacksonmortuary.com.

usta.com

missourivalley.usta.com

"Black History Month Profile: Bonita Gooch". Missouri Valley USTA. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014.

web.archive.org

Based on interviews with subject, and information about him (and honors received) from websites of the National Society of Black Engineers, award remarks "Golden Torch Awards Winners: Lifetime Achievement In Government: Wayne Jones, Ph.D". National Society of Black Engineers. 2004. Archived from the original on July 20, 2007.; and University of Oklahoma College of Engineering bio: "Board of Advisors: Wayne Jones, PhD". University of Oklahoma College of Engineering. 2000. Archived from the original on March 14, 2005.
Freeman, Paul (February 29, 2012). "Kansas, Wichita". Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. Archived from the original on 2013-07-09. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
"U.L. "Rip" Gooch – Legislator, aviator and activist". Kansas African American Affairs Commission. September 13, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
Noble, Horace (September 2014). "Jayhawk at Skyhook 2014" (PDF). BPA ATIS. Pine Bluff, Arkansas: Black Pilots of America. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2014.: Notation that Gooch was an original member of the black aviation organization "Negro Aviation International, Inc.," before transferring to the BPA, and notes his attendance at "Skyhook 2014" – "premier event of Black aviation." Reports his May 2014 election as Sergeant-at-Arms of the Jayhawk Chapter of the BPA.
"Oldest state senator leaving post". Topeka Capital-Journal. Associated Press. December 20, 2003. Archived from the original on 2015-12-09.
"Bonita Gooch". The HistoryMakers. August 31, 2002. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
"Black History Month Profile: Bonita Gooch". Missouri Valley USTA. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014.

wichita.edu

specialcollections.wichita.edu

Tihen, Edward N. "Tihen Notes From 1962 'Wichita Eagle'" (PDF). Wichita State University Special Collections.; citing Wichita Eagle, Tuesday, February 6, 1962, page 5A.

wingsoverkansas.com

"Kansas Governors Aviation Honor Awards: U. L. 'Rip' Gooch". Wings Over Kansas. November 12, 1993.