Tony Riccio

Tony Riccio and a group of unknown people gathered in the Buffalo Airpark's Quonset hangar for a Cessna marketing event on June 10, 1960.
A Cessna marketing event held in the Quonset hangar on June 10, 1960. (Tony is the third from the right)
Tony Riccio and three unknown people standing next to a Cessna airplane inside the Buffalo Airpark's Quonset hangar during a Cessna marketing event.
Tony is the second from the right.
Tony Riccio holding his Authorized Dealer plaque from Cessna standing next to an unknown person.
Tony holding his Authorized Dealer plaque from Cessna. Unknown man on the left.
Tony Riccio standing next to a Cessna Skylane.
Tony standing in front of a Cessna Skylane.
Tony Riccio standing on the Buffalo Airpark's tarmac holding a small airplane model.
Tony holding a wooden model built by Richard Payne of an airplane that he designed, early 1960s.
Tony Riccio standing next to a Cessna Citation 500.
Tony taking a Cessna Citation 500 for a test flight, early 1970s.
Tony Riccio and two unknown people standing next to a Cessna Citation 500.
Tony (center) and two unknown men standing next to a Cessna Citation 500.
Tony Riccio piloting a Cessna 310 twin engine airplane.
My father, Tony, piloting a Cessna 310 from Buffalo NY to Pompano Beach FL in 1975. This was the last flight that I flew with him and was one of his few remaining flights before he passed away on February 5, 1976.

Tony Riccio's obituary.

1 Comment

  1. razorback47 says:

    Hey Bill, Always fantastic. I don’t know how you do it, but you do. Looking forward to warmer weather and pleasant skies!

    On Sun, Feb 21, 2021 at 9:16 AM Buffalo Air Park wrote:

    > awilliamriccio posted: ” A very determined young man, 1930. From the > hundreds of pictures that I have of my father, Tony, I decided to assemble > a short timeline to better illustrate his life but not bore you with an > extensive family photo album. I have chosen the most relevan” >

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