
Surely the world of defense and aviation journalism is a less happy place with the news that Defense Daily founder and editor emeritus Norman L. Baker passed Aug. 25, aged 93. Always smiling, quick with a joke or a story, Norman, a child of the Depression, was filled with energy and positivity. The defense and aviation world also is a less mannerly place without Norman. “Classy” and “a class act” were some of the reactions when news of Norman’s passing…