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Old October 1st 06, 04:28 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Montblack[_1_]
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("john smith" wrote)
"In the late 1920s, he was the first to fly paying passengers across the
Gulf of Alaska -- a passage so risky that the airline offered a new car to
the first pilot to fly 1,000 people on the route without killing anyone."


As the article says, 'A true aviation pioneer.'

Now, back to that LaSalle...

Wow! Different world. :-)


Montblack