Luck and Skill Fuel 10th Air Race Classic Stopover
Marion Jayne, a two time winner from Palatine Illinois, pilots a Cessna into Cedar Rapids to refuel during the 10th Air Race Classic a cross country event for women pilots. The race runs from Santa Rosa California to Toledo Ohio with stops including Grand Island Nebraska and Evansville Indiana.
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Marion Jayne
Grand Island
Neb
Tibben Flight Lines
Cedar Rapids
Palatine
Ill
Jayne
Dorothy Chase
Toledo
Ohio
Santa Rosa
Calif
Air Race Classic Ltd
Medford
Ore
Boise
Idaho
Ogden
Utah
Cheyenne
Wyo
Evansville
Ind
Yeager Demonstrates Turbo Prop Flight From Denver To Des Moines
Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager completed a Denver to Des Moines flight in 1 hour 18 minutes five seconds in a Piper Cheyenne 400 LS twin engine aircraft. He reported 460 mph at 30 000 feet with favorable tailwind as part of a promotional tour for the airplane maker. Organizers claimed a record setting run between the two cities, though Yeager said no official record existed.
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Des Moines
Chuck Yeager
Denver
Yeager
Lightning claims fisherman on Saylorville Lake tragedy
Polk County fisherman David Scalise of Saylor Township was killed by a lightning strike as he and two companions prepared to return to shore from Saylorville Lake. His father James Scalise and friend Mike Corel were aboard when the storm hit. Scalise died at Des Moines hospital.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Saylorville Lake
David Scalise
Saylor Township
Scalise
James
Mike Corel
Granger
Airman Steven Cole Promoted in England Mission Wing
Promoted Air Force Senior Airman Steven Cole son of James Cole and Sharon Cole has advanced to his present rank. He serves as a maintenance scheduling specialist with the 17th Reconnaissance Wing in England.
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Air Force
Steven Cole
James Cole
Stonehaven Lane
Sharon Cole
Ninth St
Marion
17Th Reconnaissance Wing
England
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C.R
Mark Glenn Qewntin
Tan
Jenny Wright
Santa Barbara
Wright
Kathy Walton
Clearlake
Walton
Joyce Wells
Larkspur
San Francisco
Tibben
Iowa
ATW
Inl
Ee Hanation Ayers
Watt
Echnics
High Speen
Sway Papier
Maxell
Aga Be
Technics
Waghia Cagayer Han
SANYO
Newes
Fisher
Wryday
Smyrna
Zann
Jensen
Westvale Mallowa City
Washington
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