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Col Roscoe Turner visits Cedar Rapids in first United air service
The Cedar Rapids aviation milestone features Col Roscoe Turner as the city christens United Air Lines passenger service on July 17 1936. The speed pilot drew crowds of 5000 plus staged flights from Omaha to New York and hosted youngsters at the airport during an educational tour. Turner later returned in 1956 for radio gear installation and renewed ties with local aviators.
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Cedar Rapids
Col
Roscoe Turner
America
Turner
Mississippi
United States
Army Ambulance Service
Army Air Corps
Howard Hughes
Gilmore Oil Co
Gilmore
Lockheed Air Express
Gilmore Oil
United
Omaha
New York City
United Air Lines
New York
Cedar Rapids Boys Drum & Bugle Corps
Jack Knight
Knight
London
Melbourne
Australia
Harold Rowe
Chamber of Commerce Airport Committee
United Air Lines Service
Frank Hahn
Boeing
Keystone
Barry Bostwick
Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport
William A. Stephens
Collins Radio Co
James Wathan
Wathan Flying Service
Lou Breuer