German pilot Dieter Schmitt visits Cedar Rapids
World War II Luftwaffe ace Dieter Schmitt, now a freelance test pilot, flew a friendly sortie into Cedar Rapids last week. He credited Rockwell-Collins with supplying vital 718U-5 transceiver gear used on his record Polar flight from Anchorage to Munich.
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Dieter Schmitt
Cedar Rapids
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North Pole
Anchorage
Alaska
Munich
West Germany
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Collins Telecommunications Products Division
35Th Street
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Canadian war ace Schmitt tells of burning skies and jet dreams
The wartime Luftwaffe pilot Schmitt recounts dogfights over Russia and France, two bailouts, and shooting down Allied planes. He describes icing troubles, 250 aircraft types flown, 7000 hours since 1936, pioneering jet tests, and praise for the F-104 Starfighter. He returns to West Germany to his family.
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Speed Watch radar checks listed for multiple city areas
Radar speed enforcement will periodically target Southeast Mount Vernon Road 30th Street Drive and several avenues including Second Fourth Fifth and 17th in the northeast area. Southwest zones cover First 12th 33rd and Wilson avenues and Second Street. Northeast includes Weing Road 42nd Center Point and Council streets. Northwest areas include Edgewood Road and Johnson Avenue.
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Weing Road
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Center Point Road
Edgewood Road
Johnson Avenue
Liquor Intake Reaches All-Time High in U.S.
Americans will drink a record 450 million gallons of liquor this year, according to the Wine and Spirits Marketing Bulletin. The estimate signals growing consumption trends across the nation.
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