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FINAL CHECKS GIVEN PLANEST!PUPat ‘Miss Aviation’ Will Betit:Entertained in City, j Final plans were being made j'Salarday and planes were recei/-Jing final check-ups in preparation Q'for the city's first annual National Air show which will begin Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the municipal airport below Dunbar under _ sponsirship of the Capiial City lodge. Fraternal Order of Police.Miss Katherine Wilson, hostess on one o£ the giant TWA airliners and who has been voted “MissOiOlTVAmerican Aviation of 1939” was j siQiO;O'tCeischeduled to arrive in the eily by i piano Saturday afternoon to rule las queen of the air show. She wut 1 he entertained Saturday afternoon; and evening by aviation officials. JuA last minute change has been omarie in the personnel of the air,* shew, according to Hugh C, Thom-t-i asson» manager, Lieutenant| Michael Murphy, test pilot and na-acrobatic champion of 1937, aihas been signed to perform. He will replace Captain R. C, Granere, Canadian flying ace, .who underwent an emergency operation •iasti Monday*Lieut. Murphy will be flying a 300 horsepower special Wauo taperwing stunt plane equipijel. Hvilh smoke screen attachments; He will rerform the most difficuil c maneuvers with trails of smoke ! marking his path through the air.;* i Plans have been made by airport j ; officials to handle huge crowds.sr ‘
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Charleston Daily Mail
Charleston, West Virginia, US
Sat, Sep 09, 1939
Page 10
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