(4:39 min.) (02 of 28) 2. Early years -- parental influences Father flew in World War I [WWI] and after war, he bought Navy surplus flying boat and flew on the weekends. His mother also got interested in aviation and they flew weekend tours...
(3:15 min) (05 of 17) Back to teaching
Bad fire season too many people crashing. Took job flying for Trans-ocean airways, then flew Korean air lift for military. After war too much competition from Wien Airways so went back to teaching. ...
Caption: Willard L. Bowman, Executive Director, State Commission for Human Rights, visits with Senator E. L. (Bob) Bartlett during a short stay in Washington. From Washington Mr. Bowman, long-time resident of Anchorage, flew to Toledo to join Mrs....
"And this is number 6, and we have a number of pilots here. Yea that was a group of pilots that flew the navy contract operation out the Aleutians during WWII.
Description from interview with Ralph Savory and his daughter, Diane.
The George A. Llano Collection consists of 111 photographs relating to Llano's lichen research and the Anaktuvuk Pass and Wainwright areas, circa 1948. Subjects include plant collecting and identification, people and village activities in...
Title from verso. Photograph of smoke rising from a small island (Kinnaw(sic)) after a bombing run. Verso reads: "Smoke rises from fires started by American air and ground forces on the small island of Kinnaw (sic) , off Chicagof...
Title from caption. Appears to be a photograph of a map. The map shows the route that Joe Crosson flew from Fairbanks, to Wiseman, to Point Barrow, to Cape Sabine, to Cape Thompson, to Kotzebue, to Noorvik, to Ruby, and then back to Fairbanks....
"The five officers who flew the 9,000 miles from New York to Nome and back in 110 flying hours. Left to right: Capt. St. Clair Street, Commanding; 1st lieut. Clifford C. Nutt; 2d Lieut. Eric C. Nelson; 2d Lieut. C....
(4:40 min) (12 of 17) Flying for DGGS pt.1
As a pilot for Division of Geology and Geodetic Surveys had emergency call to fly in whiteout conditions to get a badly burned man at another station. Flying under 200 ft. elevation so not to miss...
(4:16 min) (13 of 17) Flying for DGGS pt. 2
As a pilot for Division of Geology and Geodetic Surveys had emergency call to fly in whiteout conditions to get a badly burned man at another station. Flying under 200 ft. elevation so not to miss...
Included in this collection are pictures of the Rodebaughs, Noel and Ralph Wien, A.A. Bennett, Ed Hudson and Fred Mueller. There are also images of the various planes flown in Alaska during this era of newfound commercial aviation and notable...
Ransom Tony Schultz (Tony) came to Alaska in 1938. That same year he bought his first plane and obtained his pilot's license. He began flying for Star Airlines (later Alaska Airlines) in 1940, and in 1950, was chosen as their first chief bush...
04 First jobs in Alaska (5:04 min.) (04 of 09) Lockheed Vega took her to Fairbanks. Bush flying was what she wanted, but she couldn't get hired in Fairbanks. Herb Hagler at Fairbanks Air Service wouldn't give her a job as a pilot, but he told...
One minute 42 second, black & white/silent film clip of Charles and Anne Lindberg in Nome, August 11th through the 14th, 1931. The Lindbergs were on a survey flight to the Orient to scout a commercial air route. The plane they flew was a Lockheed...
(4:25 min.) (01 of 28) 1. Early years -- Grandfather's influence. Grandfather was involved with early aviation and meteorology. Grandfather flew in a balloon from St. Louis to New York in 1908. They almost landed on Long Island. ...
(4:46 min.) (11 of 28) 11. Back to the U.S.
Military wanted them to stay and offered George a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant. He wanted to get back home for at least a visit, so he flew back with a cargo of latex rubber. Engine problems...
(5:01 min.) (22 of 28) 22. Flying in western Alaska
George still needed his multi-engine rating, couldn't borrow the company plane. So he quit Pan Am and started flying along the Kuskokwim for Northern Consolidated. Towns in the western...
(3:36 min.) (23 of 28) 23. DC-3 aircraft
George and Merrill Wien got a Stinson ready for instrument flight. George loaded up the family and flew to New York. He started training with the DC-3.
(6:00 min.) (25 of 28) 25. Licensed for DC-3; return to Alaska
George and Bill Conrad discusssed how he'd do the flight. He made it through the testing. George went back to New York and then flew to Fairbanks. The flying was bad on the...
(7:14 min.) (25 of 28) 26. C-47 transport
George flew transport C-47 between Alaska and Seattle. Sometimes on the way down he had to land on Annette Island to refuel. On the way up they always had to refuel to fight the headwinds. He had...