(2:53 min.) (09 of 12) People's lack on interest in Statehood and politics; airplane business; dedicated mother; Toast Mistress Club; education; Alaskans -- not interested in regulations or laws; citizens -- some felt effects; Lathrop, Cap --...
"And the last one here, number 15. Yea that was that borrowed DC-3, it was destined for Pan American's China facility, China National Airline, but we had use of it to operate a few trips over through British Columbia to prove it was...
"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.
"Bonus scans: my father's favorite is him in his fur hat leaning against the cowling of the Ballanca on skis. The last one is him in his Pan Am uniform."
Description from interview with Ralph Savory and his daughter, Diane.
"Bonus scans: my father's favorite is him in his fur hat leaning oagainst the cowling of the Bellanca on skis. The last one is him in his Pan Am uniform."
Description from interview with Ralph Savory and his daughter, Diane.
"Number 10 and 11. This is a...on the outside Pan American had a chief engineer who was in charge of the pilot group that required all this ground school and studying to get the title of a master pilot. So the international correspondence school...
"Number 10 and 11. This is a...on the outside Pan American had a chief engineer who was in charge of the pilot group that required all this ground school and studying to get the title of a master pilot. So the international correspondence school...
"Picture number 3. That's Pan Am's winter uniform up there. We had a seal skin cap and regular navy overcoat and everything. Of course when it got cold we had parkas and everything to go over it."