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71 Planes Here On Dawn Patrol

71 Planes Here On Dawn Patrol image
Parent Issue
Day
6
Month
May
Year
1940
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Dawn Patrol Aviators Visit Ann Arbor Airport, May 1940 Photographer: Attributed to Eck Stanger

Dawn Patrol Aviators Visit Ann Arbor Airport, May 1940 image
Year:
1940
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 6, 1940
Caption:
SEVENTY-ONE PLANES CROWD LOCAL AIRPORT: Ann Arbor's airport resembled that of a large air terminal yesterday as 71 planes landed there in connection with the first Dawn Patrol flight of the season, bringing fliers from Michigan, Ohio and Illinois. Some of the ships are shown in the above photograph. No mishap marred the occasion.

Joan Hamilton, first female student to solo, May 1940 Photographer: Attributed to Eck Stanger

Joan Hamilton, first female student to solo, May 1940 image
Year:
1940
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 8, 1940
Caption:
FIRST GIRL STUDENT TO SOLO: Joan B. Hamilton, 20, junior student in the Literary college from Yonkers, Ny Y., is the first of her sex to fly alone after instruction at the Ann Arbor airport under the U.S. Civil Aeronautical Authority. Miss Hamilton was a member of the University Glider club last semester and took up airplane work this term. She also solos in another field: with Bill Gail's dance orchestra. After getting her A. B. degree, she plans to study law.

Ann Arbor Jaycees Annual Fireworks Show At The Ann Arbor Airport, June 1984 Photographer: Rick Lieder

Ann Arbor Jaycees Annual Fireworks Show At The Ann Arbor Airport, June 1984 image
Year:
1984
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, July 2, 1984
Caption:
An estimated crowd of 30,000 gathered at the Ann Arbor Airport Saturday night to watch the annual display of exploding colors.