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Soaring (not WAR...ing) in 1940's Hattie Meyers Junkin
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John Robinson one of California's ace pilots, took off at Wichita Falls, Texas. To get his Golden "C" he would soar 9,820 ft. above point of take-off, fly a distance of at least 186.[[?]] mi.He soared 9,600 ft. flew 205 miles to Buffalo, Oklahoma. At Elmira he attained 11,00 ft. altitude. Caught in a cloud unable to see came down.
Chester Decker won the American distance record last year 1938 soaring 233 miles to Atlantic City, N.J. from Elmira, N.Y. With all this blond lovable fellow achieves , the quality I like best in his bond of feeling with his crew. A glider pilot flies alone but he d doesn't start or stay up with ther without realizing a good crew is as necessar necessary to his as the air he breathes and flies in.
Lewin Barringer won the altitude record for two-seater glider of altitude 6,560 ft. Two-seaterssareeincreasing along with the wish for rides (like biplane days) and a certain number is chermaling in.
Harvey Stephens, Hollywood movie star was in a local picture during this Meet, where he is a dying soldier. Harvey also was actually soaring from Harris Hill. Th ee WACO biplanes were the tow planes. Yeah! (Biplanes on a mountain top..how life ..aviation changes.) The soaring gang at the Harvey movies kept cheering cheering Harvey on the screen..wonder we were not thrown out! On the Harri Hill grounds there were not many girls who might not like Soaring but the lads who did it. To keep these subtle sittings on glider wings showing pretty legs but spoiling wings, Harvey Stephens offered to kiss each girl who prevented this. That's absolutely true.
Gals and glamour brings me to Lucretia Buxton. She should be in movies. Daughter of J y Buxton called the "dean" of Southern California Soaring Association. The Bixton two seater set a record for two place