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MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Benjamin T. Franklin, General Manager James V. Votta, Business Manager RODNEY C. SUTTON, Public Relations Dir. Herbert E. PRENTKE, Dir. of Advertising, Editor of Air Race Program DICK FREDERICK, Publicity Dir. JOHN L. DAMPEER, Legal Representative MADELINE DINU, Legal Representative ERNST & ERNST, Auditors JENNINGS & ROWE, Auditors EXECUTIVE STAFF ESTELLE UPPLEGER, Sec. MARY LOU MALLAT, Sec. BARBARA COOK, Sec. JOYCE HERMAN, Sec. MAUREEN HOLDERNESS ROBT. M. CRAWFORD WM. J. WEDDELL ROD RIESER, Official Photo. CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT NATIONAL SEATING CO., Peter B. Dorsey, President SMITH HOUND SYSTEMS, H. P. Smith, President GEO. P. JOHNSON CO., Official Decorators ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITEES ADVANCE TICKET SALES ERNEST P. HIRT, Chairman GATE TICKET SALES & PARKING COL. LOUIS A. EDWARDS Mich. Wing, Civ. Air Patrol LT. COL. W.C.GERNT Mich. Wing, Civ. Air Patrol SPECIAL GUESTS WM. M. PACKER, Chm. CREDENTIALS COL. C.V. BURNETT, Chm. TRANSPORTAION ERNEST ERNST, Chairman Detroit Jr. Board of Comm. EXHIBITS Prof. A.A. LOCKE, Manager HOUSING FAY M. THOMAS, Chm. J.C. MEECHAM J.E. FRAWLEY SPECIAL GUARDS Col. J.R. URQUHART, Chief Michigan Military Distrcit AVIATION WEEK BANQUET & NATIONAL AIR RACE BALL KENNETH C. SMITH, Chm. POLICE & TRAFFIC CONTROL D.S. LEONARD, Chairman Michigan State Police O.M. GUNDERSON Vice Chairman Way Ct. Road Comm. SGT. DAN D. MARTIN Wayne County Sheriff Road Patrol CAPT. C. JOHNSON Wayne County Sheriff Road Patrol LT. EDGAR ULLACH Michigan State Police FRANK C. EISNNACH State Highway Dept. WILLIAM L. MARVIN State Highway Dept. OPERATIONS AND CONTEST COMMITTEE Benjamin T. Franklin, General Manager James V Votta, Business Manager Claude F. King, Chief of Operations Lawrence F. Zygmunt, Deputy Chief of Operations MANAGER - AIRPORT OPERATIONS LEROY C. SMITH GEN. SUPT. AIRPORT OPERATIONS HENRY BACKER Airport Manager AIRPORT LIASON OFFICER DONALD HANCHETT Airport Maintenance Eng. CAA OPERATIONS IVAN P. HILLYARD GEORGE MURCHINSON THOMAS MURPHY SPEACIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR CLARKE CROFT, CAA RACING PLANE COORDINATOR DR. E.A. EKLUND, Chief WM. PAGAN, Ass't SPECIAL FIELD SERVICE HAROLD R. SHOBE REFEREE MIKE MURPHY NAA REPRESENTATIVE C.S. LOGSDON RACE TECHNICAL COMMITTE (Aircraft) GEO. PRESTON, Chief PHILLIP STILES, NACA G. PESMAN, NACA RACE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE (Engine) JOSEPH HANCE, Chief LOUIS GRUICH PROGRAM CHIEF B.T. FRANKLIN ITINERANT AIRCRAFT LIASON WALTER J. CARR, Chm. WALTER A. CARR ENTRY CHIEF FRED WALL DEPUTY ENTRY CHIEF NICHOLAS BIRTA CHAS. ELDRIDGE CARL HAYWARD MERLE SUTTON TIMERS ROGER WOLF KAHN, Chief WILLIAM SHERMAN, Ass't C.S. LOGSDON, Ass't NAA GEO. GAUDIEN CAPT. LEE R. GULLEY, USAF LT. COL. M.R.BELINKY, U.S. Army LT. CMDR. T.J. MORGAN, USN STARTER J. EARL STEINHAUER, CHIEF JUDGE B. E. "Shorty" FULTON CHIEF PYON JUDGE E.T. PEABODY AIR RACE COMMUNICATIONS DAN PLEMANS DEAN TAYLOR ROBERT HOWE AIR ROUTE CONTROL COORDINATOR HOWARD COYNE, CAA AIRPORT TRAFFICE CONTROL COORDINATOR GERALD WRIGHT, CAA ALLAN McGLAUN, Ass't MEDICAL DIRECTOR DR. JOSEPH NOWICKI, Honorary Chief DR. JOS. WITTER, Chief DR. EDGAR POOS, Assoc. DR. CHAS. EADES, Assoc. CAA ADMINISTRATION REPRESENTATIVES GEO. W. VEST, Regional Adm., Third Region CARL COELTER, Ass't to the Adm., Third Region DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LT. LARRY W. FRAWLEY, USN Coordinator Project Officers LT. COL. LIN PARKER, USAF LT. COL. M. BELINKY, U.S. Army LT. J.H. BURTON, USN Ground Exhibit Section ROBERT M. PHELPS, Chief Coordinator U.S. AIR FORCE Operations officers COL. A.W.SCHINZ, USAF Washington, D.C. COL. K.T. COMPTON, Eglin Field, Fla. U.S. NAVY & MARINE CORPS Operations officer MAJOR MARION CARL, USMC SERVICE LIAISON OFFICER LT. COL. JOHN J. SPATZ, U.S. Air Force RACE COURSE COORDINATOR LT. COL. W.N. HARRIS U.S. Army Engineers RACE ADVISORY COUNCIL JAMES KINNUCAN, Chief Eng., Continental Motors DEE HALLOWELL, V.P. Continental Motors Corp. ROBER FLEMING Allison Motors Div. WM. A. MARA Bendix Aviation Corp. J.D. WRIGHT Thompson Products, Inc. SPECIAL FIELD ESCORT WALTER CHRISTOPHER RAY LANDERS JOHN RYDER PROGRAM LIASION LEW SILVEY DIRECTOR OF FACILITES LEO BJORLING CHIEF SPECIAL SERVICES MELVIN HOLDERNESS FIELD TRANSPORTATION ERNEST ERNST PARAHUTE JUMPING CONTEST JOE CRANE, Coordinator Pres. Nat'l Parachute Jumpers & Riggers HONORARY JUDGES R.F. BRADLEY Standard Oil Co. of Calif. E.W. "Pop" CLEVELAND Cleveland Pneum. Tool Co. EDWARD R. SHARP Nat'l Advisory Comm. for Aeronautics COL. ROSCOE TURNER Roscoe Turner Aero. Corp. SPONSORS' LIASION COMMITTEE J.D. WRIGHT, Chairman Thompson Products, Inc. ROGER FLEMING Allison Div., GM Corp. JOHN P.V. HEINMULLER Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co. NAT W. HOPKINS Continental Motors Corp. LAMAR KELLEY Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp. WILLIAM A. MARA Bendix Aviation Corp. SERVICE LIASION COMMITTEE A.J. WEATHERHEAD, Jr. The Weatherhead Co. Col. J.R. GUNN, Jr. 56th Fighter Wing Selfridge, AFB LEE M. CLEGG Thompson Products, Inc. CAPT. THEO. O. DAHL C.O.U.S. Naval Air Station Grosse Ile HARVEY S. FIRESTONE Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. MAJ. GEN. H.A. JOHNSON C.O. 10th U.S. Air Force HERBERT P. LADDS National Screw & Mfg. Co. GEN. FRANK P. LAHM 1951 NATIONAL AIR RACES 11