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Captain Michael A. Gitt
94 Kings Point Road 
Kings Point, New York 
Born: May 13, 1908
Brooklyn, New York

I am an Air Line Pilot with 37 years' experience, the last 28 of which have been as a pilot for Colonial Air Lines and since its merger with Eastern Air Lines have continued in the same capacity with Eastern.

I was educated in the New York public schools through High School. 

I have 25,000 hours flying experience without accident.

I have an Air Transport Rating and hold a First Class Physical without any waivers. 

My airplane ratings are:
     Douglas DC-2, DC-3, DC-4, DC-6, DC-7, DC-8 
     Lockheed Constellation; Lockheed Electra 
     Boeing 707, 720

I have held the following elective offices in the Air Line Pilots Association:

    Chairman - Safety Campaign 
    Chairman - Numerous Contract Committees
    Chairman - Local Pilot Groups 
    Master Chairman - All Company Pilots
    Member - Three-man Retirement Committee on national 
         level and as such lobbied in Washington D.C. 
    Member of Air Space-committee; FAA Region 1
    Past member of Board of Directors - Air Line Pilots 
         Association.
    Present Vice-Chairman of a special "Age 60 Retirement Committee" Air Line Pilots Association 

Personal and Civic Activities:
    Past President, Kings Point Civiv Association 
    Member - Budget Advisory Committee, Board of
         Education, Great Neck, New York
    Director of Federation of Civic Associations of 
         Great Neck 
    Past Vice-president and director of the Stepping 
         Stone Sailing Club  

Hobbies:
   Competitive sailing activities; golf; reading; ice skating, etc. 

Note: I will be free after May 13, and will be glad to contribute any and all of my time to flying the next President of the United States, Nelson A. Rockefeller, on his campaign tours.