Who's Who of Ballooning


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THE NATIONAL LIGHTER THAN AIR SOCIETY
(NLTAS) Organization


After the Society (LTAS) acquired a surplus Navy balloon, a separate Flying club was formed in 1956, and named: National Lighter Than Air, Inc., specifically for persons interested in flying balloons and airships.  The original members were:

CONTOS, James A. (P)        HUSTON, Ralph M. (P)
O'NEIL, Augie C.  (P)        OVERS, Don E.     (P)  
SWANSON, Arthur H. (P)      WOLCOTT, Roger L (P)


Other members who participated in flying the gas balloons were:
ARMSTRONG, W.G.Jr (P) BAUCH, Edgar D. (P) BLOCK, Ralph S. (P)
BROWN, P.Rendall (P) CERMAK, Leander M. (P) EMICH, Michael (P)
FAIRBANKS, A.M. (P) FARMER, B.H (P) HAYES, Robert L. (P)
KAUFMAN, James A. (P) LOOSEMORE, Ed D. (P) PELLEGRINO, Peter (P)
RILEY, Tom B. (P) SAYRE, Kenneth H. (P) SHIELDS, Francis (P)
STEHLING, Kurt (P) van ORMAN, Ward T. (P)  


Others not completing training were:
Adams, Teddy (F) Bogart, Pete Bonner, Jerry
Brown, Tom Cermak, Eleanor (F) Clark, Bob
Cordier, Ken L. Cummins, Don DeBrakeleer, Henry
Fenn, Warren T. Hoover, John Howells, Will.E.
Jenkin, Merv Kinney, Paul LeCouris, Constas
Mull, Lee Muranyi, John Ritchie, Glenn
Root, Russ Tiller, Roy K. Tomin, George C
Whiteside, Geo.H. H.    

On 2 October 1972, the name of the flying club was changed to "The Balloon Flyers of Akron".
r: 34th Annual Banquet program; NLTA flight summary 1956-65; BF-V3/#8/p3; BF-V4/ #8 /p11.
The membership and continuation of this club after 1972 is unknown.
NOTES: (P)=Known Pilot;  (F)=Female. 


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