Who's Who of Ballooning


APPENDIX4-CD
GOODYEAR AIRSHIP PILOTS
with ACA-FAI Balloon Licenses


# name (notes) era BF-# deceased
1092 AMREIN, Joseph 19 - J-F 85  
1027 BLAIR, Roland J. (Z) 1920-40 N-D 84/11  
237 BOETTNER, Jack (Z) 1916-52 M-A 84/5 17 Mar. 1961
643 BRANNIGAN, Chs. (K) 1917-31 J-A 84/10  Jul. 1931
268? CAMPBELL, Leslie? (name unsubstantiated) 1917-? J-A 84/10  
816 COOPER, J. Frank      
none CROSIER, Russell (Z) 1928-65 N-D 84/11  
1052 CRUM, Harold W. (Z) 1929-68 J-F 84/9 Spring 1981
1061 DIXON, Prescot (Z) 1929-70 J-F 84/10 12 Nov.1975
1017 FICKES, Karl L. 1922-66 J-A 84/11  
1028 FURCOLOW, Lawrence (Z) 1930-64 J-F 84/10 29 Feb. 1972
none HOBENSACK, Rolland (Z) 1928-5? J-F 84/10 2 Aug. 1972
604 HOCKENSMITH, Geo. 1920-? M-J 84/10  
973 KRAFT, Herman T. (Z) 1916-28 M-A 84/5 20 Mar. 1960
1079 LANGE, Karl L. (Z) 1929-63 S-O 84/2 31 Aug. 1982
1048 LEUDERS, Fred      
793 MARANVILLE, Alger 1917-24 M-J 84/11 17 May 1977
none MASSIC, Walter (Z) 1917-60 M-A 84/15 1969
none MONROE, Alexander 1920? M-A 84/15  
1018 O'NEIL, Albert C. (Z) 1915-54 S-O 84/2 27 Sep. 1967
049 PRESTON, R.A.D. (Z) 1910-2? M-A 84/4 16 May 1954
1053 RIEKER, John B. (Z) 1929-69 M-A 84/15 3 Dec. 1980
1029 ROGERS, A. Leroy 1928-55 M-J 84/12  
1064 RODRICK, Ray A. 1928-48 M-J 84/12 Dec.1948
562 SEWELL, Arthur T. (Z) 1929-41 S-O 84/4 16 Apr. 1965
427 SHADE, James F. 1919- M-J 84/11  
none SHEPARD, Sam H. 1921-46 M-J 84/12  
1016 SMITH, Vernor L. (Z) 1916-62 S-O 84/4 6 Aug. 1982
1066 STACY, Clarence E. 1929-55 M-J 84/12  
none STALEY, James 1920?    
608 TORRY, Joseph R. 1917-? M-J 84/11  
1051 TROTTER, Frank A. (Z) 1930-36 J-A 84/12 8 Jun. 1944
048 UPSON, Ralph H. (Z) 1910-20 M-A 84/4 13 Aug. 1968
1030 WILSON, Robert D.      
388 WOLLAM, Carl (Z) 1914-25+ M-J 84/12 Early 1960s
970 YOULTON, John M. (Z) 1914-45 M-J 84/11 14 Mar. 1966
180 YOUNG, William C. (Had B-License 14)     Nov. 1917


The following pilots had NO record of FAI-ACA Balloon licenses:
BODE, Jim CHRISTY, C.E. EASTIN, Irv FRYE, John
GOULDING, Al.E. HAMLIN, Ed HESS, Ollie ILSE, Fritz
KNIGHT, William C KOMINIC, Walt MEALY, Dean  

NOTE: Interest herein is limited to the fact that Goodyear airship pilots generaly all received balloon training; many had a considerable number of flights, served as B-Instructors, or had outstanding accomplishments in the sport.


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