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Below are pictures for
the Spokane Air Derby. These pictures include: Vendors, Trophy
Construction, Summer Events, Race Pilots, and the Grand Awards Ball
Preparation. However, due to the amount of pictures for the Grand Awards
Ball, they are located on another part of the site, but pre-awards ball
pictures are located below. Click
here to go there now. Enjoy! |
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Ed McCoy and the Ed McCoy
Trophy. |
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Joan Nortell with the
late Ralph Nortell Trophy. |
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Forrest Renfrow of N.W.
Wire EDM. |
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Jeff Kuntz from
Spokane Precision Cast. |
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Larry Colson of Stock
Steel Inc. |
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Stan and Jeanni Kaminski
of the Kaminski Foundry. |
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The kind folks at the
Kinko's Sullivan Branch. |
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George Litton of
Precision H20. |
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Dale and Jannice Croskrey
of Adtech Engraving. |
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Dave of Spokane Metal
Finishing. |
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Jay Tripp of Tripleplate
Chrome (Jay not shown). |
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John Tresko of Tresko
Monument. |
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William Riepl, Jr. an
Aviation Photographer. |
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Tyrus Tenold of Spokane
Precision Cast. |
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Jim and Milaine
McGoldrick. Jim was here 75 years ago for the Air Derby Race when
Charles Lindbergh was here. He was 10 years old and remembers it
all very well. |
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Die
that was made to shoot the waxes that get "lost wax" cast in
stainless steel. The finished part is the North American dome
globe on top of the trophies. |
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Kinko's Trophy |
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Trophy Assembly |
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More trophy assembly. |
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Special marble plaque for
Felts Field. |
Trophies in process
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Cutting and removing the
unwanted rubber masking for the sand blasting process. |
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Several trophies ready
for sandblasting. |
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Jerry's mother-in-law,
Dona Peterson and his wife, Bev Turner, stripping the rubber masking off
of the trophies after sandblasting. |
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Trophies in process. |
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Several trophies in
process. |
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Top of a finished trophy. |
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The process of cutting
the stones. |
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Three different colored
stones to be used for the trophies. |
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Jerry gluing the stones
in place. |
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"Broken Pop
Award" won by Skeeter Carlson, flying a 1927 Heath Parasol. |
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Three of the guys who
made the event happen. Dave Doty, project engineer, Jerry Turner,
project originator, & Addison Pemberton, main support/final
assembly. |
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A sign telling about the
1927 Buhl Airster. |
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1927 Buhl Airster. |
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Another shot of the 1927
Buhl Airster. |
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Jerry Turner, project
originator and EAA Chapter 79 President, at the controls of the 1927
Buhl Airster. |
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Jerry Turner in the EAA's
B-17 Ball Turret. |
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Another picture of Jerry
in the B-17 Ball Turret. |
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Jerry in the B-17 Tail
Gunner Position. |
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The original 1936 NWA
hanger showing the sign that is painted over. (6" dia.) |
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The Rocketeer with a Lockheed 12 airplane
that was used in the film, Rocketeer. The airplane is owned by Kent &
Sandy Blakenbergh of California. Rocketeer is played by Jerry
Turner. |
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Jerry removing one of the
two original 1936 Northwest Airlines signs from the original hanger at
Felts Field. Jerry is doing some very careful color sanding to
reveal the original painted sign which will be place in his musuem. |
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The hanger with the sign
removed. |
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Jerry holding a small
(original) sign to show what the large sign looked like. |
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Original 1936 NWA small
metal sign now on display in Jerry Turner's "Nostalgic Reflections
Transportation Museum." |
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Tony Paay flying a
helicopter. Jerry Turner rode along as the offical time keeper in
the race. |
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Mike Blair flying a
Cessna 150. |
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Mark Liptrap flying a
1940 Howard. |
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Larry Howard flying his
Great Lakes. |
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Addison Pemberton and his
1940 Beechcraft Staggerwing. |
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Race Originator, Jerry
Turner, flying Addison Pemberton's 1940 Beechcraft Staggerwing. |
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Race pilot, Lonnie Roth. |
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Mack Johnston holding his
race ticket. |
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Skeeter Carlson's 1927
Heath Parasol crash. |
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Don Morse standing by his
float plane. |
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Ted Herlihy and
girlfriend with the Cessna 180. |
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Mack Johnston holding his
trophy in front of his Christian Eagle. He won the Eddie Stinson
Trophy. |
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Mike McGrath, winner of the Art Walker award, with trophy in hand. |
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Grand Awards Ball
Preparation
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Jerry Turner holding a
trophy and 1927 photograph. Jerry is standing were Charles
Lindberg stood in the Davenport Hotel, 75 years ago.
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A glimpse at the ballroom
of the Davenport hotel where the event was held. |
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Spokesman Review Ad |
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A picture of the original 1927 gathering at the Davenport with Charles Lindbergh standing in the back. |
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Jerry Turner holding a
trophy in the Davenport Hotel lobby. |
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Ballroom entrance. |
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A look at the Ballroom
used for the Grand Awards Ball. |
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