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Collection of Beverly Kurts, 5-6-05 |
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| Life of Cyrus Bettis | Bettis Airfield |
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International Air Races 1924 |
Pulitzer Trophy 1925 |
The Crash 1926 |
via email from Jo Swanson, 9-30-05 My mother (Hope Bettis Meyer) told me when I was 16 that Cyrus Bettis was her uncle. He was her father's younger brother. Clark Bettis was her father's name. This came about when at 16 I was cleaning out the attic & came across a photo of two men standing in front of an old bi-plane. In the corner was written "To My Pal Cy....(I don't remember what else) & signed by Jimmie Doolittle. Needless to say, I asked my mother who was this gentleman with Jimmie Doolittle..she told me her uncle who had died years before somewhere out East & there was an airfield named after him somewhere. A few years ago, my husband searched the internet & found info on him from the Smithsonian site...WOW..were we surprised! I wish I knew where he was buried & any other personal info on him. I would greatly appreciate any info or if you could point me in the right direction on this. Yours Jo Swanson Editor's Note: If you can help us with more information on Cyrus Bettis, I will forward your message to Jo. We will all appreciate any help you may be able to give. |
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A Pictorial and Spoken History of the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport and Aviation in Western Pennsylvania ISBN: 1-885851-17-0 Featuring-- Biographies of the Pioneers: (Charles B. "Charlie" Carroll, James DeWitt Hill, Carl Strickler, Raymond "Pappy" Elder, Lloyd Santmyer, Clyde Hauger, Dave Patterson, Lou Strickler, Russ Brinkley, Frank Fox, Joe Reedy, Earl Metzler, George Allen, Elmer Ashbaugh, Clifford Ball, D. Barr Peat, Ken Scholter, Dr Lytle Adams. Airports: Longview Flying Field, J.D. Hill Airport, Latrobe Municipal Airport, Latrobe-Westmoreland Airport, Westmoreland County Airport, Bettis Field (Mckeesport, PA), Rodgers Field (Aspinwall, PA), Pittsburgh-Greensburg Airport. Events: All American Aviation Air Mail Pick-Up, Path of Eagle, Pennsylvania Airlines, Pennsylvania Central Airlines, Founding of the OX5 Pioneers of America. Format:250 Pages, 8x11, gloss paper, Smythe Bound. 390 Rare photos and documents. Scores of news items spanning ninety years of aviation history. Prepared by Richard Wissolik 1. Lytle Adams, Air Mail Pickup System (25 slides) 2. Early Days, Planes, Pioneers, Barnstormers, Promoters (39 slides) For imformation, send e-mail to Richard Wissolik |
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SELFRIDGE FIELD Deborah J. Larsen & Lt. Col. Louis J. Nigro Product Details Paperback: 128 pages Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (May 24, 2006) Language: English ISBN: 0738540234 Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.9 x 0.4 inches List Price: $19.99 |
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Courtesy of Deborah J. Larsen "Lt. Cyrus K. Bettis (1893-1926) was the winner of the 1924 Mitchell Trophy Race, held at Wright Field near Dayton, Ohio, with an average speed of 175.43 miles per hour. Bettis also won the Pulitzer Trophy the following year and was subsequently killed in an airplane crash in Pennsylvania in 1926. He was one of six unfortunate Mitchell Trophy winner who perished in air crashes." The remainder of the chapter in which this entry appears has to do with air racing at Selfridge Field during the golden age of aviation, concentrating particularly on the Mitchell Trophy Race for member of the First Pursuit Group. AMAZON |
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If you have any more information on this Early Bird, please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper |
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