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CHAS. W. GATSCHET, PILOT TAKE A BUGGY RIDE WITH CHARLIE Photo & Text Courtesy of Roy Nagl |
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Good times, Good News Register started trumpeting Iowa aviation in 1920s By JIM POLLOCK Register Correspondent Jan. 31, 1999 This website of the Des Moines Register contains a full page article on the Register's activity in aviation beginning in the 1920's. The first Company Pilot, Charles W. Gatschet, is prominent in the story and his exploits are discussed at great length. It also displays two photos, one of Charles and the other of Don Ultang. I heartily recommend that you visit their site by clicking on: Gatschek. You will also find a very nice photo of Charles and the Good News VI by clicking on: Gatschet. |
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TO ENCOURAGE, FOSTER AND ASSIST IN THE GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF AERONAUTICS IN THE STATE OF IOWA Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame Banquet. The Iowa Aviation Museum will be hosting the tenth Annual Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame Banquet at the State Historical Museum in Des Moines Saturday, July 10, 1999. The event, honoring Iowa's aviation pioneers, will begin at 6 p.m. with a social hour, followed by dinner and the awards program. For their major contributions to aviation, three Iowans will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at this year's banquet. Charles Gatschet was the first pilot, flying reporter and aerial photographer for a major newspaper--The Des Moines Register and Tribune--flying the paper's Good News aircraft, beginning in 1928. He also aerial mapped the state of Iowa with his own company. Rear Admiral Harold Miller, born in Newton, devoted his entire life to aviation through flight instruction, writing, serving on aeronautics boards, and heading public relations for major airlines. He began by becoming qualified as a naval aviator when aviation was still in its infancy. Clifton P. Oleson also dedicated his life to aviation. He promoted aviation by writing a weekly column and speaking on a local radio station in Ottumwa, Iowa, keeping readers and listeners interested in.aviation happenings and generating interest in young people through model construction and flying lessons. He did this while maintaining the Ottumwa Airport, where he organized airshows, flight breakfasts and other aviation events. All will be inducted posthumously. Guest speaker will be Air Force Lt. Col. Kim Olson, originally of New Hampton, Iowa, and now commander of the "Screaming Eagles" 96th Air Refueling Squadron in Spokane, Washington. Co-host for the evening is the State Historical Society of Iowa. |
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Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame You will find a brief entry on Charles Gatschet on this page of the Iowa Aviation Museum. He was inducted into the Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame in 1999. You will probably enjoy reading the entries for the other honorees. You can visit the site by clicking on: Gatschet. While there, I recommend that you visit the homepage of the site. |
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