Will Rogers, Bernarr McFadden & Walter at the Cleveland Air Races, 1929

WILL ROGERS, BERNARR MCFADDEN &
WALTER E. LEES
NATIONAL AIR RACES, CLEVELAND,1929

Left to Right: Will Rogers, Walter, Bernarr McFadden and Louis Greve
August 24 to September 2, 1929
Editor's Note: The figure of Louis Greve was identified by his great grandaughter, Betsy Kidd (10-27-02)
Lees Collection

Above, Will Rogers, one of the best friends aviation will ever have, is seen with Henry Ford. They were photographed at Greenfield Village when Rogers visited Mr. Ford in October, 1934
From EB's CHIRP

HISTORY OF WILL ROGERS WORLD AIRPORT
The aviation industry was barely born when Oklahoma philosopher Will Rogers, told "every city in America," to "get a flying field, even if you have to trade your Chamber of Commerce for it".
From the Will Rogers World Airport Website
Will Rogers and his pilot, Wiley Post, both died in a crash in a small lagoon,
about 15 miles from Point Barrow, Alaska on August 15, 1935

Gallery 7


	Left to Right: Will Rogers, Walter, Bernarr McFadden and Louis Greve August 24 to September 2, 1929 Editor's Note: The figure of Louis Greve was identified by his great grandaughter, Betsy Kidd (10-27-02) Lees Collection


	Above, Will Rogers, one of the best friends aviation will ever have, is seen with Henry Ford. They were photographed at Greenfield Village when Rogers visited Mr. Ford in October, 1934 From EB's CHIRP