Month: December 2023

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Meryln Hans Dethlefsen

By IOWA AVIATION MUSEUM

Merlyn Hans Dethlefsen was born June 29, 1934 at Greenville, IA. He was raised in Royal IA and graduated from Royal High School in 1951 at the age of 16, with honors. He attended Iowa State University for two years.…

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Philip Larry Turner

By IOWA AVIATION MUSEUM

Philip Larry Turner was born in 1938 at Red Oak, Iowa, and grew up on a farm near Elliott. After graduation from Stennett High School, he attended Iowa State University and University of Nebraska Omaha where he was a member…

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James R. Zangger

By IOWA AVIATION MUSEUM

James R. Zangger was born July 18, 1949, in Sioux Falls, SD, and grew up near Larchwood, Iowa. His parents, Russell and Dolly Zangger, established an airport on the family farm and were flight and ground school instructors. Jim began…

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