1995

In 1918, at the age of four, Robert Freyermuth was near his birthplace of Muscatine when he saw the love of his life, his first airplane. He soloed in 1933. At the age of 20, Bob attended the Cleveland National…

From the pioneer days of barnstorming to sleek, swift jets, Ralph E. Piper has witnessed the growth of aviation from a cockpit. Born on October 22, 1912 on a farm near Liscomb, Iowa, Ralph’s time in the air totals twenty-four…

If sports magazines had been regular publications in the 1930s, much print would have been devoted to John Livingston. At a time when flying interests peaked in the United States, John was an accomplished airplane mechanic, pilot, aerobatic flyer and…