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...Diego reappeared Ruth Elder, famed speed-&-distance flyer of the '205. Ruth, who has survived one forced landing in mid-Atlantic (in 1927) and five marriages, has now set her hand to writing an aviation column for the San Diego Journal...
...Angeles, a new career was begun by another flyer: Gregory ("Pappy") Boyington, famed in wartime as a Marine ace and in peacetime for his girl trouble (TIME, Jan. 21, 1946). Adventurous Pappy was now in shirts & ties, behind a haberdasher's counter. Said he: "I've got that old retailer's smile...
Rumania's Michael, visiting sportsman-flyer and speed enthusiast, found life accelerating a little on his U.S. visit. Washington followed Manhattan; next came Dayton, Detroit, then on to Cleveland, Texas, Toledo and Manhattan again. The Governor of Michigan himself flew the ex-king over Detroit ("to show His Majesty this arsenal of democracy"). There were also less hospitable elements. Pro-and anti-Michaelites scuffled briefly in Detroit, and the State Department said it was "taking measures" in recognition of "reports of rumors of a plot...
...from drowning in the Tagus River after the Lisbon Clipper crash that broke his back and left her crippled (TIME, March 8, 1943). Last week, 25 leg operations and a divorce (from ex-Radio Singer Don Ross) later, she announced that she would marry rugged, 33-year-old Flyer Burn. She would have to be on crutches for the ceremony, but Jane hoped that after another operation this summer she could throw them away...
...with fanfare in the White House. Shy, low-spoken men, the Wrights were embarrassed by all this fuss. Once, after enduring several long-winded speakers at a dinner in France, Wilbur rose and remarked: "The most talkative bird in the world is the parrot. But he is a poor flyer...