![]() * Doug Rannells – son of Bill Rannells who supplied information about his father. * Bernice Delagrange Munro – a sister to Jack Delagrange, whose husband’s brother was pilot and captain of the Goodyear Blimp in its Mexico Farms visit in 1937. Jack Delagrange – who supplied background information regarding both the Cumberland Airport and Mexico Farms. was valuable in the early reconstruction of local aviation. Miles Amick – Their supplying of newspaper clippings and historical letters to Miles’ father, Captain Arthur H. * Gene Kelley – who’s recall of an abundance of humorous incidents from the early days of aviation at Mexico Farms and at Cumberland were available to Bob Poling, who was a great friend. * The Cumberland Times-News – from whom a multitude of references are quoted in this manuscript. ![]() ![]() ![]() * Bill Holbrook – a unique individual whose talents in aviation and soaring are well known, and whose impact on the Cumberland Airport and his control and leadership of the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company’s Flight Operations is to be commended. * James Abe – A former Kelly Springfield pilot, long time flight instructor, and open wheel racing car driver, Jim assisted in the TWA airliner segment and other recollections. * George ‘Slim” McBride – whose friendship with Torque Landis enabled him to recall interesting events. * Bob McBride – whose personal recollections of his own experiences and those of his father were of high value. and Martha Dolly – Their composition of ‘ Lily Pad On a Pond – The Golden Days of Aviation at Mexico Farms’ served as background information on the olden days of local flying. Crissie’s lucid recollections of her husband’s accomplishments were extremely helpful. Savage and our area proud of his distinguished Air Force service. Joseph ‘Crissie’ Caldara – the widow of Major General Joe Caldara, who made Mt. Torque could put professional stunt pilots to shame with his displays of aeronautical expertise. Hilda Landis – the widow of ‘Torque’ Landis, the multi-talented pilot who was the most popular and renowned local aviator of the 1920’s through the 1950’s. * David and Tim Long – who provided additional recollections of aviation’s past, some precious photographs, and expounded on the exploits of Dave’s brother, Joe. * Harold Armstrong – for recollections of the early days of aviation at Mexico Farms and at the Pinto air field, and for his personal experiences and input on names like Herb Wentz, Joe Brown, Tom Barton, and many others. * Donald Johnson – the only remaining living Johnson brother, who still resides on the original ‘Bogues’ Johnson Mexico Farm property. ![]() * Joyce Johnson – the daughter of Floyd, who still resides on the Johnson property. Even after death Floyd’s aviation stories remain in the forefront of Bob Poling’s recollection. * Floyd Johnson – whose stories and first hand observation of the happenings in aviation near his home site at Mexico Farms was relayed and made available to Bob Poling, his life long friend. To all those listed below the co-authors say, thank you. We have done our best and hope our oversights will be forgiven. Prior apologies are offered to any who should be in this listing but does not appear. Listed below are individuals who helped immensely in this historical compilation. To all of those and to the honor of the individual pilots and stories relayed about the aviators of the past and present, we offer our profound appreciation. There are numerous individuals who provided greatly appreciated assistance in the preparation of this work. ![]()
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