Aviation pioneers
Photo courtesy of Museum at Central School | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 13 years, 9 months AGO
Kalispell’s first Civilian Pilot Training class poses for a photo in June 1942. Pictured are: 1. Rudy Bergstrom; 2. Jack McWilliams; 3. Don Riley; 4. Roger Haines; 5. D.C. Dunham; 6. three Air Force advisers; 7. Larry Stockhill; 8. Mope Dickinson; 9. Don Clapper; 10. Russell Diest; 11. Titus Kurtichanof; 12. Bob King; 13. Ace Powell; 14. ground school instructors.
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Aviation pioneers
Kalispell’s first Civilian Pilot Training class poses for a photo in June 1942. Pictured are: 1. Rudy Bergstrom; 2. Jack McWilliams; 3. Don Riley; 4. Roger Haines; 5. D.C. Dunham; 6. three Air Force advisers; 7. Larry Stockhill; 8. Mope Dickinson; 9. Don Clapper; 10. Russell Diest; 11. Titus Kurtichanof; 12. Bob King; 13. Ace Powell; 14. ground school instructors.
1929 airport dedication
Tom Perry poses with his plane at the dedication of Kalispell City Airport on July 3, 1929.
First plane in Kalispell
Aviation pioneer Eugene Ely made the first recorded flight in Kalispell on June 21, 1911, putting on a show for spectators at the fairgrounds with his Curtiss biplane and later landing in a field that would become Kalispell City Airport.