Flight Students with Their Stinson Reliant. Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, 1939
Published: March 19th, 2009
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From this great collection of historic Nantucket photos.
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November 24th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Is there any additional information available on the photo?
November 24th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Dan,
Here is the link to the photo on Flickr – you can find some additional information there:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nantuckethistoricalassociation/3347370568/
Dave Raub, the girls’ flight instructor, went on to become a test pilot and was killed when his P-38 crashed in 1943. He was 31. Link:
http://www.nha.org/history/hn/hn-spr93-wwii.htm
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