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TYPE CLUB LISTINGS
Here are two updates to our Type Club list under the Organizations cate ______________________________________________________ gory:
compiled by H.G. Frautschy JOH N HALTERMAN AND BI LL WATSO N
PERISH IN MIDAIR COLLI SION
The antique aircraft world lost two of its most knowledgeable men during the National Biplane Association's Conven tion at Bartlesville, OK, June 1, 1996. While in the left hand traffic pattern for the north runway, John's 1931 Waco QCF-2 collided with Bill's 1928 Kreider Reisner KR-31. In the ensuing crashes, both John and Bill were killed, along with two passengers. Riding with John was Annette Delahay of Bartlesville, a local pilot and cable television personal ity. An active volunteer during the Bi plane Convention, Annette was an avia tion booster in the fullest sense. Bill's passenger, Rod Bogan, was the Safety and Environmental Dept. man ager for Phillips Petroleum Company, and the husband of Jill Bogan, manager of Phillips' Aviation Sales Dept. Rod, a private pilot, was getting his second bi plane ride when the accident occurred. John Halterman, (EAA 241635) of Creve Coeur, MO has long been ac knowledged as one of the finest antique aircraft restorers in the world. His hangar at Creve Coeur airport held the
(Above, right) Accomplished aircraft restorer John Halterman and his Waco QCF-2. It was the biplane he was flying when he and his passenger were involved in the mid-air collision. (Right) Bill Watson, retired corporate pilot and restorer of this extraordinary Kreider-Reisner KR-31. Both John, Bill and their two passen gers perished in the ensuing crashes.
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most wonderful of projects, but among his favorite works were the Wacos and Monocoupes he rebuilt. As mentioned in last months news, John had only re cently acquired the Type Certificate and drawings for the Monocoupe 90 A/AF/AL series of airplanes, and planned on building approved parts for those airplanes. Bill Watson, (EAA 837) of Collins ville, OK was a past president of AIC Chapter 10, and a retired corporate pilot who learned his craft in the Aeronca C-3 and progressed all the way up to the transoceanic Falcon 50 bizjet. Bill was most widely known in antique circles for his restoration of a KR-31 he found in a barn in Pennsylvania in the early 1970s. Selected as the AAA's Grand Champion at Blakesburg in 1979, tied with the Younkin Travel Air Mystery Ship, it was one of the most authentic restorations seen in many years. To the families and friends of Bill Watson, John Halterman , Rod Bogan and Annette Delahay we extend our sympathies.
Piper Aviation Museum Foundation Ginny Edmonston, Exec. Dir.
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Sentimental Journey to Cub Haven, Inc. E.J. "Doc" Conway, Fly-In Director P.O. Box J-3
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National Air Racing Group Betty Sherman NAG Treasurer 5508 7th Av, NW Seattle, WA 98107 Newsletter: Professional Air Racing Dues: $15, ($20 outside USA) payable to NAG, Inc.
N EW W X STANDARD REPORTS Just when you thought you nailed down the revised airspace classifica tions, the FAA has continued their re work of many rules and standards. Both the airspace reclassification and the "new" standards for aviation weather reporting have been mandated by the International Civil Aviation Organiza tion (ICAO), and are part of a world wide effort to make the reporting of avi ation weather consistent all over the globe. Canada has already adopted the new standards this past June 3, and the National Weather Service and Depart ment of Defense will also revise their reporting methods. The changes will be most noticeable