The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-19


ley, who was observing his birth
day Saturday, was a letter from
Donald Lee, former Ypsilanti youth
who Is now serving with the Air
Corps in northern Australia. Mr..
Lee said he had been after the
Japs twice, but was unsuccessful.
In his spare time Mr.. Lee said he
enjoyed hunting wild pigs, water
buffalo and kangaroos. The letter
Saturday was the second one re-
ceived since January.
Construction is expected to be
gin this week on new four place
hangar at McEnnan Airport. The
building will be So by A. feet and
will be placed TO the left Of the en-
trance. The foundation will be OF
cement blocks. Sam Robbins, who
is building hangar for his WEIGH
airplane, is coming along nicely
with the work. This hangar Is
placed to the west and north of the
present four hangers.
Eddy McEnnan expects an eX-
change motor this week from the
Lycoming factory in Williamsport.
Pa. and it will be placed in the
80" He has also ordered two new
Switlik parachutes which are to
arrive August 80.
New students at the McEnnan
Airport are Ted Cline, Jr, and Ted
Cline, Sr.. Robert Moore, Joseph
Day and Grace Sauers. Ypsilanti,
and Shirley Zwahlen, Pennington.
New students at the Npsilanti Air
port include Russell Wheeler. Al
tab Frisch, Richard Vandecar, Don
aid Mey, william Geale, Donald
Cornwell, Leslie Ling. Ipsilanti;
Ray Compton, Lowell Vessels,
Wayne; Robert Swain. Onsted:
Ralph Elliott. River Rouge; and
Raymond Meyer, Dundee.
Recent visitors at the Ypsilanti
Airport were Ensign Henry Meier.
and Ensign Frank Timoshek, Belle
vile. Ensign Meier. a graduate o.
the Civilian Pilot Training course
in the summer Of 1870, recently re
ceived his commission in the Naval
Air Corps at Corpus Christi, Tex.
Ensign Meier will be sent 10 Nor
FOLK. Va, for further training and
then will be assigned 10 Atlantic
patrol duty, flying a Consolidated
ply ship. Ensign Timoshek is also
recently commissioned officer
and he left Monday TO return 10
Corpus Christi where he will be
an instructor.
Other recent visitors were Major
William Aldous. Washington, d. C.
who formerly flew out of the Ypsi-
lanti Airport. and Marcus Flannery,
Bad Axe, a c PIT. student in 1871.
A number OF cross country
flights were made. Colin Higgins
and Maxwell Smith. opt superyis-
ors from the Lansing office, flew in
Friday 10 the Ypsilanti Airport
in a Waco. e. L. Brewer and NJ
Hech flew in Monday from Detroit
and Charles Arnold. Detroit, flew
in Wednesday for dual check time
for his private pilots license. Merle
Kreps. Ida. flew I'm on dual cross
country Tuesday and solo Sunday,
making the Toledo. Adrian and
Ypsilanti route
II anyone had told Robert HUM.
Ann Arbor. when he started taking
flying lessons at McEnnan Airport
year ago in August by using Fly
ing Stamps that he would be flying
bombers within a short period Of
time. he proba bly, would have
turned aside the remark with a
laugh. But that seems 10 be the
case. for now 1t. HUM. who COM
pleted training in Texas, at Parks
Air College In ST Louis. Mo. and
at Langley Field. Va. is now pilot
ing bOmbers AT the Ypsilauti bomb
er plant. 1t. HuhE and Mrs. HUM
were out 10 McEnnan Airport Mon
day and both went up in Cubs.
Communications officer Charles
Gault started flying lessons Mon
day night at McEnnan Airport
Aviation Cadet Robert Hagen has
gone to California 10 begin train
ing.
DIT S. c. Penzotu, Dundee. who
has been flying at the Ypsilanti
Airport, has received a commission
as first lieutenant In the medical
branch Of the Army Air Corps, and