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Spark plug of the pilot training program is quiet-mannered, businesslike Assistant Secretary of Commerce Robert H. Hinckley, who this March, as tsar of U. S. commercial aviation, celebrated its first year with no airline fatalities, a record which helped him sell jittery Congressmen on a bigger civilian training program for 1940-41. Bob Hinckley took his first airplane ride with pioneer German aviatrix Melli Beese when he was touring Europe as a Mormon missionary. Expelled from Germany because his gospel was believed to be disturbing the peace, he returned to the U. S. to found the Utah-Pacific Airlines...
Behind Comstock is Harry Hinckley at seven, and Ted Lyman will probably fill the number six slide although Bert Haines hasn't yet definitely announced the order of the seatings. Mike Marshall is slated for the five oar, Reggie Fitz remains at four, and Behn Riggs at three will complete the list...
...first chairman; 3) CAA's own internal checks and balances have resulted in continual quarrels and minor complaints vexing to the President. To make the Department of Commerce seem more attractive, the President last week announced that he expected to appoint CAA's present head, Robert Henry Hinckley, an Assistant Secretary of Commerce...
...second boat stands: Car Comstock, stroke; Norm Bacon, seven; Ted Lyman, six; Frank Hinckley, five; Tony Villa, four, Behn Riggs, three; Colt Wagner, two; Paul; Pennoyer...
...NOTAM" (Notice to Airmen), they rapped out. "Heartiest congratulations to all . . . an entire year of air line safety . . . one of the outstanding achievements in the history of transportation. (Signed) Robert Hinckley, Chairman CAA. . . ." To 208 green-and-red-lit air liners then droning their way across the U. S.'s 35,900 miles of scheduled airways the message was relayed by radio. At breakfast after dawn passengers had copies, countersigned by their pilots, on their breakfast trays...