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A bit of lagniappe about Pop He told me that during his 1932-34 operations in Central .America, he would sometimes on a moment's notice have to pack all his possessions into his airplane and leave the country because of an erupting revolution
There?s an incorrect Times Picayune article about a supposed ?rescue at sea? by a business competitor for whom Pop had no use. Pop's seaplane crashed into Lake ? -Pontchartrain, this ?competitor? located and circled him, and Pop actually WAVED THE GUY OFF and waited until some other assistance located him!
He substantially ?gave? Hancock County its first county airport, selling the land for SS0.00 per acre.
Pop was proud to say in his retirement that he never lost? one of the pilots he trained.
Please let me know if there is anything else I can provide you in this endeavor.
cc .Ann Stieffel


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