Paul Anderson
Charter Member
Flying With Arthur Godfrey 1953 in the Lockheed Super Constellation
Arthur Godfrey was born in New York City on August 31, 1903. Mr. Godfrey
was a radio and TV host and had his own television show The Arthur
Godfrey Show, (1948-1959). During his career, he discovered and show
cased many new talents including Pat Boone, Julius LaRosa, Marion Marlowe,
and many others. Known affectionately as "The Old Redhead," Arthur
piloted his own plane and was an early pioneer and promoter of civil
aviation.He was rated as a Naval Aviator in 1950 (his previous attempts to serve
during the war were thwarted by a leg injury). He was certified to fly
virtually every type of aircraft in existence during his lifetime
(rotor, jet, multiple engine, helicopter, holding FAA type ratings from
the DC-3 to the Constellation) and was an honorary pilot for Eastern
Airlines. He appeared in a 1953 Eastern Airlines film with famed pilot Dick Merrill at the helm of a Constellation. His friend Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker
gave him a customized DC-3 in 1947, which he more than returned in kind
through plugs for the airline along with his endorsements about flying
safety to his millions of flying-wary listeners during the 1940s.This gives an idea of what it was like flying in the early days of passenger aviation
Read more at http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ff7_1431901344#6cWyRpveAVJO6O7C.99
Video: http://guyora.tumblr.com/post/10648783086/flying-with-arthur-godfrey-1953-by-airboyd
Arthur Godfrey was born in New York City on August 31, 1903. Mr. Godfrey
was a radio and TV host and had his own television show The Arthur
Godfrey Show, (1948-1959). During his career, he discovered and show
cased many new talents including Pat Boone, Julius LaRosa, Marion Marlowe,
and many others. Known affectionately as "The Old Redhead," Arthur
piloted his own plane and was an early pioneer and promoter of civil
aviation.He was rated as a Naval Aviator in 1950 (his previous attempts to serve
during the war were thwarted by a leg injury). He was certified to fly
virtually every type of aircraft in existence during his lifetime
(rotor, jet, multiple engine, helicopter, holding FAA type ratings from
the DC-3 to the Constellation) and was an honorary pilot for Eastern
Airlines. He appeared in a 1953 Eastern Airlines film with famed pilot Dick Merrill at the helm of a Constellation. His friend Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker
gave him a customized DC-3 in 1947, which he more than returned in kind
through plugs for the airline along with his endorsements about flying
safety to his millions of flying-wary listeners during the 1940s.This gives an idea of what it was like flying in the early days of passenger aviation
Read more at http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ff7_1431901344#6cWyRpveAVJO6O7C.99
Video: http://guyora.tumblr.com/post/10648783086/flying-with-arthur-godfrey-1953-by-airboyd