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Parker 'and Richard Arlen operate flying services.

at Metropolitan Airport, Van Nuys,

Jean

Wallace [eery and Brian Aherne own Howard and waco respectively. "The Champ" has 5,000 hours; Aherne, 500.

QIMULTANEOUSLY with Washington's announceO ment that movie actors would be deferred from military service to help maintain the nation's morale came Hollywood's statement that many stars, though not slated for front-line duty, would help to defbnd their country as pilots with the Civil Air Patrol and other semi-military organizations. Cynical leaders who detect the rich aroma of press-agentry in this news are, for once, over-skeptical. In a city whose residents have contributed more revenue to commercial airlines than any similar group in the world, there are a great many glittering stars who are capable, serious, enthusiastic pilots, and eager to put their planes and pilotage at the nation's service. No new-found interest, the movie capital was airconscious long before Jean Harlow and Jimmy Hall brought the glories of aviation to the screen in Howard Hughes' "Hell's Angels." From Wallace Beery, who first flew in 1919, and Ruth Chatterton, who soloed in 1926 to become Hollywood's first licensed woman pilot, to Paul Henreid, refugee actor from Axis-annexed Austria, the movie people have been strong for aviation. The twenty actor-prlots on these pages have all made flight a serious matter. They are, therefore, more than ready for induction into service with the California Aero Police and the Civil Air Patrol attached to the California State Guard, two organizations which have already been assigned to patrol of coast-line,
power lines, and aqueducts. Unchallenged patriarchs of film city flight are Wallace Beery, top-salaried star, and Paul Gustine, once a star, now a bit player. lhe former, who now owns a Howard, has logged more than 5,000 hours during the past twenty years-no mean mark for part-time flying. Gustine, formerly an American Airlines' pilot,

is credited with nearly

10,000 hours.

Several of today's stars have made aviation a business, presumably an ace-in-the-hole for an uncertain future. Edgar Bergen, who puts the words in Challie McCarthy's mouth, owns one of the best-known Coast schools specializing in blind flying instruction. At nearby Van Nuys, Jean Parker and Richard Arlen, respectively, help operate the Parker-Dawson Flying Service and the Arlen-Probert Flying Service. Margaret Sullavan is a director and major stoekholder of T.W.A.
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figOfgg Bfgnt

(beiow) has flown several hundred hours

JamgS StgWaft,

first st:rr to enter the Army, has borrowed

lffOl Flynn recently flew a member of his yacht crew to

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than leady for induction into service wiih the California Aero Police and the Civil Air Patrol attached to the California State Guard, two organizations which have already been assigned to patrol of coast-line, powel lines, and aqueducts. Unchallenged patrialchs ol film city flight are Wallace Beery, top-salaried star, and Paul Gustine, once a star, now a bit player. T'he former, who now owns a Howard, has logged more than 5,000 hours during the past twenty years.-no mean mark for part-time flying. Gustine, formelly an American Airlines' pilot, is cledited with nearly 10,000 hours. Several of today's stals have made aviation a business, presumably an ace-in-the-hole for an unceltain future. Edgar Bergen, who puts the words in Challie
McCarthy's mouth, owns one of the best-known Coast schools specializing in blind flying instruction. At near'by Van Nuys, Jean Parker and Richard Arlen, r-espectively, help operate the Parker-Dawson Flying Service and the Arien-Probert Flying Service. Margalet SuIlavan is a director and majol stockholder of T.W.A.
0gOfgg Bfgnt

in his 90 h.p.

(beiow) has flown several hundred hours

side-by-side

low wing

monoplane.

JamgS StgWaft, first star to enter the Army, has borrowed and rented planes such as Arlen's to log 300 hours.

tnOl Flynn recently flew a member of his yacht crew to the hospital in this Waco, powered by 225 h.p. Jacobs.

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ldgaf Befggn, who owns the Standard School of Aviation at

l{ontebello, uses a 4-place Fairchild for personal flights.

gafOl BfUCe receives instruction from stunt pilot Paul Mantz, aeronautical director for the zany "Keep 'Em

Flying", Filming was done at Cal-Aero where Mantz

dramatically dropped his wheels; made belly landing.

IaylOf fr"" 150 hours

in Warner-powered Fairchild.

BaftOn lil0lalle

purchased

this Fairchild 24.

lObgft CUmminES owns a Cessnal has flown 2000 hours.

ROhgft TaylOf

has 150 hours

in Warner-powered Fairchild.

BaflOn [l0[an0

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purchased

this Fairchild

24.

ROlgft CUmminES owns a Cessna; has flown 2000 hours.

flOggf PfyOf teaches

Lana Turner, Olivia de Havilland.

[ifeCtOr ]lenry l(ing owns and

flys 2

g25,000 planes.

Ray lllilland (below) has flown 300 hours; rents this Ryan.

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