As many of you know, I am working on developing a comprehensive history of
the Iowa City Airport. You can see our initial efforts at
http://alexisparkinn.com/the_iowa_city_airport.htm . We are attempting to
get the old Boeing/United hangar -- one of just seven original air mail
hangars left in the country -- put on the National Register of Historic
Places.

To this end, we need to compile a history of this grand old structure. One
huge gap in our knowledge-base is any first-person accounts from folks who
actually flew into Iowa City back when this hangar was used by the airlines.
It was primarily used as a passenger terminal from 1930 through World War
II, but was phased out in the late '40s as aircraft became too large to
"taxi through".

This means that pilots who flew for United Airlines in that era would have
to be at LEAST 80 years old now, and passengers (who would remember) could
be as young as their late 60s.

Anyone know anyone who might fit the bill? Anyone have any suggestions on
where else to search for someone like this?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"