...Aug. 19, 1922, in St. Cloud to the late Joseph and Annie (Zwak) Lahr. After high school Lorraine worked for Northwest Airlines assembling parts for B-52 planes. She married Walter J. Martini on July 29, 1944, at the Cathedral of St...
...at planes shared the tarmac with experienced pilots and plane builders. Howard Pihlaja, a former military and Northwest Airlines pilot, served as a volunteer. Engelbrecht and Pihlaja said they were both too young and too old for the open-seat...
...Arnold of Brainerd is shown in the huge kitchen of Northwest Airlines' Tokyo staff house, where meals are prepared for...Orient flights. Arnold is food service manager for Northwest Airlines.80 years ago (1932)Six men have found violation...
...and delves into the human aspect of just what goes into making a true patriot," said Tom Schellinger, a retired Northwest Airlines captain, chairman of the Aviation Hall of Fame award committee."It is a masterful job of research, giving us...
...60 years ago (1952)A former Brainerd resident has been named administrative assistant to the vice president of Northwest Airlines. He is Robert Ebert, who practiced law here from 1940 to 1942. His parents still live here, and brother Richard...
...Duluth in his new Jaguar. After earning his degree in business and finance, Kotula worked as an accountant for Northwest Airlines, then as a Caterpillar heavy equipment salesman. When he was laid off, his resourcefulness quickly kicked in...
...specialist. He wears the Navy/Marine Corps Parachutist Badge and an Air Assault Badge. He is also a retired Northwest Airlines pilot. In Congress he serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, where he is vice chair of the...
...Stunek, Brainerd Police Chief Corky McQuiston, Crow Wing County Sheriff Todd Dahl and Howard Pihlaja, a retired Northwest Airlines pilot and Rick Adair, interim airport manager. Sitting in for Dahl was Chief Deputy Debi Backdahl.Working off...
...the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame annual banquet in Bloomington in April, Chairman Tom Schellinger, a retired Northwest Airlines captain, said of Sailer's book "is a wonderful reliving of the life of Maj. Don M. Beerbower. . . . It goes...
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