Original Posted By: TRichmo9(at)AOL.COM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Bernard Pietenpol - LindyJust wondering -- does anyone know if Bernard Pietenpol ever met Charles Lindbergh? They were both from Minnesota and so I was just wondering if anyoneever heard of them meeting or corresponding at one time...would be kind of neatif they did and to be able to document such a connection.Fred B. La Crosse, WI________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Bernard Pietenpol - Lindy
Re: Pietenpol-List: Bernard Pietenpol - Lindy
Original Posted By: Gene Beenenga
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Bernard Pietenpol - Lindyhello fred i have a bd4 friend who lives in la crosse, his name is gary rabel thought you might know him tom________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 09:23:53 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Bernard Pietenpol - Lindyhello fred i have a bd4 friend who lives in la crosse, his name is gary rabel thought you might know him tom________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 09:23:53 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
Re: Pietenpol-List: Bernard Pietenpol - Lindy
Original Posted By: TBYH(at)aol.com
I don't know about Bernard, but I did about three years before Lindberg died...andI'm very proud of that.Mike Hardaway ----- Original Message -----
I don't know about Bernard, but I did about three years before Lindberg died...andI'm very proud of that.Mike Hardaway ----- Original Message -----
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Pietenpol-List: Bernard Pietenpol - Lindy
Original Posted By: Gene Beenenga
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Re: Pietenpol-List: Bernard Pietenpol - Lindy
Original Posted By: "Graham Hansen"
Mike, Well,,,We'd love to hear the story.
Walt Evans NX140DLIt was the spring of '69 and I was working on an instrument ticket on the GI billat San Fernando airport in L.A., now long closed and sitting under a Costco.The FBO was run by Tom Ryan who, among a lot of other pluses and minuses, wasthe brother-in-law of the newly inaugurated President.There was also a large contingent of warbirds at the airport. We got a steadystream of famous pilots, not so famous pilots, drug smugglers, Secret Serviceagents and so on coming through the lounge because of the connections and thegreat coffee.I was debriefing with my CFII when one of the wealthier warbird owners came in,accompanied by a very tall, slender, very distinguished-looking, white-hairedgentleman. My instructor knew the warbird owner so went over to talk, then wavedto me to join them. When I got to them, My CFII said, "Mike, meet CharlesLindberg." It took me a bit to realize he meant THE Charles Lindberg, the LoneEagle himself. I'm afraid I gushed like a kid. (I was 22.)A week or so later, I told my dad, whose personal hero as a kid was Lindy, aboutthe meeting. To this day, nearly forty years later, he doesn't believe me.________________________________________________________________________________
Mike, Well,,,We'd love to hear the story.
Walt Evans NX140DLIt was the spring of '69 and I was working on an instrument ticket on the GI billat San Fernando airport in L.A., now long closed and sitting under a Costco.The FBO was run by Tom Ryan who, among a lot of other pluses and minuses, wasthe brother-in-law of the newly inaugurated President.There was also a large contingent of warbirds at the airport. We got a steadystream of famous pilots, not so famous pilots, drug smugglers, Secret Serviceagents and so on coming through the lounge because of the connections and thegreat coffee.I was debriefing with my CFII when one of the wealthier warbird owners came in,accompanied by a very tall, slender, very distinguished-looking, white-hairedgentleman. My instructor knew the warbird owner so went over to talk, then wavedto me to join them. When I got to them, My CFII said, "Mike, meet CharlesLindberg." It took me a bit to realize he meant THE Charles Lindberg, the LoneEagle himself. I'm afraid I gushed like a kid. (I was 22.)A week or so later, I told my dad, whose personal hero as a kid was Lindy, aboutthe meeting. To this day, nearly forty years later, he doesn't believe me.________________________________________________________________________________Re: Pietenpol-List: Bernard Pietenpol - Lindy
Original Posted By: Rcaprd(at)aol.com
On August 4, 1982 my friend and I stopped at Cherry Grove, Minnesota to visit Mr.Pietenpol (we always called him "Mr. Pietenpol"). We were on our way home fromOshkosh in my old 1978 VW Diesel Rabbit, the engine of which greatly interestedMr. Pietenpol. Perhaps he was thinking of converting it for aircraft use!At that time he was experiencing pain from a earlier hip replacement, but provedto be a most interesting man with a delightful sense of humor. Roy (my friend)and I remember that visit clearly. Mr. Pietenpol never mentioned Charles Lindbergh,but he did talk about other aviation personalities from the past suchas Gene Shank, Weston Farmer, Don Finke, Ed Heath, etc. Mostly, he lamented thefact that so many of his old acquaintances had passed on, but there was nohint that he knew Lindbergh personally.We drove out to his airfield near Cherry Grove and he showed us his Corvair-poweredAir Camper. We pushed it out of the hangar and took some pictures. He saidhe wished he could fly it, but his bad hip made it too difficult to get in orout of the cockpit. I took what might be some of the last, or the last, photographsof him with his airplane.If anyone is interested, I can post to the group a couple of these photos whichI treasure because of the great memories they evoke.The thought that Bernard Pietenpol and Charles Lindbergh may have met is intriguing.Graham Hansen (Pietenpol CF-AUN in Alberta, Canada)________________________________________________________________________________
On August 4, 1982 my friend and I stopped at Cherry Grove, Minnesota to visit Mr.Pietenpol (we always called him "Mr. Pietenpol"). We were on our way home fromOshkosh in my old 1978 VW Diesel Rabbit, the engine of which greatly interestedMr. Pietenpol. Perhaps he was thinking of converting it for aircraft use!At that time he was experiencing pain from a earlier hip replacement, but provedto be a most interesting man with a delightful sense of humor. Roy (my friend)and I remember that visit clearly. Mr. Pietenpol never mentioned Charles Lindbergh,but he did talk about other aviation personalities from the past suchas Gene Shank, Weston Farmer, Don Finke, Ed Heath, etc. Mostly, he lamented thefact that so many of his old acquaintances had passed on, but there was nohint that he knew Lindbergh personally.We drove out to his airfield near Cherry Grove and he showed us his Corvair-poweredAir Camper. We pushed it out of the hangar and took some pictures. He saidhe wished he could fly it, but his bad hip made it too difficult to get in orout of the cockpit. I took what might be some of the last, or the last, photographsof him with his airplane.If anyone is interested, I can post to the group a couple of these photos whichI treasure because of the great memories they evoke.The thought that Bernard Pietenpol and Charles Lindbergh may have met is intriguing.Graham Hansen (Pietenpol CF-AUN in Alberta, Canada)________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Bernard Pietenpol - Lindy
Original Posted By: Jim Markle
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Bernard Pietenpol - LindyIn a message dated 1/28/2006 9:31:33 PM Central Standard Time, grhans@cable-lynx.net writes:If anyone is interested, I can post to the group a couple of these photos which I treasure because of the great memories they evoke.Graham,I think those pictures would be most interesting for the group to view !! Chuck G.NX770CG________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 21:54:46 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Bernard Pietenpol - LindyIn a message dated 1/28/2006 9:31:33 PM Central Standard Time, grhans@cable-lynx.net writes:If anyone is interested, I can post to the group a couple of these photos which I treasure because of the great memories they evoke.Graham,I think those pictures would be most interesting for the group to view !! Chuck G.NX770CG________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 21:54:46 -0600 (GMT-06:00)