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Shreck, Roy
| Last Name: | Shreck |
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| First Name: | Roy |
| Dates: |
*1901 (Date of Birth)
*1976 (Date of Death)
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| Biography/History: | Aviation pioneer Nick Mamer began flying in World War I, then spotted forest fires and joined the Air National Guard. Spokane hosted Charles Lindbergh and the National Air Races in 1927, and a year later Mamer made headlines with the first nonstop flight from Spokane to St. Paul. In 1929, Mamer made the first transcontinental, non-stop, round-trip flight in the Spokane Sun-God. Mamer taught Roy Shreck to fly, and their partnership, Mamer-Shreck Air Transport Company, became a leading operator at Felts Field. The company offered daily service to Seattle with a stop in Wenatchee. Northwest Airlines took over the route in 1934. At age 39, Mamer’s life tragically ended when his tail structure failed on a winter flight over the Bridger Mountains near Bozeman, Montana. Shreck continued the business and flew instruments that gathered data for the national weather service. In February, 1939, his plane crashed northeast of Wolf Lodge Bay. He battled his way with no food, shelter, or fire for three days. During World War II he was in charge of Spokane’s Geiger Field training base for B-17 bombers and C-47 Gooney Birds. |
| Related Objects: |
2769.2 (Hat, Roy Shreck's Aviator Cap, 1976)
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