OCTOBER, 1961
THE PIEDMONITOR
PAGE THREE
A Look Inside The New ROA Hangar
Attractive secretary Audrey Callahan adds distaff interest to this group shot of some of
the ROA maintenance crew. From left to right (standing) are: Miss Callahan, T. E. Alley,
W. R. Taylor, Roy Raines, B. G. Minter, (kneeling) Kenneth Atkinson, and D. E. Collins.
Officially Opened Last Month
Piedmont’s new maintenance hangar was dedicated last month
with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and luncheon attended by, the
area’s city and aviation dignitaries.
At the opening ceremony Roanoke Mayor Willis M. Anderson
welcomed Piedmont and cited the hangar as an example “that
government and industry can work together toward suitable ends
and mutual advantage.”
President T. H. Davis expressed appreciation for the warm
reception given the company, and at the luncheon said, “This
project has been underway for three years in its planning and
building.
“I don’t know of any community we’ve ever served which has
extended to us the cooperation and enthusiasm that Roanoke has.
It has been encouraging and heartwarming and we are grateful.”
The four-foot-long scissors used by Mayor Anderson and Presi
dent Davis to cut the ribbon have been used to open various trans
portation projects in Virginia since 1928. This was the first time
they were used to open a facility connected with aviation, the
other dedications being concerned with highway openings.
Following the luncheon, guests were taken on F-27 scenic
flights over Roanoke Valley.
The hangar itself measures 200 by 165 feet, with the mainten
ance shops and offices covering an additional 40 x 200 feet.
The shiny substance seen on the building walls in some of
the photographs is insulation, equal to about a 12-inch masonry
wall. The structure has an all-aluminum siding exterior.
The Radio Shop—T. W. Holton (right) and J. F. Russell. Russell was on temporary duty
from Winston-Salem.
The Stock Room—Richard Caudle works in a portion of the stock center at ROA.
The Sheet Metal Shop—Ralph Evans (left) and H. E. Manuel are shown putting some of
the shop's new equipment to use.
The hangar has been in full operation since August 1. The extra facilities will ease the
load at the INT base and make possible more work on corporate and executive aircraft.