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THE PIEDMONITOR
SEPTEMBER, 1965
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A young observer of the Tri-motor's visit to Winston-Salem makes
a comparison of his model and the Ford plane. During the three
days American Airlines had the Tri-motor at Smith Reynolds Airport
city fathers and Piedmont employees as well enjoyed twenty minute
rides in the relic which will ultimately be found at the Smithsonian
Institution in Washington.
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Among the first select group of riders for the Tri-motor were, from left, Winston-Salem Mayor M. C.
Benton; John Lippels and James Styers of Wachovia; Fred Henderson, Chairman, Airport Commission; Nor
man (Pete) Hearn, Executive Vice President, Chamber of Commerce; American Airlines Captain Ed McNeil-
Piedmont President T. H. Davis; Piedmont Captain J. A. Craig; American Airlines Co-Pilot "Ace" Mace and
Egbert Davis Jr., Piedmont Director.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Wishon have
started their son Ward with an early
interest in Piedmont Airlines. His fath
er is in INT maintanience. Mrs. Wish
on made Ward's white suit, complete
with Piedmont Airlines on the back,
to match his father's.
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Children from the Greensboro Cerebal Palsey Association are given a tour of INT's facilities in
cluding an inside look at one of Piedmont's M-404's.
Piedmont is visited by a Flying Dutchman. Captain L. W. McNames,
left, talks to Charles Zwaaneveld before they go out for a practice
run in one of our F-27's. Mr. Zwaaneveld, of Arnhem, Holland, is a
former flight engineer with KLM and is presently a pilot for Airitalia.
He came to the States and to Piedmont to complete the require
ments for the FAA Airline Transport Rating. For his Italian routes
he flies the F-27, Fokker rather than Fairchild. The training Mr.
Zwaaneveld received from Captain McNames was to familiarize him
with the differences in American cockpit layout and arrangement and
presentation of instruments.