tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76409181195322276942024-03-11T23:50:42.477-05:00Lady SkywriterLady Skywriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16870721909875968798noreply@blogger.comBlogger239125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640918119532227694.post-50399974065503533142014-08-13T07:30:00.002-05:002014-08-13T07:40:54.552-05:00Tonight's The Night! NWA History Centre on Public Television<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>Lost Twin Cities 4</i> will premiere tonight, <strong>Wednesday,</strong> <b>August 13th at 8:00 pm</b> on <em><strong>tpt</strong> </em><strong>Channel 2</strong>. It will feature a segment about <strong>NWA</strong> in the 1950’s – the “luxurious” days of flying, </span></div>
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. . . I found this one yesterday on a farm near Owatonna, Minnesota! Not only is it beautiful to the eye (that Northwest livery was the best!) but it also flew beautifully at the behest of its new owner, Jeff Quesenberry of Apple Valley, MN, who greased its landing to a huge round of applause.<br />
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All this took place yesterday at the 10th Anniversary gathering of <a href="http://www.smmac.com/Welcome.html" target="_blank">SMMAC, Southern Minnesota Model Aircraft </a>Club. There was every type and size of radio control aircraft on display and flying in demonstration flights. WW I and WW II dogfights, commercial airliners, military jets and the biggest R.C. model J-3 Cub I've ever seen.<br />
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There will be another huge regional show of Warbirds and Classics at <a href="http://www.fdlaa.com/" target="_blank">Fond du Lac Wisconsin</a> next weekend, August 15, 16 and 17.<br />
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This gorgeous giant scale <a href="http://www.carlb-rcplanes.com/Stratopage1.html" target="_blank">NWA Boeing Stratocruiser</a> with a wingspan of 15 ft. will be there, as will Carl Bachhuber, the talented man who designed and built her and <a href="http://www.carlb-rcplanes.com/index.html" target="_blank">dozens of his other "favorite airplanes." </a><br />
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If you can't make it to Fond du Lac, see my next post to enjoy video of NWA Ship 704 in flight.Lady Skywriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16870721909875968798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640918119532227694.post-14838348587824652722014-08-07T02:48:00.001-05:002014-08-07T02:48:18.364-05:00The History of Northwest Airlines<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/eqZNvkNaSsU" width="400"></iframe><br /><br />
If you've got 15 minutes, take a gander at this 1980s promotional film produced by Northwest Airlines.Lady Skywriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16870721909875968798noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640918119532227694.post-62676411906887495662014-07-31T07:50:00.001-05:002014-07-31T07:57:52.809-05:00Cockpit Chronicles: Behind the scenes with a flight attendant — Crew Meals<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/hi4UP9VhPX8" width="400"></iframe><br />
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Well,<b> this</b> woke me up this morning! Can anybody tell me what aircraft this is?<br />
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My first impressions are of the flight attendant. Can't help noticing the very long straight hair, hanging freely to the middle of her back, wisps hanging nearly into the food! The sunglasses perched on the top of her head. The earrings.<br />
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All grounds for dismissal back in the 1950s. We must have been very boring back then.<br />
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It was also amazing to me that both the captain and first officer had their laps full of food trays at the same time.<br />
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The size of the galley is a wonder. And we thought the Boeing Stratocruiser had a large galley! They do have lots more to do than we did, and I'm sure in half the time!<br />
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It's a real education to see what goes on behind the scenes on today's flights.Lady Skywriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16870721909875968798noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640918119532227694.post-37881800518000891392014-07-30T09:48:00.001-05:002014-07-30T09:56:55.488-05:00Lost Twin Cities 4 Preview<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/r2Jc1NU7Ci4" width="400"></iframe>Lady Skywriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16870721909875968798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640918119532227694.post-3104855593578389112014-07-21T14:44:00.000-05:002014-07-21T14:49:30.667-05:00TPT-2 Lost Twin Cities IV, featuring Northwest Airlines, will premier Wednesday, August 13 at 8 p.m.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Way back in April, as we filmed this segment about Northwest Airlines at the NWA History Centre, we were told it would probably air in August. That seemed such a long wait.<br />
And in the flash of an eye, here it is upon us.<br />
Those of us who were interviewed have no idea if we will be included in the production or wind up on the cutting room floor. We will discover the content right along with the rest of you.<br />
<a href="http://blog.ladyskywriter.com/2014/04/behind-scenes-with-tpt-ch-2-at-nwa.html" target="_blank">For more information, check out my post of April 21, 2014</a>Lady Skywriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16870721909875968798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640918119532227694.post-55854251789243405582014-07-09T09:03:00.002-05:002014-07-09T09:11:50.360-05:00Rise Above - A Tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica;"></span><br />
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Lady Skywriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16870721909875968798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640918119532227694.post-58801169999972787972014-07-03T14:42:00.001-05:002014-07-03T14:49:04.740-05:00Northwest Airlines: Remembered and Celebrated<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/gxFSs40Tt7w" width="400"></iframe><br />
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Bruce Kitt stars in this week's segment of <b><i>Bloomington Today</i></b>, a City of Bloomington, MN cable network feature about the<a href="http://www.nwahistory.org/home.htm" target="_blank"> NWA History Centre</a>. Good job, Bruce!<br />
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Happy July 4th, everyone!Lady Skywriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16870721909875968798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640918119532227694.post-35401356065998878062014-06-22T10:10:00.000-05:002014-06-22T14:36:15.217-05:001954 United Convair Promo Film - A wonderful slice of Mid-Fifties Culture<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/WfBguovbo6k" width="400"></iframe><br />
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Bob DuBert sent the following email:<br />
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"Posted on YouTube earlier this week is "The Sky is For Everyone", a beautifully produced promo film by United for the Convair 340.<br />
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<i>Lady Skywriter notes: Set aside a half hour to watch this wonderful snapshot of the 1950s on full screen. See what passengers wore on the airplane: mink scarves draped on the women, who also wore small hats with veils, gloves and high heels. Notice the men in three-piece suits and the automobiles of the day. In addition to the Convair 340, catch a glimpse of a Boeing B-377 Stratocruiser and a Douglas DC-6. And appreciate the film itself - the majestic announcer and the background music.</i><br />
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Bob continues: "If Northwest had bought Convairs instead of those junkpile Martins, there would have been no crashes, no financial crisis, no Harold Harris. Just think how different the company history might have been! Of course, then Croil Hunter might have remained president a few more years, Donald Nyrop might have stayed in his law practice, and who knows what might have happened as the 1950s transitioned into the Sixties.<br />
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"North Central, of course, bought Convairs, both the 340 and 440, subsequently re-engined to 580 specs., which eventually lived happily at Northwest for a few years."<br />
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<i>Lady Skywriter notes: One reason given for Northwest being the only major airline world-wide to purchase a fleet of 25 Martin 202s, was that Martin was able to deliver them months earlier than the Convairs would be available, thus giving Northwest a competitive edge. This decision proved disastrous, as outlined in the </i><a href="http://www.nwahistory.org/newsletter/13_dec_newsletter.pdf"><i>December, 2013 </i>REFLECTIONS, NWA History Centre newsletter.</a><br />
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Bob DuBert in a later email: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"In some ways, aircraft decisions are a crap shoot. Nyrop ordered the Lockheed Electra, and the Tell City crash could have crippled the company . . . more recently, Northwest was the launch customer for the 787, which Delta cancelled, a decision which turned out to be very smart in light of the major losses incurred by United after that plane was grounded for months. You just never know how things are going to turn out."</span>Lady Skywriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16870721909875968798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640918119532227694.post-13973530583479488172014-06-20T07:24:00.000-05:002014-06-20T07:39:37.199-05:00NWA Systems Operations Control, Segment 2 October, 1996<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/_aWSCb8-uQw" width="400"></iframe>Lady Skywriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16870721909875968798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640918119532227694.post-6987255175743878572014-06-19T17:59:00.001-05:002014-06-20T07:40:20.724-05:00NWA Systems Operations Control, Segment 1 October, 1996 <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/uo0WxxlYW4s" width="400"></iframe>
Thanks to Bob DuBert for alerting me to this. A fond look-back at a great airline!
Watch for Segment 2, tomorrow!
Lady Skywriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16870721909875968798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640918119532227694.post-42778728623050720332014-06-05T12:11:00.000-05:002014-06-05T18:29:19.757-05:00D-Day Pilot Dick Brown Remembers . . . <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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June 6, 1944, retired Northwest Airlines Captain Dick Brown participated in the D-Day invasion, a significant turning point for Allied forces in WW II.<br />
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Today, 70 years later, his memory of that day is crystal clear.<br />
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"We knew something was up," Dick said. "We heard this huge racket around midnight. We all ran outside and looked up. The sky was full of C-47's (DC-3's) towing gliders. We went back to bed. A couple of hours later they woke us up again and by 5 a.m. we were taking off from our base in England in lousy weather - 500 ft. ceiling and raining. We had to form up under the clouds, then climbed up in formation to on top, which was about 11,000 ft. During climb we lost two aircraft when the leader made a turn, they lost sight of us and crashed into each other. When we came out on top it was daylight, so we tried to regroup and join with other aircraft. Over the channel we found a hole in the clouds and descended down to 1500 ft. to get under the cloud layer. The channel was full of ships as far as we could see. We headed for our target on Utah Beach and we could see landing craft about 1/4 mile off shore. I felt sorry for them because they would be digging a foxhole in the sand while I would be back in my bunk on dry land. We got shot at by ground fire but didn't lose any aircraft over the target so we headed home."<br />
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Dick's bomb group moved to southern England in July and then to Normandy in August to an air field just inland from Omaha Beach. "I had two crash landings, but both times the whole crew survived them. Had the nose shot off twice, and at least three times they counted over 100 holes from flak," Dick recalls.<br />
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He flew 66 missions, the last on September 12, 1944. <br />
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"I arrived back in the states in October, 1944, and after some R&R at home I spent the winter towing targets for B-24's out of Harlingen Texas. There were seven W.A.S.P.'s in the outfit and they were great pilots," he said.<br />
"I was discharged in May, 1945 at Fort Snelling and went over to Northwest Airlines to apply for a pilot job. They told me it would be a couple of months and I got a call from them in August."<br />
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Thus began his 36-year career as an airline pilot. Dick started in the DC-3 and spent the last seven years of his NWA career flying the Boeing 747. Along the way he flew, and thankfully survived, the ill-fated Martin 202, which was Martin's attempt to capture the commercial aviation market after WW II. <i> Note: The Martin B-26 Marauder bomber Dick flew during the war was the precursor to the 202.</i><br />
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Oh yes. Joe Farrell (photo on top of page) and Dick were reunited at Northwest Airlines a year after they returned from the war. Dick was hired a month before Joe, so he was senior to him, which provided endless ribbing over the years. Joe Farrell died in 2005. Stay tuned for more Dick Brown stories in future posts.<br />
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<br />Lady Skywriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16870721909875968798noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640918119532227694.post-62026580559114339322014-06-01T14:50:00.001-05:002014-06-02T10:57:14.076-05:00Howie Wing Gallery<a href="http://blog.ladyskywriter.com/2014/05/howie-wing-saga-of-aviation.html" target="_blank">In my last post</a>, I tell how former Northwest Airlines stewardess <a href="http://blog.ladyskywriter.com/2014/02/helen-jacobson-richardson-loved_4.html" target="_blank">Helen Jacobson Richardson</a> is key to my discovery of Howie Wing. <br />
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To recap, for one year prior to joining Northwest Airlines, Helen flew for United Airlines.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">In January, 1939, Kellogg promoted Howie Wing by arranging the first radio broadcast from an airplane. Here Helen Jacobson is making sure Bill Janney, who played the part of "Howie", sound effects man Alexander Binnie and actor Robert Strauss are comfortable.</span></td></tr>
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Helen's experience set me on a hunt for information about Howie Wing. Who was he? <i>Please note: This will not be the whole delicious story of Howie Wing and Kathy and Jim Hanmel's discovery of long-lost episodes of Howie Wing, A Saga of Aviation radio shows. For the whole story, please read Kathy's 3-part report of 2005 and her follow up report in June 2007 in<a href="http://www.mwotrc.com/rr2007_06/howiewing.htm" target="_blank"> Radio Recall</a>, the journal of the Metropolitan Washington Old Time Radio Club.</i><br />
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"<a href="http://www.wingnet.org/rtw/RTW002EE.HTM" target="_blank">The airplane had greater impact</a> upon our popular culture after the sky battles of WW-I over Europe. The Howie Wing Radio Program was created by Wilfred G. Moore and aired from 1938 to 1939. Wing was a 21-year-old "junior pilot" whose adventures were typical for aviator fiction of the time. He was taught by Captain Harvey, a WW-I ace. Howie's girlfriend was Donna Cavendish. A fellow pilot was Zero Smith, one of the best "tough weather pilots" but cranky, devious, and generally disagreeable, and often suspected of working for the Germans. The villain of the show was Burton York, who posed as an insurance agent to discredit Captain Harvey." <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">wingnut.org</span></i><br />
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Following is a sampling of tidbits I have enjoyed thanks to the research of Kathy Hammel and her team, who so graciously have shared them with me, and now I share them with you!<br />
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Included in the handbook are these handsome profiles of an "air stewardess" and commercial pilot: <i>Note: click on</i> <i>the pages for easier reading.</i><br />
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Thank you Kathy for opening up the whole new world (to Lady Skywriter) of old time radio!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Last but not least, <a href="https://archive.org/details/Howie_Wing_A_Saga_of_Aviation" target="_blank">Click here to listen </a> to episodes of <i style="font-weight: bold;">Howie Wing, A Saga of Aviation.</i> <i>Note:</i> <i>I suggest you may find it easier to listen to individual episodes, listed below the collection.</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"Howie Wing, A Saga of Aviation," was a children's radio serial about a young pilot and friends who foiled spies and smugglers with some fancy flying. Written by Captain Willfred Gibbs Moore, a flying reservist who served as a pilot in WWI, Howie Wing was considered authentic and educational." </span> <br />
<i>From <a href="http://www.mwotrc.com/rr2007_06/howiewing.htm">Kellogg's and Howie Wing, by Kathy Hammel, Radio Recall, June 2007</a>, the journal of the Metropolitan Washington Old-Time Radio Club.</i></div>
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Earlier this year, in <a href="http://blog.ladyskywriter.com/2014/02/helen-jacobson-richardson-loved_4.html">my tribute to Helen Jacobson Richardson</a>, I mentioned having seen a newspaper clipping at Helen's memorial about the first dramatic broadcast in radio history made from an airplane, "<i>Howie Wing, a Saga</i> <i>of Aviation</i>." Helen was the stewardess. Below she is pictured with (l-r) Bill Janney, who played the part of "Howie", sound effects man Alexander Binnie and actor Robert Strauss on an unspecified United Airlines airplane, January 20, 1939.</div>
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I visited the NWA History Centre and the Minnesota Historical Society, searching their Northwest archives for news of this flight. No luck. I entreated Helen Jacobson Richardson's children to search for the newspaper clipping I had seen at her memorial, still assuming that she was working for Northwest at the time of the flight. Mary Jo Nelson came up with the photo above and sent it to me. The photo's caption reminded me that Helen had flown for United before joining Northwest that same year, 1939. No wonder there was no mention in Northwest Airlines archives anywhere. The clipping Mary Jo sent me had no source or date. I took it back to the Minnesota Historical Society to their Gale Family Library newspaper collection and found the above clipping in The Minneapolis Star, Jan. 20, 1939.<br />
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In the process Lady Skywriter became enamored of Howie Wing, and set out to find out more about him. I discovered a wonderful resource for old radio shows, <a href="http://www.mwotrc.com/">The Metropolitan Washington Old-Timer Radio Club</a>. I requested information about Howie Wing, and was put in touch with Jack French, editor of Radio Recall, the organization's newsletter. He, in turn, referred me to Kathy Hammel, their Howie Wing expert. Kathy responded immediately and began educating me on Howie Wing.<br />
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Stay tuned to learn more about <i>Howie Wing, A Saga of Aviation</i>.Lady Skywriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16870721909875968798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640918119532227694.post-76988882059421472202014-05-17T11:38:00.005-05:002014-05-23T18:08:10.151-05:00Former Northwest Airlines Leader Steve Rothmeier Dead at 67 <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Steve Rothmeier at NWA History Centre in 2004, wearing the unique sport coat made of 747-400 seat upholstery fabric given him by Boeing President Dean Thornton upon the rollout of the new airplane in January, 1989</span><br />
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According to a <a href="http://www.startribune.com/business/259620131.html">front-page story in today's Minneapolis StarTribune</a>, another former NWA leader has left us. Steve Rothmeier came to Northwest from General Mills in 1973 and in 1985, at age 38, became CEO. Following in the footsteps of CEO's Donald Nyrop and Joe Lapensky preceding him, he grew the fiscally conservative and financially stable airline through the turbulent 1980s of deregulation and the acquisition of Republic Airlines. In 1989 the company was acquired by a former board member, <a href="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/03/02/238574/">Gary Wilson</a>, and California financier <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Checchi-s-30-Million-Quest-for-Career-Change-3005037.php">Al Checchi</a>, in a debt-loaded deal.<a href="http://articles.latimes.com/1989-09-28/business/fi-568_1_executive-vice-president"> Rothmeier stepped aside in late 1989</a>. Burdened with debt, the airline struggled in the early 1990s. Rothmeier started a St. Paul investment firm after leaving Northwest.<br />
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For more on my favorite Rothmeier story, see the <a href="http://www.nwahistory.org/newsletter/11_jun_newsletter.pdf">Hangar Talk page in the June, 2011, <i>Reflections </i></a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Come to the NWA History Centre to see and touch this legendary jacket<br />
Jacket photos by Robert DuBert<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Steve's funeral will be in St. Paul on Wednesday, May 28 at 10 a.m. Visitation Tuesday evening, May 27. <a href="http://www.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/14086190/?fullname=steven-g-rothmeier">Click on this link for details. </a></span></div>
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<br />Lady Skywriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16870721909875968798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640918119532227694.post-6946995923043889132014-05-13T14:47:00.002-05:002014-05-14T09:09:07.266-05:00Bob Reardon's 90th Birthday Party ~ Thanks for the Photos, Richard Moody!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A gathering of former Pursers to mark the occasion.<br />
l-r Bruce Retrum, Bob, Richard Moody, Lou Reynolds<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at the blaze! That's a lot of candles, Bob.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the message on Bob's cake: "Robert is 90! Happy Birthday! Otherwise All is Lovely & Serene"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the well-wishers at Bob's 90th . . .<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. . . plus Lady Skywriter and countless others who have flown with you </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">and admire your style, as you continue your 63rd year in the air, Bob!</span></div>
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<br />Lady Skywriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16870721909875968798noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640918119532227694.post-10984747460802524412014-05-09T14:25:00.001-05:002014-05-09T14:41:43.191-05:00As Northwest Airlines In-Flight Food Service Manager, Al Carriveau Knew How to "Dish"<br />
I am sad to report that <a href="http://www.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/14072404/?fullname=albert-carriveau">Al Carriveau passed away May 3</a>. Al was a retired 38-year employee of NWA, former board member of Wings Financial and at the time of his death, still serving as a Director for the NWA History Centre, which he co-founded in 2002.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Third Anniversary of the NWAHC in 2005<br />
Directors John Peterson, Pete Patzke, Jerry Nielsen and Al Carriveau; in the<br />
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<a href="http://www.nwahistory.org/newsletter/04_jun_newsletter.pdf">You Dined the Best when you Flew Northwest! </a>Al traveled the world for Northwest, setting up airline food service in far-flung destinations. "Northwest had flight kitchens where meals were prepared from scratch in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Billings, Seattle, Anchorage and Tokyo," Al recalled. We also operated bars and restaurants in several airports."<br />
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Visitors to the History Centre may peruse a 238-page food service manual that Northwest used during Al's era when Northwest passengers <i>actually complimented servers after the meal</i>. Affectionately nicknamed the "Bullwinkel Book", after a vice president of the airline, you can scan almost 500 recipes in twelve food categories.<br />
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Some tempting offerings include Veal Scallopine with Marsala wine, "Garden of Eden Pie," and Swedish Cardamon Bread. My all time favorite was, of course, the Fujiyama hors d'euvres tray, which I served on the Boeing B-377 Stratocruiser with champagne and scented Oshibori Towels before the prime rib dinner in the 1950s.<br />
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Al said it was "pretty close to the original," high praise, I felt.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Al and Anne speaking at the <a href="http://www.nwahistory.org/newsletter/09_mar_newsletter.pdf">book launch of Fuiyama Trays & Oshibori Towels</a> in 2009</td></tr>
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Al welcomed me warmly in 2009 when I became a Director at the NWAHC. He was a gentleman who had vast knowledge of our dear departed airline and it's people. I loved his stories, his ideas, and especially the twinkle in his eye. I will miss him.</div>
Lady Skywriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16870721909875968798noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640918119532227694.post-51890771540759354602014-05-07T08:40:00.001-05:002014-05-07T09:16:10.279-05:00Happy Birthday Robert Reardon! 90 Years Young Today. And Still Flying !!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bob Reardon and Bonnie Vork in B-377 Stratocruiser galley 1950s<br />
Photo taken in flight by Anne Billingsley, Lady Skywriter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After 56 years of flying,<a href="http://www.departures.com/articles/come-fly-with-me"> featured in American Express magazine, Departures</a>, Mar-April 2008</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bob and Anne at "Remembering Donald Nyrop" event at NWA History Centre, June, 2011<br />
<a href="http://www.nwahistory.org/newsletter/11_summer_special.pdf">See Summer Special Edition 2011 <b>Reflections</b></a> page 2</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mary Ann Gallagher, Bill Marchessault, Bob Reardon, Fay Kulenkamp and Maggie McMahon<br />
NWA flight attendants in vintage uniforms at "Remembering Donald Nyrop", June, 2011</td></tr>
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Mitch (Radisson Narita) and Bob with event planners extraordinaire Richard Moody and Lori Rothmund<br />
<a href="http://www.nwahistory.org/newsletter/11_fall_newsletter.pdf">See Fall, 2011 Reflections, page 9</a></td></tr>
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See story in June 2011 <a href="http://www.nwahistory.org/newsletter/11_jun_newsletter.pdf"><b>Reflections</b>, page 3</a></td></tr>
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So what's next, Bob? Are you up for another party? Your 65th Anniversary is coming up in 2016.</div>
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Happy, happy birthday and many more. I loved flying to D.C. with you, first eating lunch at Bassins and then doing the town. That was back when Ike was president and Elvis was "king." And we got to work on the <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=northwest+orient+airlines+stratocruisers&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=kTZqU6O7N4KsyAHPhoGACQ&ved=0CDAQsAQ&biw=1440&bih=697">Stratocruiser</a>. Grand Memories.</div>
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Lady Skywriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16870721909875968798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640918119532227694.post-56309555587658426662014-05-04T10:25:00.001-05:002014-05-07T11:46:02.744-05:00Marianne Blomquist, Former NWA President Donald Nyrop's Secretary, Passes AwayA great lady has left us. In her heyday, Marianne Blomquist was secretary to NWA President Donald Nyrop, and spent a total of 42 years of loyal service working for our beloved airline. She has been a frequent visitor to the NWA History Centre over the years, thanks to her dear friend Shirley Huskins offering to drive when Marianne's vision failed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marianne at the NWA History Centre, Nov. 2, 2013 for the book launch of author Jack El Hai's "Non-Stop"<br />
Friend Shirley Huskins on the left</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marianne relating great stories about her boss, Donald Nyrop, at the "Remembering Donald Nyrop"<br />
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Lady Skywriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16870721909875968798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640918119532227694.post-21407024805227694132014-04-29T11:16:00.001-05:002014-05-18T15:34:38.591-05:00AirSpace Minnesota's Go Boldly Expo features Apollo Pioneers, Scientists and Aerospace and Aviation Leaders Lady Skywriter attended the <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/legendary-astronauts-buzz-aldrin-and-harrison-schmitt-to-visit-minnesota-253423581.html">Go Boldly Expo on Saturday, April 26</a>, held at Holman Field, St. Paul, and had the opportunity to meet astronauts who went to the moon and outer space and hear their stories. Special thanks to Lona Falenczykowski and John Billingsley for the great photos!<br />
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Later this summer, Ch 2 will take a look at another "lost" Twin Cities gem: Northwest Airlines</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wayne Snyder, NWAHC BOD with Elaine Mielke, volunteer, at NWA Museum door</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lost Twin Cities IV Assistant Producer Leya Hale taking a "selfie."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leya "powdering" retired NWA F/A Fay Kulenkamp and sound engineer Eric "wiring" Anne Kerr (Lady Skywriter)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fay and Anne during the interview</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Retired NWA Captains get ready: Norm Midthun getting "wired" and Red Sutter signing his life away</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where did that red tail go, Red?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fay and producer Lisa Blackstone with Anne's old uniform (top) and Fay's green "caterpillar" uniform (bottom)</td></tr>
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Sad to See. Received this photo from Donny Falenczykowski yesterday. Boy, would I love to see one of these airplanes again today in flyable condition.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;">From Donny Falenczykowski: "These airplanes went to Aerospace lines for the Guppy conversions. The picture is at Mojave in the '60s. </span></td></tr>
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<br />Lady Skywriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16870721909875968798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640918119532227694.post-84000850482422825252014-04-02T15:27:00.002-05:002014-04-02T15:28:36.780-05:00British Airways Showcases Vintage 40-year-old Cabin Attendant Uniform to Mark Anniversary<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold;"><a data-beacon="{"p": {"lnid":"lnk1"}}" href="http://travel.aol.co.uk/editors/aol-travel/" rel="author" style="color: #1986d5; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" title="Browse posts by AOL Travel">AOL Travel</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="postDate">, Apr 2, 2014</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica, arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">Denise Van Outen has stepped into a vintage Hardy Amies 1974 air hostess uniform, to mark</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica, arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica, arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><a href="http://travel.aol.co.uk/tag/british+airways/" style="color: #1986d5; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">British Airways</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica, arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">' 40th anniversary this week.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica, arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica, arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">The airline, which charts its history back to 1919, became British Airways in April 1974 following the merger of BOAC and BEA.</span><br />
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<a href="http://travel.aol.co.uk/2014/04/02/denise-van-outen-models-vintage-british-airways-air-hostess-uniform/">More photos and information in the complete article.</a><br />
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