“Roy Liming, in charge of Raven Rock airport, decided to try parachute leaping Sunday when a jumper scheduled to arrive from Dayton failed to appear.” “Mr. Liming, instructor at the local field, made his leap from a plane piloted by his brother, Ora Liming, at a height of 2500 feet. Liming did not open his …
“Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce Aviation committee discussed plans Friday afternoon to enlarge Raven Rock airport runway and to seek civil aeronautics board approval of the port as a class 2 airport.” “B. Leroy Compton, chairman of the committee, reported that a 3500 foot runway will be required to land commercial planes. The airport site has …
Body, Recovered Today, Reveals Fire Swept To Cockpit “Richard T. Doyle, 34, son of the late Billy Doyle, famous major league baseball scout, lost his life about 6 p.m. Wednesday when the plane he was piloting caught fire and plunged into the Ohio River.” “An unidentified witness reported he saw Mr. Doyle in the water …
