Saturday, January 2, 2010

Who was George Naber?

This was a photo in an Iowa newspaper in the late 20's, I think.  Somehow, the photo was separated from the article in my files (!) and all I remember from it was that George was a barnstormer who crashed his plane and died. I don't know how George fits into the NABER clan, but we'll keep investigating.
                                                     
Later:  George Naber wasn't a barnstormer.  He was a local who wanted a ride in an airplane.  This was 1927, after Lindburgh's flight to Paris, and many people on the ground that day had tickets for a short flight.  George and another man were in the front passenger seats, with the pilot behind them.  We don't know still if George was one of "our" Nabers--there were families from Holland with the same name in Iowa then, too.  George was a Baptist, so chances are slim he was ours.  Still, it's a fascinating story:





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