Photograph
Pilot Behncke and ALPA
| Commercial pilot Dave Behnke, who later headed Airline Pilots Association, signing for a load of airmail. After service as a pilot during World War I, Behnke, a native of Cambria, worked for a number of airlines that served the Chicago-Minneapolis routes. Concerned about the safety conditions he experienced and the salaries of commercial pilots, Behnke became a leader in organizing the Airline Pilots' Association (ALPA) in 1932. Dave Behnke served as ALPA president until 1951. |
| Image ID: | 10549 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1920 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| Collection Name: | Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s) |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | Album 24.55 |
| Original Dimensions: | 7.5 x 7.5 inches |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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