Show S 'S L AID NAMED FOR AIR LINES Henry G. G Boonstra veteran United Air Lines transport and U. U S. S air airmail airmail mail mall pilot t has been appointed assi assistant assistant as as- si tant superintendent of the company's company's company's com com- pany's west western rn division with headquarters headquarters head head- q quarters arters In Salt Lake City It was announced Friday by L. L D. D Cuddeback Cuddeback Cudde- Cudde b back ck superintendent Mr Boonstra who took over his new v duties January 1 retired from D active piloting last summer after c completing nearly 20 years and miles of flying Since then he has been superintendent of pilot employment at Oakland CaL Flew Air Mail lall The newly appointed official is I widely known In Salt Lake City having made his home here since 1922 when he first flew the U. U S. S to Rock RockSprings RockSprings Rock mail mall over the hump Springs Wyo On July 1 1 1927 he started flying United Air Lines' Lines central division from Salt Lake City to Cheyenne Wyo and when he retired had flown the equivalent of 60 times around the world and made approximately trips over the Wasatch range His last scheduled flight marked the completion of his fourteen thousandth hour of logged flying time of which was In the air for United Air Lines Mr Boonstra a native of Lafayette Lafayette Lafay Lafay- ette Ind was graduated from Purdue Purdue Purdue Pur Pur- due university in 1913 and enlisted In the air service of the tJ U. S S. army in 1917 Tried Barnstorming After Atter a short period as instructor at Chanute field Rantoul Ill he engaged in barnstorming and exhibition ex- ex exhibition exhibition ex ex- flying until entering the U. U S. S air mail service in March 1921 His first routes were from Chicago to Omaha St. St Louis and Cleveland During the past six months Mr Boonstra has trained 56 copilots and made them available for ser ser- vice He is a member o of 01 the Fort Douglas Douglas Douglas Doug Doug- las golf club The company's western division extends northwest to Spokane Wash and west to Reno Nev Veteran Pilot L tl f. f k HENRY HENRY- G. G BOONSTRA |