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Zeppelin
Hindenburg |
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The
Zeppelin Hindenburg was an airship
that looked like a big round cigar.
It was built in Germany in March
of 1936. The Hindenburg was 135
feet around and was 804 feet long.
She was the largest airship to
ever fly and was powered by four
Mercedes Benz engines. Highly
flammable hydrogen gas was used
as the lift gas by the airship.  More
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Military
Flight Insignia |
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The
small metal ring with the hat
inside was the insignia or symbol
for a group of fliers during World
War I called the 94th Aero Pursuit
Squadron. One of the members of
the squadron was Eddie Rickenbacker.
Before the War Rickenbacker was
an internationally known racecar
driver. He went on to become the
president of Eastern Airlines. More |
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Aircraft
Nose Art |
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During
World
War
II
and
the
Korean
War
it
was
common
to
paint
pictures
on
military
airplanes.
This
was
a
way
for
the
pilots
and
crews
to
recognize
their
plane
from
the
other
planes.
They
also
felt
it
gave
them
luck.
Many
times
the
pictures
were
of
Disney
characters,
cartoons
and
comic
strips.
The
crews
also
gave
the
planes
names
such
as
Bub,
What’s
Up
Doc,
Sad
Sac,
and
Eager
Beaver. More |
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Orville
Wright - Aviator |
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Frank
Miller
opened
the
Mission
Inn
in
1903,
the
same
year
that
Orville
and
Wilbur
Wright
made
their
first
flight
at
Kitty
Hawk,
North
Carolina.
The
brother’s
first
flight
on
December
17,
1903
was
only
12
seconds
long.
They
proved
it
was
possible
to
fly
a
machine
that
was
heavier
than
air. More |
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International
Shrine of the Aviator - The Famous
Flier’s Wall |
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Mission
Inn
owner
Frank
Miller
had
the
Saint
Francis
Chapel
built
to
hold
the
Rayas
Altar
and
the
Louis
Comfort
Tiffany
stained
glass
windows. The
chapel
and
the
area
outside
the
chapel,
named
the Atrio, were
dedicated
as
the
International
Shrine
for
Aviators
on
December
15,
1932. More |
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Early
Flight |
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Earl
Ovington
was
the
first
pilot
to
successfully
make
a
U.S.
Air
Mail
flight.
There
is
scrapbook
at
the
Mission
Inn
with
many
photographs
of
Ovington
and
other
early
pilots,
including
one
photograph
taken
the
day
of
the
first
airmail
flight. More |
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March
Field |
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In
1918
Mission
Inn
owner
Frank
Miller
and
other
city
leaders
convinced
the
U.S.
Army
to
build
an
airfield
in
Riverside.
A
location
was
chosen
east
of
Riverside
in
what
is
now
Moreno
Valley.
The
airfield
would
be
used
to
train
men
to
fly
the
Army’s
airplanes.
The
first
plane
to
land
at
the
new
airfield
was
on
March
1,
1918. More |
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Stained
Glass |
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Throughout
the Mission Inn are beautiful
examples of stained glass windows. Stained
glass windows are usually made
of pieces of colored glass cut
into various shapes to make pictures
or patterns. The
pieces of glass are held together
with strips of lead. The Tiffany
windows in the St. Francis Chapel
are considered the finest examples
of the art of stained glass found
in the hotel. More
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Endorsement
of Passenger Flight |
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Mission
Inn owner Frank Miller and his
family were very interested in
airplanes. They
became friends with many of the
army pilots from March Field. The
family loved to travel on airplanes,
including on trips to South America
and Europe. More |
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Amelia
Earhart |
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Amelia
Earhart
is
the
world’s
most
famous
female
aviator. She
was
born
is
Kansas
on
July
24,
1897,
and
learned
to
fly
when
she
was
twenty-four
years
old. She
was
the
first
woman
to
fly
across
the
Atlantic
Ocean
and
the
first
person
to
fly
solo
over
both
the
Pacific
and
Atlantic
Oceans.
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