Comstol Air Transit STOL proposal : to David Brower, Executive Director, Sierra Club, San Francisco, Calif., 1968 July 12.

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Comstol Air Transit STOL proposal : to David Brower, Executive Director, Sierra Club, San Francisco, Calif., 1968 July 12.

Contains materials from a marketing packet of Comstol Air Transit, Inc., offering air taxi services using short take-off and landing aircraft (STOL) to the Sierra Club and its members. Includes a cover letter signed by the chief pilot, Gerald E. Fuller, addressed to David Brower, Executive Director of the Sierra Club. Also includes copies of articles and clippings on Comstol Air Transit services and personnel and four photographs (b&w, 8 x 10 in.) depicting aircraft used by the company in flight. Two of the photographs depict planes that are polka-dotted with one photograph having the caption "The Polka Dot Airline."

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SNAC Resource ID: 8089439

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Fuller, Gerald E.,

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Brower, David, 1912-2000

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David R. Brower was born in Calif. in 1912 and joined the Army at San Francisco, Calif. in 1942. At the time of his enlistment, he had two years of college and had worked as a postal clerk and photographer. He served at Fort Lewis, Wash., Camp Hale, Colo., Camp Swift, Tex., and in Italy. With the 10th Mountain Division he was a First Lieutenant and a member of the Mountain Training Group; Company L of the 87th Infantry Regiment; Headquarters, Company I, of the 1st Battalion, 86th Infantry Regime...

Comstol Air Transit.

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Comstol Air Transit provided air services between Oakland International Airport and ski resorts in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Comstol promoted itself as "the fun airline." From the description of Comstol Air Transit STOL proposal : to David Brower, Executive Director, Sierra Club, San Francisco, Calif., 1968 July 12. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 722940909 ...