European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 28, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday May 28, 1963 the stars and stripes father son tally 51 flying years Page 9 Ramstein Germany spec enl on May 21. 1927, can rfcs Lind Bergh s spirit of St. Louis landed in Paris. On the Amo any maj Russell c. Hopt now War officer in logistic and Plant with the director of Materiel,17th air Force. A Mitchn air base at that time a teen Aier Wai Ali making Hli tory. Hopf at 17, Wai letting Down a Curtis ox5 powered Waco 9 at an Airport near Chicago to become the youngest Pilot in the United state at that time. Hopf Hai now accumulated 30 Yean in the air. He hat a total of9,600 flying hours to hit credit 3,200 in military Craft and 6,400 i civilian planes. Hopf has flown More than 75civilian aircraft from a Jenny 34d to a dc4, and 35 military plane from the Douglas 0-38 to the t33. In Hli 36 Yean of flying he has owned a half interest in an air How barnstormer throughout the United state in the late -1920s and 1930s, managed Airport sold an repaired air planes owned and of maj Buwit o. Hopf. 36 years rated flying schools was a Caa flight inspector and even worked it Aerial photography. To opt if also a member of the order of member ship is Only possible in this organization by being proposed by a . World War x Pilot or by hereditary Means. Houft son capt Russell l. Hopf by now has added is More years to the flying log of the family thus bringing the total number of flying Yean in the Hopf family to 81. Young Hopes first Solo flight was in n j.1 Piper cub it mid Way Airport. Denver dam. Wis. His instructor was his Fol her. Al ills time capt Hopf was Hopf now files the f86 with flight a of the 196th fighter interceptor so California air a capt b u i Hopf. ,. In years tonal guard. He received his civil Ian License As a private Pilot on May 29, 1949, on his 17th birthday. His flight test was Given to Nimby his father. Capt Hopf has amassed 1.750 hours in the air. Of these 1.500 have been in military jets and 250 hours in civilian Craft. He has 200flights to his credit As a glider Pilot. Young Klopf s civilian occupation in design Engineer with Lockheed propulsion Redlands Calif. All the senior member of the family stated it is our goal to keep on flying until we log 101 years flying a chewing out earns a chewing out skin Veinfurt Germany special Foo Billy Bravo Btry woh Nevi uni Imd Tel quo 0n me nah Moon a Mot of Tow la or 04 while t Cmunt a to Tow 1001 a Rel Hwu 1100 non i to Arthur 0�l by my Ftp Mil i4u i Datum Thul trim Bra Rob its i c4 a Mimi ukr us i iw1 ool Mii pm 500 Newt uni Jin am the f kit Ltd i 0tl ij9i str it Sim 1910 of tally thelm 1400 Newt 101 to a Smur Liv no Mur Lyhl i 1100 Prmt Tun lot l4.imt�t How. From 1130 101 Stromi it him 0 Ihrl in rat of Matt to 1700 Cal Nara Jim Pali air liw Rhi i invt it in novt. Wuu mom a. Wal str my jut 20ii sch Skytt cd ism on flu s Iii i mail 0�4i Olill. Ino non. ill to mall. Imo to by and i.m4 no 141 but hmm. In um1 mini Iii ctr ii i Storti in non 2141 my Moo so si.1ti.uf Amstein to in cd Erbil m 110 Lmh Semff hoi , Ort lib Unm 2030 so a not my Oriel Al Towt Zou Smi so Lal 4� a Tiu to Mem him non Iuo had 1415 no Tho non. To pm. Noi Omi Towt Imo Nanri Wal Btu whih Jom him old. Will ten unum Stu ill Ca Slun to a Trad f2 a swat 1lllpmiycim 1130 Law fun Iii Day to pm i7m Mutt us Iuo. It 3no no it. I7m a tit u Cater Forti Ecmon a a other Fagot or of Ipp Foj Broad Aufa wullitr3m Siml that 1m1 0�nu a ill str 2uo 4sur amok Muir 3400 twi. We Law
