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John Miller. 100 Years Young. December 15, 1905 Poughkeepsie, NY. ABS Member# 809 since March, 1968. 1 st ABS Board Meeting, June 27-29, 1968. May 2002 Interview University of North Texas Oral History Program. Ruth Law. Early Transportation. Capt. Horatio Barber’s Plane.
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John Miller 100 Years Young
ABS Member# 809since March, 1968 1st ABS Board Meeting, June 27-29, 1968
May 2002 InterviewUniversity of North Texas Oral History Program Ruth Law Early Transportation Capt. Horatio Barber’s Plane
John’s double solo . . . John Miller with JN-4 Jenny powered by Curtiss OX-5 engine John Miller with the Jenny he soloed in on his 18th birthday.
Miller (center) with Standard J-1, brother Erik and mother Dickerson Field, Poughkeepsie, New York, June 8, 1928
John with rebuilt/remodeled J-1 biplane, before its test flight May 6, 1928
New Standard biplane being refueled with the engine running. John is standing up in the cockpit, ready to go.
The sum total . . . John watches as his aircraft “Missing Link” is christened on May 24, 1931 John at Stinson Field, arriving for the ABS Convention in San Diego
John with two planes he has flow: EAL DC-3 #344 and UAL Boeing NC13369
“I guess my flying days are over.” Final words of John Miller – June 22, 2008