On Jan; 30,1928, a 24-year-old Winona man who was taking flight lessons at South Bend, Ind., wrote in his notebook: "Started flying instructions today. Controlled the plane alone for the first time.

Fire almost consumed the Conrad Flying Service tri-motored 14-passenger Ford plane at 10 o'clock Thursday night as Max Conrad, pilot and owner, and Frank Burdick, mechanic and student assistant, were ...