Air Museum of Minnesota Oral History Project: Interview with John Rice

Titles: Air Museum of Minnesota Oral History Project: Interview with John Rice (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: John Rice first soloed in 1936 in Hector, Minnesota. He received his instructor's rating a few years later and spent World War II years teaching flying. After the war he flew for a short time for Mid-Continent Airlines and then became a fixed base operator and airport manager in Willmar. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Some discussion of aircraft of the 1930s. Flight instruction before and during the war. Definition of a fixed based operator. Issues of being an airport manager. Description of crop spraying. A few anecdotes. Awards he has received.

Dates

• 05/14/1979 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Rice, John
• interviewer: Holey, George

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 101
• Accession Number: AV1992.88.20

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Air Museum of Minnesota Oral History Project' <OH 101>

Quantity: .5 hours sound cassette 10 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 30 minutes length

Subjects

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