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I 2 Part VIII sept 29. 1978 Cos Anjjelefl States Special Advertising Supplement LAX OPEN HOUSE HZ, I 50-year panorama of aviation progress ifi DC-10, a Trans World Airlines L-1011 and a Western Airlines 727. In addition to street parking on nearby side streets, free parking immediately adjacent to the open house area is being provided by Rockwell International and Hughes Aircraft which are opening their employees' lots to the public. For nominal fees, three nearby parking structures also will be available (mostly on the south side of Imperial) along with the Airport's VSP lot on 111th Street just east of Aviation Boulevard. Visitors taking the San Diego Freeway should exit west on Imperial Highway, not Century Boulevard, which is well beyond convenient walking distance to the open house exhibit area.

Going directly to the open house area is RTD bus 838 (which runs along Imperial Highway from Main Street in El Segundo to La Habra's Fashion Square Shopping Center). RTD Bus 873 (which runs along Sepulveda Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway, from Santa Monica to Long Beach) stops at Sepulveda and Imperial Highway, approximately one-half mile from the open house area. Also stopping at Sepulveda and Imperial is RTD Bus 871 (which runs from Union Station, downtown Los Angeles, to Redondo Beach) and RTD Bus 877 (which runs from Hollywood to Westchester). Further information about connecting bus routes is available by calling RTD's 24-hour transit information numbers: 626-4455, 639-6800, 781-5890 or 973-1222. A 50-acre exhibit area featuring a 50-year panorama of aviation progress will commemorate the golden anniversary of Los Angeles International Airport during its public open house from 10 a.m.

to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct 1. The landmark event will be held at the site of the original airport on Imperial Highway, west of Aviation Boulevard, with more than 50 exhibitors participating. A suspended hot air balloon will locate the main entrance to the open house on Imperial Highway at Douglas Street, one block west of Aviation Boulevard and well away from the Century Boulevard entrance to LAX's busy airline terminal complex. "Airlines, aviation industries and agencies will display a wide range of past and present aircraft and related products which have indispensably linked them to LAX's half-century of service to the Southland," said Clifton A.

Moore, general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Airports. There will be static displays of antique, military, general aviation and commercial aircraft; airline booths and displays; exhibits by aircraft and aerospace companies as well as aviation-related government agencies; a theatre showing historic films from these same groups; and memorabilia dating back to Oct 1, 1928, when the City of Los Angeles officially took over the former Mines Field as its new municipal airport Starting with a display of some 20 early "flying machines," visitors will be able to view a half-century of aviation history and end their tour by walking through modern jet airliners an American Airlines PARKING MAP FOR LAX 50 ANNIVERSARY OPEN HOUSE BARNSTORMING BUD Harlan A. "Bud" Gurney barnstorms in and under a Gipsy Moth. He will fly into LAX in a similar craft Sept. 30 and his Gipsy Moth will be displayed at the airport Oct.

1. Flying machines of yesteryear to glide into LAX for static display alongside giant jet airliners 1927 vintage British De Havilland "Gipsy Moth" to lead formation of planes tF open house I 1 LZiEXHIBIT AREAy I Hot Air U) I JT -iL-X IMPERIAL ill HIGHWAY I 35 si "5th St. Tl Entrance to I Walnut Ave. I 116th St. 1 I Sycamore Ave.

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IS 1 3 I Mariposa Ave. a a 3 II ll 1 i Grand Ave. 1 1 5 NORTH ll I EL SEOUNDO BLVD. EL SEGUNDO BLVD. approx 1 mile lr7 8 I PARKING AREAS AND STRUCTURES 1 I (In Addition To Available Street Parking) 11 Two-full-scale, flying replicas of famed World War I pursuit planes will also be arriving a Fokker triplane (the same model flown by Baron von Richthofen) and a French Newport (the favorite of the Lafayette Escadrille).

These resurrected veterans, built and frequently flown by retired Air Force Major Jim Appleby, were not restored like the other "true" antiques; they were actually constructed from original plans. Saturday's ad hoc squadron of early airplanes and their owner-operators also include: a 1925 American Eagle owned by Western Airlines Captain Claude Gray and M. R. Groff; United Airlines Captain Ken Williams' 1928 Fleet biplane; Al Kiefer's 1927 Waco biplane; retired FAA executive James Dewey's 1921 Ragwing biplane; Disney Studio Art Director Bob Hathaway's Culver Cadet; Steve Pfister's Taylorcraft monoplane; John Innes' Porterfield Otto Tress' 1934 Rearwin Sportster; Channing Clark's 1936 Sea-Bird Amphibian; and a Tiger Moth, an early trainer from Robertson's collection, flown by Air California Captain Brian Masters. United Airlines and other exhibitors will also have antique aircraft on display during the open house.

Most of the pilots are members of the "Angeles Antiques," an organization of both professional and amateur flyers devoted to preserving America's great aeronautical heritage, which they keep alive in the most dramatic, yet realistic fashion possible. "By maintaining and flying their antique aircraft, these dedicated airmen have enabled us to relive the early years of aviation, and we are extremely grateful for their participation in LAX's 50th anniversary celebration," said Clifton A. Moore, general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Airports. "And we owe a special thanks to Bud Gurney, founder and first president of the Angeles Antiquers, who has done such an outstanding job as volunteer coordinator of his organization's antique aircraft exhibit." The plot is familiar to science-fiction buffs a World War I pilot or barnstorming era aviator flies his fragile craft into a time warp which transports him into the jet age. A similar scenario will be repeated many times over on Saturday morning, Sept.

30, when the LAX control tower clears the way for a formation of 20 assorted flying machines of yesteryear to land near the site of the original airport. It's all part of the preparations for Los Angeles International Airport's 50th anniversary public open house on the following day, Sunday, Oct 1, where these antique aircraft will be on static display alongside giant jet airliners, military craft and other modern planes. One by one, the early wood-framed and fabric-covered planes will drone past LAX's modern air terminal complex, alight on the old runway and taxi to the exhibit area where they will be tied down to lend their small, but still proud presence to their mighty metal progeny. Leading the flight of aerial relics will be a 1927 vintage British De Havilland "Gipsy Moth," preserved and piloted by retired United Airlines Captain Harlan A "Bud" Gurney. This craft has also been flown by Gurney's close friend Col.

Charles A "Slim" Lindbergh. As teenagers, both took their very first flight together in 1922. Following Gurney in the open cockpit of an early French Stampe biplane will be Cliff Robertson, film actor who is less known as a classic plane collector. The next landing will be a 1927 Buhl Pup monoplane, a small single seater. Behind the pilot's goggles will be another familiar face in an unfamiliar role, belonging to television journalist Clete Roberts.

The oldest bird in this hybrid flock of historic aircraft will be a 1916 Hispano-Suiza J-l Standard, powered by the same engine used on the renowned World War I Spads. The owner of the senior plane is Ray Folsom, and it will be flown in by American Airlines Captain Ernie Freeman. na FIRST MODEL Mexicans Airlines' first airplane, above, was the Lincoln Standard in 1924. Lindbergh piloted historic flight for Mexicana Mexicana Airlines is the oldest commercial airline in North America. It was founded Aug.

20, 1924. It inaugurated the first commercial airline service between the U.S. and Mexico in 1929. Piloted by Charles Lingbergh, the historic flight departed from Tampico and landed at Brownsville, Tex. In Sept 1934 with 10-seat Lockheed Electras, Mexicana opened a twice-weekly service linking Mexico City and Los Angeles for the first time, thus making Los Angeles an city.

In the following year, Dec. 18, 1935, the operations of erovias Centrales were absorbed into Mexicana. The ab sorbed airline, which operated in the northwestern states as far as the border cities of Ciudad Juarez, Mexicali and Nogales had been purchased by Pan American on Feb. 26, 1932. Boeing 247s were introduced in 1936, permitting the Los Angeles service to be flown on a daily basis, with the return flight made at night The following year saw the purchase of five Douglas DC-2's, with four DC-3's added in 1938.

Mexicana now has on its fleet 36 jets, consisting of ten 727-64s (116 passengers) and twenty-six 727-264s advanced (155 seats). Fortrulvuninuedininc Don't miss your chance to compete for In prize money and shopping sprees! Start playing to Los Angeles International and over 14.000 employees-manufactures over 5.000 products for commercial, general, and military air. ground, and marine applications in 15 major divisions and subsidiaries in the U.S.. Canada, and overseas. Garrett's AiResearch Aviation Company, whose headquarters and major engine retrofit center is located on the South side of Los Angeles International, offers complete service to major modification and repair.

It would seem as if both "LAX "and Garrett have come a long way since those early days in 1928 and 1936. Los Angeles International is one of the great airports of the world. Garrett has grown to the point where 1978 sales should exceed Si-billion by 1980. With the future of aviation seemingly brighter and better than ever before, both LAX and Garrett can look forward to another 50 years of growth and success. experiencethe many lures of Lorelei's.

Our new menu features the unexpected tuch ai shark, grilled tuna steak and other seasonal fresh fish entrees. Or, let us tempt you with the choicest steak and prime rib. On the lighter side, there are burgers and omelettes of various varieties. Amaing feats of magic are performed tablestde by our "staff Larry DuCuay. Even as you see it, you won't believe it! And of course, service from a crew of warm and friendly staff dedicated to hospitality in the true spirit of the legend of Lorelei.

So come and enjoyl Dinner until 11:00. P.M. Sunday-Thursday, and 12:00 Midnight on Friday and Saturday. For reservations please- call 822-K555, extension 6039. In 1928, people were still pretty skeptical of airplanes and aviation.

After-all. it had only been a year since Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic to Paris; and just 25 years since the Wright Brothers' first flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903. But some people did see beyond those wood. wire, and fabric planes to the giant jetliners of today that carry hundreds of people in living-room-like comfort for 6,000 miles and more. And they saw beyond the dirt and grass runways to a great airport complex, such as Los Angeles International, where over 5,000,000 takeoffs and landings happen every year -and over 25 million passengers and millions of tons of air freight arrive and depart on more than 50 airlines.

One of those people was a young man who signed his letters J.C. Garrett, but who always introduced himself as Just eight years after Los Angeles Airport began, in May of 1936, he founded the Aircraft Tool and Supply Company, a wholesale distributing organization, with 11 employees. In 1939, he formed The Garrett Corporation and began manufacturing his own products for the aviation industry. Today, Garrett -with headquarters adjacent A An tt. Definitely different in the Marina.

at I Lincoln Boulevard and. Marina Marriott Inn in Marina del Rey i VtVC.W" sr iv del Rey Freeway The Garrett Corporation One of The Signal Companies today In Tho Times. Back puzzles are still available! Aviation is our business..