STARTED FLYING IN 1947 WHILE LIVING IN GALVA AND FLYING WITH THE KEWANEE CLUB.  MOVED TO GALESBURG IN 1950 AND HAVE FLOWN EVERY SERIES OF RACES SINCE THAT TIME AND HAVE ONLY MISSED FLYING 3 REGULAR SCHEDULED RACES FOR 58 YEARS.

THIS LOFT HAS BRED AND FLOWN 5 AU CHAMPIONS.

BRED THE MOTHER TO "DARTH VADER" THE 1984 HALL OF FAME WINNER
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IN 1982 WON 6TH AU LONG DISTANCE CHAMPION FOR THE YEARS 1978 TO 1982 WITH A RATING OF .9809 THIS WAS FOR THE BEST LONG DISTANCE RECORD FROM 400, 500 &600 MILES FOR A CONSECUTIVE 5 YEAR PERIOD FOR THE WHOLE USA.   

WON WELL OVER 300 FIRST PLACE CLUB DIPLPOMAS AND MANY OVERALL, SHORT AND LONG PLUS BIRD OF YEAR DIPLOMAS.

WON OVER 100 FIRST PLACE COMBINE DIPLOMAS  (OVER 41 IN CORN COUNTRY COMBINE AND 62 IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS COMBINE).

WON 33 AVERAGE SPEED COMBINE DIPLOMAS AND 10 COMBINE BIRD IF YEARS.

CORN COUNTRY COMBINE 1979 TO 1986
1979  1ST 600 MILES   1ST LONG AVGERAGE SPEEED,  1ST OVEERAALL AVG. SPEED
1980  1ST 400 MI,  1ST 500 MI.  1ST 600 MI..  1ST LONG AVG.  1ST OVERALL AVG.
1982  1ST 500 MI.
1985  1SST 400 MI.  1ST LONG AVG SPEED  1ST OVERALL AVG. SPEED.
1986  1ST 500 MI.  1ST 600 MI.  1ST LONG AVG SPEED  1ST OVERALL AVG.

EQUIPMENT  -  TRAINING BASKETS,  WATER FOUNTAINS, WATER HEATERS, FEEDERS, GRIT BOWLS, NEST SECTION ECT.

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