Trying to ID Iditarod Dog Sled race Pilots.

[Frank Photog]

Thank you for allowing me to be a part of Supercub.org

Myself and a few others are publishing a book about "The First Ten Years - Iditarod" dog race. 1973 - 1983
As many of you know the volunteer pilots are the backbone for the mushers supplies, transporting dropped dogs, race officials and even photographers.
I was the official photographer in 1981 and there are three shots I want to include in the Pilots section of the book.
I have enclosed three photos of the pilots and their aircraft at the time 1981. The tail #s now belong to other aircraft.

So hopefully someone out there in Supercub.org can help ID these pilots.
My sincere thanks for your time and brain search.
Frank Flavin Photographer
Anchorage,AK
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[flywhatever]

More than likely George Murphy was one of them....he flies an Aeonca Sedan and the top pic there may be his plane...if that's a Sedan. His is painted yellow now. He and hs wife are now both retired and living up in the Willow area.

[Frank Photog]

More than likely George Murphy was one of them....he flies an Aeonca Sedan and the top pic there may be his plane...if that's a Sedan. His is painted yellow now. He and his wife are now both retired and living up in the Willow area.

Thank You flywatever.
I will let you know if I get in contact with them.

Just trying to give credit where credit is due.

Frank Flavin Photographer

[supercub24a]

I belive the stinson was flown by Erv Hobbs i was young my family runs the iditarod checkpoint at eagle island since they came the southern rought back in 1977 to present the Larry thomson days when he was the only airforce but im sure thats the arcraft that caught on fire and burned in willow and Erv went back in to get his wife out and died also he was an airforce pilot i think? my dads up from panama visiting i'll show him the pics he may be able to help looks like the pic was taken in Mcgrath
Steve C

[Frank Photog]

I belive the stinson was flown by Erv Hobbs i was young my family runs the iditarod checkpoint at eagle island since they came the southern rought back in 1977 to present the Larry thomson days when he was the only airforce but im sure thats the arcraft that caught on fire and burned in willow and Erv went back in to get his wife out and died also he was an airforce pilot i think? my dads up from panama visiting i'll show him the pics he may be able to help looks like the pic was taken in Mcgrath
Steve C

Thanks Steve for the info. If you would like a more close up or a larger picture
please let me know through a email : flavin@alaska.net
Thanks again, Frank

[tylee]

The first picture is Erv Hobbs. Erv is the person on the left sorting dog food.

[mike mcs repair]

[QUOTE=flywhatever;540153].. was one of them....he flies an Aeonca Sedan and the top pic there may be his plane...if that's a Sedan... /QUOTE]

Sedan = 1 strut

[mike mcs repair]

I belive the stinson was flown by Erv Hobbs i was young my family runs the iditarod checkpoint at eagle island since they came the southern rought back in 1977 to present the Larry thomson days when he was the only airforce but im sure thats the arcraft that caught on fire and burned in willow and Erv went back in to get his wife out and died also he was an airforce pilot i think? my dads up from panama visiting i'll show him the pics he may be able to help looks like the pic was taken in Mcgrath
Steve C

???? https://ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief...13X34041&key=1 ???

[Ole Bob]

I have a neighbor who lived in AK for 30+ years starting in 1970.He has a Cub that we recently overhauled that is an AK veteran.His son is now a bush pilot in AK flying a turbo otter. My neighbor , Jim, says that he weiil be more than happy to help do this i.d. He and his wife were school teachers who ran a fishing lodge in the summers and the son is now flying the Iditarod.
He is a little doubtful about negotating this site but says you are more than welcoms to contact him at pats_35@hotmail.com

























5@hotmail.com.
He seemed pretty sure he'd recognize a lot of them.

Bob