Name Norman Ralston Role Pilot | Spouse Ardath Ralston | |
Born November 28, 1916 ( 1916-11-28 ) Forest Grove, Oregon Occupation Aviator
Airshow Pilot
Business Man
Flight Instructor Children Dana Jean McCullough
Radah "Sissy" Ardath Bentson
Norman William Ralston Jr.
Mary Louise Ralston. Parent(s) William Grey Ralston and Ester Josephine Mortenson Died November 14, 2007, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Oregon, United States | ||
Norman William Ralston (November 28, 1916 – November 14, 2007) was an American pilot.
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Biography
During World War II, Ralston, known as "Swede", trained hundreds of Army pilots at the Rankin Air Academy in Tulare, California. Rankin Aeronautical Academy was a civilian flight school for the United States Army Air Corps.
As a stunt pilot, he operated a fleet of aircraft for Ralston Airshows. Ralston became famous for flying an AT-6 Texan through Naval Air Station Tillamook, a World War II Blimp Hangar, in Tillamook, Oregon. Ralston constructed the first commercial hangar at Hillsboro, Oregon and helped found the Hillsboro Airport. He co-founded the airline company Aero Air, a successful full service Fixed Based Operator.
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