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| | Aviation: 1917 to 1941 |
 | | In 1928, the enthusiasm for aviation, which had taken the rest of the nation by storm, was introduced to the Sound by Owen Meals of Valdez. |
 | | He was known to his peers as "thrill 'em, spill 'em but never kill 'em Gillam." Alaskan aviators had three classifications for weather during this period-"Pan American" (clear with unlimited visibility), the usual "good, bad, and indifferent," then there was "Gillam weather"-weather in which only Harold would fly. |
 | | Finally, in 1941 as the World War II raged in Europe and Japan had already invaded Mongolia and China, military experts acknowledged Mitchell's warnings. |
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