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EARLY AIRBORNE OFFICIALS
All The Unmarked Shots are Bob Mackey Photos Courtesy of John Rock

Don Hayes, [rt] Gary Mesec, [lft] and a second official.	Track owner Maurice Broderick [2nd from right], Red O'Connor, announcer [right] Mrs. Broderick, and a local jurist Judge Feinberg, who tried driving a race.	Starter Johnny Tellini [lft], promoter Gaston Desmarais, Lou Lazzaro [right] in the Adirondack Raceway era.	Kay and Toni Hanson - with Mrs. Brodrick [lft] - 1959.
Ernie Burl [lft], Ken Duquette, and Ron Anderson - 1969.	Mr. and Mrs. Broderick - with Ken Duquette - 1968.	Archie Blackadar mans the sign-in booth. Charlie Trombley to the left.	Gaston Desmarais, promoter - with his family - 1964.
Mr.Broderick, track photographer Bob Mackey, and the ever - present Ken Duquette - 1960's.	Maurice Broderick - with Toni Hanson at the sign-in table - circa 1962.	Ken Duquette [lft] and starter Paul Boyea watch Mackie Miller congratulate Bill Branham - 1968.	Bud Read - with Bob Mackey - 1962.
Starter Art Prairie congratulates future offical Ernie Reid - 1961.	Art Prairie [lft] another official and someone's wife - 1960.	Maybe Mrs. Broderick at sign-in shack - 1964.	Mrs. Broderick - with Bud and Jean Read - 1962. What's everyone else looking up at ?
Starter Paul Demers - 1966.	Bob Seymour - with Hugh Gordon [rt] - 1964.	Chief Pit Steward Kay Hanson in the Sign - in Shack 1961.	Archie Blackadar - with unk. official - 1964.
Toni Hanson [lft[ - with Mercedes O'Connor - at sign - in table in 1955. Probably Kay Hanson in white hat.	Starter Don Thomas - 1983. Winner is Gailand Wood.	1964 Officials.	Co - Founder, Burt Blake - with winner Bud Besor - 1958.
Early [and legendary] starter, Chet Hames- 1950's.	Announcer Red O'Connor - 1958.	Art Prairie is getting a kick out of a very angry Bud Besor.	W. Moody Family Photo Members of the 1984 track staff having a cold one after another Saturday night show. Sometimes, that year, you needed beer.

THE DUTCHER CONSTRUCTION RACING TEAM OF 1954

Courtesy of Rick Reome From left- Bill Agnier, Jim Patten, Jackie Peterson and Gale Wolfe just before leaving for a race in '54.	Courtesy of Rick Reome From left- Jim Patten, Bill Agnier, Bob  Tierney, and Gale Wolfe at the Dutcher Construction site.	Courtesy of Rick Reome Jim Patten and the Dutcher Constr. D9.	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of Mike Watts Jim Patten, in an early Airborne lineup with the  Dutcher Construction D9 entry.
Courtesy of Rick Reome Jim Patten,  just before leaving the Dutcher site for a race.	Peterson Collection Photos Jackie Peterson, with the Dutcher Construction team car, D8.	Courtesy of Rick Reome Jackie Peterson, with the Dutcher Construction team car, D8.	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of Mike Watts Bud Besor, with what might be another Dutcher car.

Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of John Rock The late great Don MacTavish.He drove the Cliff Wright 24 and his own CIrcle J at Airborne.	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of John Rock The late national champion Bill WImble. He drove the Gaylord Rowe T800 and 26; the McCredy S33, and his own cars at Airborne.	Courtesy of Gary Nephew Canadian great Jean Guy Chartrand. He drove the Ed Cloce Hemi Cuda 69 and his own 901 at Airborne.	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of Gary Nephew The late national champion Dick Nephew .He drove the George Palmetier 6 7/8, the Mason Dodge LMS,; the McGree Bridges car,  and his own 6NY cars at Airborne.	Source Unknown The late champion Kenny Shoemaker.He drove the Cliff Wright 24, the Bill Fowler 27Jr, the Henry Caputo 111, and assorted other cars at Airborne.
LaSheef Photo Carl "Buggs" Stevens, a  multi - time National champ. He drove the Len Boehler 3 and the Sonny Koszella 15 at Airborne.	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of John Rock The late champion Charlie Trombley. He drove the Mose Surprenant 98; the Ross McNaughton 5 7/8, and Bob Ferreira's 38 at Airborne, as well as some early family entries.	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of John Rock The late track champion Bob Bruno. He drove the Vic Wolfe 66's and his own cars at Airborne. Car owner Wolfe qualifies as a legend, himself. [Center in photo below] Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of Bruno Collection via John Rock.	Ladabouche Collection NASCAR National Modified Champion Ernie Gahan. He drove the Sonny Koszella 15'a, as well as his own familiar 50 NH's at Airborne.	Rick Parry Collection Four - Time NASCAR National Sportsman Champion Rene Charland. He drove numerous cars at Airborne including his own 3's.
Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of Jim LeClaire While perhaps not of wide Northeastern fame, local driver Bucko Branham is a legend at Airborne, by  all means.	Jo Towns Collection Courtesy of Otto Graham Howard "Jeep: Herbert . He drove the Henry Caputo 11, the Sam Kittler/Gibby Wolfe 37, the Richard Welch 77, and the Tony Villano 37 at Airborne,	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of John Rock The late champion Sterling "Buck" Holliday. He drove the Floyd Geary C38 cars almost exclusively.	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of John Rock Steve Danish was one of the sport's first true legends. He ran his car 61 at Airborne around 1955.	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of Gary Nephew Multi - time Canaddian  champion Jean - paul Caban ran Airborne in both his own coupes and with a Northern NASCAR late model sportsman.
Ladabouche Collection Track champion and Northern NASCAR champion, Beaver Dragon drove both modifieds and late model sportsman cars at Airborne. The coupes belonged to Ray Richards, while the late models were from the Robar/Everest 75 team.	Bob Frazier Photo Courtesy of Bob Kilburn Temperamental and innovative, Pete Corey was both a great car builder and a darned good driver. He drove his own #3's, as well as Chris Drellos' 11, and AC Caprara's 37 at Airborne. [Maybe  even the Ted Vogel 95].	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of John Rock For the limited years in the early '50's  that he ran, Bob Bushey rates some legendary status. he still holds the record for feature wins in a year set in 1954.	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of John Rock Multi - time NASCAR National Modifed champion Jerry Cook. He drove his own 38's only.	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of Rich Palmer Multi - time champion Bob Dragon. He drove his own modified, as well as theFamiliar red 71 LMS car at Airborne.
	Ladabouche Collection Bob Brunell had a long and good career in racing and - more importantly - when the track neede saving, he was one of the guys who jumped in and did just that.	Bob Mackey Photo Courtesy of Peterson Collection Vermont - born Jackie Peterson was a force to be reckoned with in Vermont, New York, Quebec and more in the 1950's. Almost totally deaf from childhood, he was still competitive in the early 1960's.

SEEN AT AIRBORNE REUNIONS

Norty Foster Photo Bruce Jarvis interviews the oldest living Airborne star, Jackie Peterson, who started racing in 1949.	Norty Foster Photo This rogue's gallery includes Wes Mooney, Billy Fountain, Bob Dragon, Jim McComb, UNK, and Joe Thomas.	Norty Foster Photo The total group of honorees from the 2017 legends night.	Norty Foster  Photo Larry Delong, Wes Moody, Beaver Dragon, and Bob Brunell.	Norty Foster Photo Beaver Dragon and brother,  Bob [back to yhou] enjoyed a catered barbeque at the 2017 legends night.
Norty Foster Photo Beaver Dragon and Steve Fuller, part owner and one of the saviors of the track.	Norty Foster Photo Phil Butler [ctr], one of the big donors of photos to the Airborne pages, talks with legend Jackie Peterson [right].	Norty Foster Photo Wes Moody [ctr] and Gaylord Rowe, Jr. take time for 96 year - old legend Jackie Peterson.	Steve McKnight Photo Bruce Jarvis interviews Bob Trombley, surviving brother of the trio of Trombleys who once raced at Airborne. This is in 2012.	Steve McKnight Photo Bob Trombley,  at the legends' night  at Airborne  in 2012.
Steve McKnight Photo Bob Dragon waves away as Beaver talks to Brian Ross [2nd from left] and Mrs. Ross.	Steve McKnight Photo Bruce Jarvis interviews Jean _ Paul Cabana at Airborne  in 2012. It's not you - this is very blurry.	Steve McKnight Photo Harold Ormsby [left] and Jack Liberty by a Liberty tribute car in 2012 at Airborne.	Steve McKnight Photo Me, with Jackie Peterson and former Airborne car owner Ralph Jarvis [ctr] at Airborne  in 2012.	Steve McKnight Photo Wes Moody [ctr] and member of the Gaylord Rowe, Jr. family at Airborne in 2012.

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