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A Columbia (SC) Aviator and His Stinson Detroiter Remembered


By Thomas Savage and Ron Shelton

Prelude:

The authors and a few others met on August 25th, 2008, the 81st anniversary of Redfern’s ill-fated flight, to drink a toast to this pioneer aviator and to keep his memory alive. Below is a report of the event.

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On August 25th, 1927 at 12:46 pm, Paul Rinaldo Redfern of Columbia, SC took off from Brunswick, GA for a non-stop flight to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He never arrived.

 

On August 25th, 2008 at 12:46 pm, a group of members of The Paul Rinaldo Redfern Aviation Society and guests raised their glasses in a toast to Mr. Redfern. Toasters are from left: Ron Shelton, Tom Savage, Debra Bloom, Xen Motsinger, Billy Rawl and Warner Montgomery, host for the meeting and publisher of The Columbia Star.  Rachel Haynie, a reporter for The Star, is not shown (she took the picture). The meeting took place in the Capital City Club in downtown Columbia.

 

See a related news story HERE.

 

See news stories about two of the participants HERE (top of page).

… and now, on to the story!

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