Colin Kelly was the first US hero of the second World War. He flew his plane into a Japanese warship. His "kamikaze" attack was widely reported and admired at a time when the US badly needed good news. I think he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor and as such his son was appointed to the US Military Academy. In any case, this happened in 1942, after the period of the proposed radio program.

There was a flyer in the Nine Teens who was known to all of the aviators of the Teens, Twenties and Thirties. He was a legend and one of the best known people in the world. Literally millions of people saw him perform things in airplanes that no one else was able to do for a decade later when planes and techniques had improved. He died during a performance at the Pacific Exposition in SF Bay around 1915 and was given the biggest funeral in the citiy's history His name was Scott Beechey and htperhaps someone will know of a vaudeville song done in his honor. There undoubtably was at least one that has survived. His story is very interesting for those that love early aviation.

Sourdough