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PILOT STORIES: Boonstra, Henry G.

Boonstra receiving a pair of snowshoes to take on his flight. After Boonstra's crash in deep snowy mountains, pilots crossing mountain ranges were issued snowshoes in case of forced landings in remote areas.

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