- Date
- 2013-09
- Kind
- Award
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- aviationtransportationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The October 2013 Beaver Beacon reports that Paul Welke received a Michigan Commission of Aeronautics Award of Excellence for more than 40 years of flying passengers between Beaver Island and Charlevoix. The report attributes approximately 350,000 passengers and more than 31,000 flight hours to his career.
Evidence limits
The career totals are figures reported by the newspaper; this record does not independently audit flight logs or passenger counts.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, October 2013, "Paul Welke."Reports that the Michigan Commission of Aeronautics presented Paul Welke an Award of Excellence for more than 40 years flying passengers between Beaver Island and Charlevoix, and cites approximately 350,000 passengers and more than 31,000 flight hours. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2013-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held October issue scan confirms the award report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2013-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Paul Welke receives a Michigan aeronautics Award of Excellence”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-paul-welke-aeronautics-award-2013/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 2013, "Paul Welke." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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