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<< “Page 2 - Some Life deta on Kemeth Arnold wae through my athletics. 4s a boy in Minot, North Dakote, I did e good deal of dog sled recing, placing first with my-dog in 1930 in the Lions Club Dog Derby. In 1938 I went to work for Red Comet, Inc, of Littleton, Coloredo, « manufacturer of automatic fire fighting epparetus. In 1939 I wes made district manager for them over e part of the western states, and in 1940 I established my own fire control supply known as the Greet Western Fire Control Supply. I have been working es an independent fire’ control engineer since, and I hendle, distribute, sell end install all types of auto- metic and manual fire fighting equipment in the rural areas over five western states, flying experience started as a boy in Minot, North Dekote, where I took my first flying lesson from Earl 1. Vance, who was originally from Great Falls, Montene. Due to the high cost et thet time, I was unable to continue my flying and did not fly of any great consequence until 1943. I was given my pilot certificate by Ed Leach, a senior CAA inspector of Portland, Oregon, end for the last three years have owned my own eirplane covering my entire territory with same end flyi from forty to one hundred hours per month since. Due to the fect thet I use an sirplene entirely in my work, in Januery of this ar I purchased a new Callair airplene, which is en airplane designed for high altitude take-offs end short rough field usage. S In the type of flying I do, it tekes @ great deel of <NFIDEN TEAL