Summary
Jim Janda is named in March 1974 as the person who traveled to Tucson to pick up the surplus Beaver aircraft intended for Beaver Island’s emergency service. The May–June issue identifies James Janda as a pilot on both of the aircraft’s first two reported medical evacuations, on June 18 and June 24, 1974.
Evidence and limits
This is an episode-qualified record. The two issues support the name variant, retrieval role, and pilot role within the same 1974 aircraft program, but do not provide Janda’s full civil name, occupation outside the program, ownership role, pilot credentials, or later aviation history.
Open questions
- What was Jim Janda’s full civil identity and aviation history?
- What records document his pilot credentials or later role in the program?
See also
- Preparation of Beaver Island emergency aircraft (1974)
- First medical evacuation by Beaver Island emergency aircraft (1974)
- Second medical evacuation by Beaver Island emergency aircraft (1974)
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, March 1974, “Emergency Plane On Way.”Names Jim Janda as having traveled to Tucson to pick up the surplus Beaver aircraft and reports that the aircraft was in Fremont awaiting identification markings before Island delivery.
- Beaver Beacon, May–June 1974, “Makes First ‘Evacuation’ and Then Second Within One Week.”Names James Janda as a pilot on both the June 18 and June 24 medical-evacuation flights; the matching name and same aircraft program support treating this as the March retrieval episode, without supplying a full civil identity.
- Beaver Beacon, November 1973, “Thanks, Jim.”Names Jim Janda as the promoter and sponsor of the island baseball teams and credits him with time, effort, and money; it does not provide a full civil identity.
- Beaver Beacon, February 1974, “Emergency Island Plane” and “Ice Trip To U. P.”Names Jim Janda as the advocate who pursued an emergency aircraft through the Civil Defense Committee and as one of the February 14 Naubinway travelers; it does not provide County minutes or a complete civil identity.