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William Wilke (1974 emergency-flight pilot)

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Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypePerson
ErasModern era

Summary

William Wilke, called Bill Wilke in the May–June 1974 report, piloted both of the first two reported Beaver Island emergency-aircraft medical evacuations: the June 18 flight for Lillian Gallagher and the June 24 flight for Rev. Chester Meengs.

Evidence and limits

The source gives no occupation outside these flights, pilot certification, residence, or later aviation history.

See also

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, May–June 1974, “Makes First ‘Evacuation’ and Then Second Within One Week.”
    Names William Wilke as a pilot on the June 18 flight for Lillian Gallagher and the June 24 flight for Rev. Chester Meengs; it gives no full civil biography, pilot credentials, or later aviation history.