Two plaques were unveiled at Wheeler Air Force Base ceremony commemorating 50 Years of flight in Hawaii, August 19, 1977. The plaques honored the Maitland-Hegenberger and Dole Derby flights from Oakland, California to Wheeler Field. Claire Engle, Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, congratulates Col. Charles Dolan, last living pilot of the Lafayette Escadrille; Wheeler Brig. Gen. William G. MacLaren; 1st Lt. Gene Tigne, and Hawaii DOT Director Adm (ret) Alvey Wright.
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