Pioneering Juneau bush pilot and Alaska Coastal Airlines founder Sheldon B. (Shell) Simmons and wife Bernice are seen relaxing against a log structure at edge of a lake; she holds a beer in this undated photo.
Shell Simmons Photograph Collection,1929-1996. ASL-PCA-356 ID: ASL-P356-1043
Pioneering Juneau bush pilot and Alaska Coastal Airlines founder Sheldon B. (Shell) Simmons and wife Bernice are seen relaxing against a log structure at edge of lake; she holds a beer in this undated photo.
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I recently bought a Fred Ordway postcard of the (then) new Douglas Bridge in the thirties. On the back a lady had written "The pilot of our small plane flew us under this bridge. His name is Shell Simmons"
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They don't make 'em like Shell any more. He told me all I needed to know about flying a Waco. Mainly, keep your right foot in it! Ha Ha Ha!!
Is that an Oly she is
Is that an Oly she is drinking?