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Steve recently sent photos of his time as a First Officer on the CV-440 with American Inter Island. We hope to share more about Steve and his long career in aviation soon.
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American Inter-Island
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CV-440 maintenance in St. Croix
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F/O Steven Kern - 1977
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Capt. Vince Sipple
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Steve and Trudy Kern 0n the water.
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American Inter Island CV-440 fleet in St. Thomas - 1977
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Some great photos from Steve Kern
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G-73 Mallard departing the St. Thomas ramp
G21a Goose disembarking passengers in St. Thomas.
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Goose taxiing to ramp in St. Thomas
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Goose N79901 taxiing to the ramp next S25 "Southern Cross" in St. Croix.
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Photos from Steve Kern's wife's grandfather, Boyd Goodwin, who was a seaplane mechanic with the U.S. Navy in Hawaii in 1925
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