A Navy Plane Made In DeKalb in 1943

From the October 10, 2018, MidWeek  "Looking Back."

1943, 75 Years Ago.

"Employees of Interstate Aircraft and Engineering Corporation and the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company witnessed the flight of the first plane to be produced at Interstate's DeKalb plant.  Hundreds cheered as the plane took to the air for the first time.

"Russell Whitesell and Carlton Darneal, Interstate pilots, thrilled the crowd and townspeople  with an exhibition of stunt flying used by planes built at Interstate's coastal plants.  Navy officials, other than those stationed at the plant flew into DeKalb for the demonstration.  Don P. Smith, president of the company was also present and expressed his appreciation of the speed with which the DeKalb plant was put into production."

--Cooter