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AVIATION IN THE BIG BEND
1) The first transcontinental flight across the U.S. in 1911 lasted 49 days, accomplished by
Cal Rodgers. Although no official landing strips existed in the Big Bend, what town did
Rodgers touch down in?
a) Marfa
c) Presidio
b) Alpine
d) Redford
2) During the Mexican revolution the U.S. Army based DeHaviland DH-4 biplanes in
Marfa to patrol the border. What material were these planes originally constructed
from?
a) wood
c) fiberglass
b) braized copper
d) bamboo and silk
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3) Based out of Terlingua, Rio Aviation conducts scenic flights over the region, offering
a bird’s eye view of Santa Elena Canyon and the Solitario. What access-restricted area
is also part of the aerial tour?
a) Cielo Jumano site
c) Area 51
b) the Devil's lunchbox
d) Dahlquest site
4) In 1974 a small privately owned airplane allegedly collided with a UFO near the town
of Candelaria, which was subsequently covered up by the government. Who are the
authors of the book Mexico's Roswell, which details this incident?
a) Jim Grosset & Bill Dunlap
c) Noe Torres & Ruben Uriarte
b) Travis Walton & Tom Mix
d) Frederick Freekowtski & Phineas Freakears
5) An Air Force B-1 bomber flying out of Dyess AFB crashed into a mountainside in the
Sierra Vieja range, near Valentine, killing four crewmembers. In what year did this
incident occur?
a) 1988
c) 1998
b) 1992
d) 2002
Bonus: Which other town in the region did Cal Rodgers touch down at, which resulted in
a crash upon take-off?
Answers: 1-b 2-a 3-d 4-c 5-b, Bonus: Sanderson, TX
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