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ANNY CLISHAM & HIS CUB
Top: The Harold Krier paint scheme was a natural for Danny to
choose. Lef T: Danny’s Legend Cub has the iconic clamshell doors of
the original, but on both sides for what he describes as an open-
cockpit feel. Above: The panel is uncomplicated, just like the low
and slow flying it evokes. MiDDLe: but the upholstery carries a
personalized splash of Danny’s Hollywood image.
microphone. He’s also studied the histo-
ries of their airplanes and gotten to
know the pilots in a personal way that
few others can claim. Harold Krier is
one of his favorites.
Born in 1922 in Olpe, Kansas, Harold
served as a flight engineer during World
War II. After his discharge, he earned his
airframe and engine (A&E) technician’s
certificate and learned to fly. He and his
instructor, Jack Stephens, founded the
airport in Ashland, Kansas, that now
bears his name. Harold built up his clip-
wing Cub and taught himself aerobatics
from a surplus Air Corps primary flying
manual. He started his air show career in
that airplane. It was his Great Lakes
Special, however, that made him famous
as an air show performer; many credit
Harold with reviving the sport of aero-
batics in the United States during the
1950s and early ’60s. Harold was killed
spin testing an experimental airplane in
July 1971, but his legend lives on among
aerobatic air show performers.
Danny’s personal Cub memories go
back to his beginnings as a pilot. “As a
teenager, I bought a Cub for $900, then
found an instructor to teach me to fly it.
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