Plain, dry statistics on airports and landing strips within Kosciusko county are furnished herewith. (As listed by the state aeronautics board.)

MENTONE: Elevation 800 feet. Two miles southwest Mentone. Sod strips north-south 2,200 feet, east-west 1,000 feet. approaches, 50-foot trees north, 15-ft. wires south. Eighty-octane gas available, tie-downs free. Minimum repairs. Manager-owner Allen (Chick) Herendeen, Mentone, Indiana.

MENTONE: Manwaring landing strip, 1/2 mile east Mentone, private. East-west 2,500 feet, sod. Recommended emergency use only. Used by Dick Manwaring.

SYRACUSE: Spink-Wawasee airport, elevation 925 feet. Three and two-tenths miles east Syracuse. Sod strips north-south 1,320 feet, east-west 2,150 feet, northeast-southwest 2,000 feet, northwest-southeast 1,800 feet. Caution, marsh in southeast corner of field. Approaches, 20-foot wire north and south. Eighty octane gas and 20 to 40 oil available. Minimum repairs. tie-downs, 75c transient, $5 monthly. One-half mile from Lake Wawasee. Manager Marvin Kruer, Syracuse, Ind.

SYRACUSE: Hunnicut landing strip, one mile south Syracuse. One sod strip northeast-southwest 1,365 feet. Good approach. Gas and oil available. Tie-down 50c daily. Small, but has been used by Navion and Stinson four-place ships. Unverified by aeronautics board.

ATWOOD: Creighton landing strip, 7 miles west of Warsaw. East-west 1,600, no servicing available. Recommended for emergency use only. Used by Hobart Creighton.

WARSAW: Smith Field, elevation 790 feet, Three and one-half miles north Warsaw. Landing area, sod strips north-south 3,000 feet, northeast-southwest 2,600, east-west under construction. Approaches 30-foot wire east; 70-foot trees north and northwest; 55-foot trees and bldg, southeast-southwest. Eighty octane gas, all grades oil available. Minimum repairs. Tie-downs, free. Storage $1 daily, $15 monthly. Wilbur K. Smith, manager. Operators. Lowman Flying Service, Warsaw Flying Service, Strauss Skyways.

WARSAW: Municipal airport. Three miles north-northeast Warsaw. Sod strips, north-south 2,750 feet, east-west 1,950 feet, northeast-southwest 3,000 feet. Approaches, wires, south, north and northeast, woods northwest. Eighty and 91 octane gas, all grades oil available. Tie downs 50c daily. Storage available soon. Manager, Warsaw Board of Aviation Commissioners, John D. Widaman, President; operator, Carlin Airways, Joe F. Carlin.

WARSAW: Victory Field, 3.75 miles northeast Warsaw, north shore of Chapman lake, landing area and approaches unknown. Manager Rev. Paul Hartford, Box 444, Winona Lake, Ind.

SEA PLANE BASES: Please note that these are listed by the state aeronautics board in their published directory, have been flown from, but not now in operation. Extensive flying from these points is contemplated next year with state and Federal approval. Listed are the following:

WINONA LAKE: One-half mile east Warsaw, lake of 526 acres. Landing area available north-south 4,500 feet, east-west 5,000 feet, northwest-southeast 6,000 feet, northeast-southwest 3,000 feet. (Operating season May to September.) Anchorage and dock on north central side.

TIPPECANOE LAKE: Four miles east Leesburg, landing area west half of lake, northeast-southwest 5,000 feet, north-south 3,000 feet, northwest-southeast 5,500 feet. (Operating season May to September). Anchorage at sand-gravel beach, southwest portion of lake. Gas and oil available. Restaurant. Operator, Paul Lowman, phone Leesburg 99F44.

There are other landing areas in the county as yet unverified, such as Sam Lowman's private strip, five miles southwest of Warsaw. I've heard of several others that this column is unable to verify. If you know of any we'll be glad to hear from you.

In any event, this is a list of landing fields and strips for a progressive county to be proud of. Kosko-land is second to none in the state.

Here and There. Eugene Noggle, son of Warsaw's Leslie passed his private pilot's flying exam last Tuesday, should have his Federal certificate of competency by now.

Aerial show put on over Warsaw last Sunday was NOT our local BT-13's. A check at the field finds they were grounded all day Sunday except for one flight to Wawasee. Two ships were AT-6 army trainers from some nearby reserve field.

Tay Hess, Warsawan, also has a private license now, passing exam at Marion few days ago.

Remember Mr. Piper's 11th commandment to airmen: "Thou shalt maintain thy flying speed, lest the ground rise up and smite thee."

Warsaw Daily Times, Fri. Aug. 15, 1947