{"id":330,"date":"2019-11-07T21:03:37","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T21:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pimaair.wpengine.com\/?post_type=hall_of_fame&#038;p=330"},"modified":"2019-12-30T11:16:30","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T18:16:30","slug":"george-i-steinke","status":"publish","type":"hall_of_fame","link":"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/hall-of-fame\/george-i-steinke\/","title":{"rendered":"George I. Steinke"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>George I. Steinke<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame<\/strong><br \/><strong><em><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\">Enshrined 1991<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>George Steinke was born in Plain View, Minnesota. He holds the oldest pilot\u2019s license in Arizona (#1582) issued in February 1928 by the Department of Commerce.<\/p>\n<p>A prominent Mohave County aviator and entrepreneur he flew his own airplane after only an hour of dual instruction. He later barnstormed the Midwest, operated flying services and worked as an assembler on the first Douglas DC-2 aircraft. Steinke settled in Kingman in the 1930s and became involved in mining as well as flying.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/George-I.-Steinke.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>He managed Kingman Airport for many years and was at the forefront of local efforts to create public awareness of aviation\u2019s economic benefits. In the late 1940s, he operated Steinke Airlines that was a daily commuter service between Kingman and Phoenix. 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