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Twin City Herald
Minneapolis, Robbinsdale, Hennepin County, Minnesota
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Col. John C. Robinson, the 'Brown Condor' and former air ace for Ethiopia's Emperor Haile Selassie, arrived in New York last week aboard the 'Europa' to cheers and a reception by United Aid for Ethiopia. He earned renown for a flight from Addis Ababa to Adowa eluding Italian planes during the Ethiopian war last October, where he was wounded and gassed but survived. From Chicago, he plans to teach aviation at Tuskegee Institute.
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COL. JOHN C. ROBINSON
Former "Air Ace" of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, who arrived in New York last week aboard the "Europa," was given a cheering welcome by the populace and feted by the United Aid for Ethiopia. Col. Robinson, who is from Chicago, won international renown, when he flew from Addis Ababa to Adowa and back, eluding pursuing Italian planes, during the early part of the Ethiopian war last October. During the war he was wounded in the hand and gassed, but survived. He plans to teach aviation at Tuskegee Institute, his Alma Mater.
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Ethiopia
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Last October; Arrived Last Week
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wounded in the hand and gassed, but survived
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Col. Robinson flew from Addis Ababa to Adowa and back, eluding pursuing Italian planes, during the early part of the Ethiopian war last October. He arrived in New York last week aboard the 'Europa,' received a cheering welcome and was feted by United Aid for Ethiopia. He plans to teach aviation at Tuskegee Institute.