"1955 U-60 Miss Thriftway!"
Last update: June 22, 2008
Updated Event Schedule
Tastin' 'n Racin' update
Dedicated to Ted Jones
| DATE | LOCATION | ACTIVITY |
| Sep-Oct, 2008 | Lake Chelan | Museum Fun Day |
 June 21 This Boeing 40C is the oldest known Boeing aircraft that is still flying |
 June 21 40C Passenger cabin |
 June 21 40C controls |
 June 21 Very cool cars at the "show" |
 June 21 Steve had some nostalgia... These are just like the water skis he learned to ski on in 1958 |
 June 21 Factory Five 427 Cobra |
 June 21 Refurbished Piper Cub (In Cougar colors!) |
 June 21 Control panel to the Cougar Cub |
 June 21 Aerobatic plane controls |
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 June 21 Our display with the Boeing Turbine and Dixon's Miss Bardahl |
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 June 21 Dixon talking with the 40C's owner Addison Pemberton (Bill Boeing Jr. at far right) |
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Calling all
Collectors!
The Miss Thriftway crew would like to obtain a
program from every race the 1955 hull raced in. We have eight of the thirteen programs.
If you have a program from any of the races listed in the chart below, and
would be willing to part with it (for fair market value),
please contact Steve Compton.
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| Year Built: | 1954-55 |
| Designer: | Ted Jones |
| Builder: | Les Staudacher |
| Owner: | Thriftway of Washington State Store Owners Willard Rhodes, President |
| Fate: | Destroyed at the Governors Cup September 29, 1957 on the Ohio River - Madison, Indiana |
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RACE RESULTS |
| DATE | RACE NAME | LOCATION | PLACE |
| Aug 7, 1955 | A.P.B.A Gold Cup | Seattle, WA. | 2nd |
| Aug 27, 1955 | Silver Cup | Detroit, MI. | 5th |
| Sep 18, 1955 | President's Cup | Washington D.C. | 2nd |
| Aug 5, 1956 | Seafair | Seattle, WA. | 8th |
| Sep 1, 1956 | A.P.B.A Gold Cup | Detroit, MI. | 1st |
| Sep 16, 1956 | President's Cup | Washington D.C. | 1st |
| Oct 14, 1956 | Sahara Cup | Lake Mead, NV | 7th |
| May 5, 1957 | Apple Cup | Lake Chelan, WA. | DNF |
| July 21, 1957 | Mapes Mile HIgh Gold Cup | Tahoe City, CA. | 2nd |
| Aug 11, 1957 | A.P.B.A Gold Cup | Seattle, WA. | 1st |
| Aug 31, 1957 | Silver Cup | Detroit, MI. | 2nd |
| Sep 22, 1957 | President's Cup | Washingon D.C. | 3rd |
| Sep 29, 1957 | Governors Cup | Madison, IN. | 6th Destroyed |
