Alaska's Father Goose: Captain Gerald A. "Bud" Bodding: A Career in Aviation

Alaska’s Father Goose, a celebration of flight, wartime memoir, airline growth, and success story, is narrated by Captain Gerald A. Bud Bodding. Nicknamed Father Goose due to his thousands of hours piloting the Grumman JRF Goose, Bodding’s career spanned from the Curtiss Jenny to Alaska Airlines’ jets. Graduating from the premier Ryan School of Aeronautics in 1939, he joined Alaska Airlines as a junior pilot with legends like Shell Simmons, Bob Reeve, and Bob Ellis. Bodding’s logbooks showcase his remarkable aviation career, including time in iconic planes like the Ryan STA, Fairchild 71, Lockheed Vega, and Waco YKS-6.

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