Miami News/1931/Official Of Oil Firm Flies Here

Official Of Oil Firm Flies Here. Fred L. Foster, manager of the department of aviation, Richfield Oil Corp. of New York, accompanied by his wife and Don Ryan Mockler, landed at municipal airport in a Cessna monoplane, piloted by Eddie Schneider, famous junior American pilot. Mr. Foster, who with his party, is stopping at the Dallas Park hotel, has not missed a Miami air meet and is a frequent visitor in Florida. Schneider's monoplane is painted in the Richfield colors, blue and cream. The young pilot, who won the junior transcontinental record this summer and followed this with winning the Great Lakes trophy in the National Air Tour, is planning sensational flight around the world, flying both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, solo.