Mira Slovak Fournier RF4D

Club Fournier International-America

Mira Slovak's RF4D N1700

Less than 10 years after defecting (via borrowing a CSA Airline DC-3) from Czechoslovakia to Germany. Mira moved to the US. He flew crop dusters, Then raced unlimited hydroplane boats for Bill Boeing Jr. (Boeing Aircraft). And in 1964 winning the Reno air races in Bill Stead's Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat. Mira was a 747 Captain for Continental Airlines. At 82 Mira still was delivering airplanes over great distances. Mira passed at 84 June 16 2014.

Link to "Thirty-Six Horsepower Over The Atlantic" By Mira Slovak

Link to Time-CNN Uncommon Men

N1700 Mira flew from Germany to Santa Paula, California. May 7, 1968. Mira also had flew this RF4D across the Atlantic starting from the U.S.A. May 1969. Mira won 1,000 pounds from the Daily Mail.The race was for the 50th anniversary of Alcock and Brown's crossing. They offered the prize for an aircraft under 5,000 lbs. (2,268 kg.)

George Uveges Photograph

	L 39 refueling in Iceland 1985	Museum of Flight Seattle, WA	London 1969		Glenn Miller Photograph
Florida 2005	Letov LF-107 Lunák			Mr. Chauvreau, Mr. Fournier & Mr. Slovak	Glenn Miller Photograph
Just flown the Atlantic. Biggin Hill Air Fair 1969 John Hamlin				Glenn Miller Photograph	Glenn Miller Photograph
From the back cover of Sport Aviation August 1966		Grand Format - Voyage Mira Slovak 2007 Magazine Artcle	Link to Peter Kuppers Picture Colletion of Mira Slovak's RF4D N1700		Glenn Miller Photograph
From the back cover of Sport Aviation August 1966		Grand Format - Voyage Mira Slovak 2007 Magazine Artcle	St. Louis August 1969 (Now N41JL)
	P-38 Lightning/44-53186, Mira pick up for Bill Harrah (Harrah Hotels)
				Mira's 2nd Lunak. Owned and restored by Pete Buck
Letov LF-107 Lunák Soaring Magazine February '75	Mira and President Eisenhower	Mira at Reno 1964		One of many RF4s Mira had owned. This was also owned by Richard Bach
	Everett, Washington	Le Bourget 6/6/69 NA3T.org

Letov LF-107 Lunák

Letov LF-107 Lunák