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Malheur County rancher saves pioneer Oregon aviator’s life Offbeat Oregon History podcast

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Barnstormer Ted Barber was down to his last half-cup of gasoline when Ralph Grove rescued him by lighting up a field with the headlights of his car; Ted's old Waco 9 biplane lived to fly the next day, and so did he. (Near Andrews, Malheur County; 1930s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1103c-harney-county-rancher-saves-oregon-pioneer-aviators-life.html)

Barnstormer Ted Barber was down to his last half-cup of gasoline when Ralph Grove rescued him by lighting up a field with the headlights of his car; Ted's old Waco 9 biplane lived to fly the next day, and so did he. (Near Andrews, Malheur County; 1930s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1103c-harney-county-rancher-saves-oregon-pioneer-aviators-life.html)

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