Air Ambulance
This file appears in: Orcas Island Airport
The handwritten description on the bottom right corner of this photograph reads: "The Bushman; 1940 Stinson Reliant; owned and flown by Roy Franklin; 1954-1979; San Juan County's first ambulance plane; San Juan Airlines; over 500 evacuations."
This file appears in: Orcas Island Airport
Orcas Island Airport
No story of the islands’ aviation history would be complete without mention of Roy Franklin. Originally a military pilot, Roy returned to Washington State after serving in WWII and soon became an air taxi pilot operating in San Juan County. His taxi…