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bergh made his solo flight
across the Atlantic in 1927,”
Chilton says.
”1 did 12 years of test flying
and then went back on active
duty in the Korean War,” he
says.
Chilton says he always en
joyed the thrill of testing air
craft, but believes the most ex
sea,” he says.
But Chilton’s quest for excite
ment did not begin at Rockwell.
During his four years at the
University, Chilton exhibited
much of the daring that would
come to exemplify his character
in future endeavors.
In 1937 Mike Hoyman,
University swim coach, sug
'The confidence he has in himself, you can
tell he’s a man of action... .He did that
back dive off the high board.. .afterward
he told me he hadn *t done one since 1955 *
— Lani Loken-Dahle
citing part was taking up a new
model for the first time. “First
flights were kind of a special
thing.. .an occasion,” he says.
Only once in his career, in
1943, did Chilton have to bail
out of an experimental bomber.
“The airplane came apart and
there was no way out but to get
out. I ended up ten miles out to
gested that Chilton give the
team a little publicity by perfor
ming a fire dive off a 50-foot
tower into the Millrace during
Junior Weekend festivities. ‘‘It’s
just a matter of covering
yourself with gasoline, then
lighting a match and diving
in," Chilton says of the dive.
The Oregon Daily Emerald
With almost 50 years
of experience,
Chilton's expertise in
judging is well
appreciated at this
University intramural
swim meet Feb, 25.
The jacknife was one
of Chilton’s many
championship diving
forms that lead to him
being hailed as one of
the finest springboard
men on the coast in
1937.
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reported that a fire dive was go
ing to take place from the tower
and students’ mothers got con
cerned, Chilton says. "Even
tually we had to put on a
preview for the dean of men and
the dean of women because of
their concern about my safety,”
he says. "But we didn’t put
much gas on and not much
fire. . . they figured it was OK
since 1 came out all right.”
"The next time we did it, for
the Canoe Fete, when the match
was lit I exploded like a bomb,”
Chilton says.
Chilton returned to the
University to see if there were
any appropriate activities for
him. "In 1983 I started taking
classes. I started with a physical
conditioning class. Then I took
weight training and aerobic
fitness,” he says.
.
Janice Lettunich, Chilton’s
aerobics instructor, says she
had never met him before he
showed up in her class on the
first day and didn’t quite know
what to expect from a 73-year
old man. "Aerobics is a pretty
agressive workout and he just
keeps up., .it’s amazing,” she
says.
"You have to really plan
things and make exercise a nor
mal part of your life’s activity,”
Chilton says in support of stay
ing in shape. "Keeping your
health and bodily strength is
important and now I'm finding
that out.”
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Photo by Michael Clapp
The years between Chilton and his younger classmates are span
ned by their common love of water sports and desire for
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