BOB BOLLINGER
1947 - 1981
PILOT
BIL DEN


Although I haven't kept a record of dates of passing, I do know these to be correct;
Bert Clark  10/28/98
John Harlan  1/28/98
Mark Burke  5/19/97
Tom Sponsler  10/24/98
Andy Hoshock  10/11/96
Bob Arnot  9/1/96
Jack Newland  7/29/98
Jed Mackenroth  11/18/96
Russ Miller  5/18/97
Bill MacCleod  1/29/96
Bob Bollinger  11/12/96
-Ace Avakian
(6/2/99)

I found something while I was going thru stuff over the weekend.
Thought you may want the info for the Obit. page.
This is a clipping I have had that was out of the Rocky Mountain News.
Robert James "R.J." Bollinger
73, of Aurora died Nov, 12. Services were Nov, 15. Mr. Bollinger was born in
Minneapolis on July 7, 1923. He was in the Army Air Forces and reached the
rank of Captain. He was a pilot Captain for Frontier Airlines from 1947 to
1981.  He was a member of Wings Of Denver Airline Pilots Association. He is
survived by wife Ima Jo of Aurora; Sons Scott of New Mexico, Mark of
Washington, Tracy of Aurora; Sisters Donna Conrad and Mable Ouade, both of
Minnesota; seven grandchildren.
I used to know R.J.'s son Tracy.  I flew with him a couple times way back
when.  Tracy ended up a DASH 7 Captain for Rocky Mountain / Continential
Express out of Denver. No Idea where Tracy went after they parked the DASH's for good.
-Jim Baumann
(9/25/00)

I'll add it to the info we have on Bob at the Obituary page.
-Jake Lamkins
(9/25/00)

Chuck Stevens and I had a successful trip to Tucson today.  We were 
able to provide a number of items for the prospective Frontier Airlines 
display.  ...so much so that the museum is now contemplating expanding the Frontier display. 
Chuck has some great color video dating back to the 
Monarch/Challenger/Arizona Airways days.  The museum is, as you might expect, excited 
about his beautiful 1/8 scale model and the smaller one of N-65276 as well.
More history on that airplane surface today when Ron Rosenhahn recalled 
Bob Bollinger mentioning that he had taken that aircraft from the 
factory and flown it to the China/Burma/India theater in circa 1941.
Please help us put the word out that the museum is looking for more 
examples of our airline as well as other airlines that flew/fly in and out 
of Arizona.  They are starting a new building for this.  The Frontier 
display will be the prominent display by virtue of the wing from N-65276.
Blue Skies & Tailwinds...
-Billy Walker
(11/29/05)

R.J. Bollinger had a seniority date of 11-24-47 on the Sep. 1, 1955 pilot seniority list.
-Jake Lamkins
(11/30/05)

Not on CHA 7/15/48 Roster so was Monarch.
R. J. BOLLINGER
BIL reserve captain
per 11/4 55 FL Roster.
R. J. BOLLINGER
BIL captain
DOB 7/7/23
DOH 11/24/47
per Feb 1960 FL Roster.
R J BOLLINGER
Pilot seniority date of 11/24/47
per the 9/1/72 FL/ALPA Seniority List.
Bob retired in 1981.
The 1973 article has a typo with his name as Bullinger.
There is no Bullinger on the pilot seniority list.
-Jake Lamkins
(11/17/11)

Posted at FLacebook and the FL Club:
Pilot Bob Bollinger's memorial webpage has been updated at
http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Bob_Bollinger.html
I found a new article on him misfiled due to a typo on his name
which included a better photo.
Post your remembrances of Bob.
-Jake Lamkins
(11/29/11)

FLacebook - FL Club
FLight West: Bob Bollinger
BIL DEN pilot Bob Bollinger's memorial webpage is updated at
http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Bob_Bollinger.html
He was one of our pioneer pilots who started in 1947.
Post your remembrances of him.
-Jake Lamkins
(10/12/18)

He was one of the first captains I flew the DC-3 with.
Great guy!
-Ruth Pitts 
(10/13/18)

Nice guy and a good friend of my dad, Bob Lambourne.
-Cherie Lambourne 
(10/13/18)