MONARCH INFORMATION .................................... HAL S. DARR FIRST PRESIDENT, FRONTIER AIRLINES, 1950-1953 LAST PRESIDENT, MONARCH AIRLINES, 1947-1950 Sunliner News Vol. 4 - #7 (June 1955) Hal S. Darr - former President of FL dies of heart attack. Internet (6/21/99) Sunliner News Vol. 2 - #5 (April 1953) Hal S. Darr, FL's president and Chairman of Board also operates the Marana Army Air Force Base near Tucson. His company, Darr Aero Tech, also operated training bases for the Army during World War II. These were located in Georgia and Oklahoma. His Marana AF Base was built from scratch as a result of the Korean War of 1950. He has 850 employees, 800 civilians and 50 military on the base. Aas 32 buildings to prepare military pilots in primary and basic training. The flight school has 30 Piper Cubs and 156 AT-6s for use during the six month course at Marana before going on to jet schooling elsewhere. Internet (6/21/99)