industry." (Wynne 1987:28) Crew DeLay performed live at actor benefits with Douglas Fairbanks, Tom Mix, Harry Carey, Will Rogers, William S. Hart, Buck Jones, Hoot Gibson and other notables. B. H. DeLay's daughter, Beverley De Lay, was a Meglin Kiddie dancer like Shirley Temple and was in the Land of Oz 1932 movie. His daughter, Beverley, also attended Hollywood High School at the same time as Judy Garland. Beverley also performed live at the still glorious Pantages Theatre (Hollywood). DeLay attended the famous Fly-in (only) Party of the Brand Estate, where he was nearly involved in a head-on collision with Anita Snook (Teacher of Amelia Earhart.) He was aerial performing for the crowd, but Snook had to leave early and ended up in his flying path. At the last moment, DeLay dove under Snook's plane. His propellers were shaved off in the trees, but both of their lives were saved. (Underwood 1984:21) B. H. DeLay had various aircraft specially designed for him and he owned a set of Curtiss JN-4 (JN-4D specifically) at his airport. Aviators who worked with or for DeLay's Venice Airfield included: Al Wilson , Frank Clarke, Ormer Locklear, Dick Grace, Otto Timm, Art Goebel (winner of Dole Air Race), "Fronty" Nichols, Frank Tomick, Ivan Unger, Al Johnson, Wallace Timm, Howard Patterson, Glen Boyd, Mark Campbell, Otto "Swede" Myerhoffer, Bob Lloyd, E. L. Remelin, Waldo Waterman, Fred Hoyt, Gil Budwig, Sam Greenwald, and many more. See also List of unsolved murders References Web Aerial Nut Movie Aerials by BH DeLay Skirts Movie Aerials by BH DeLay DeLay Airfield: "Home for the leading aerial stunt men of their day." (Listed Under Venice Airfield) Books Kelly, Shawna. (2008) Aviators in Early Hollywood, United States: Arcadia Publishing. Stanton, Jeffrey. (2005) Venice California: Coney Island of the Pacific California: Donahue Publishing. . Printed book index is online: De Lay has many book index entry pages: 114, 129, *140, *141, 148, 150 *=illustrated Wynne, H. Hugh. (1987) The Motion Picture Stunt Pilots and Hollywood’s Classic Aviation Movies. Montana: Pictorial Histories Publishing. FARMER, James H. (1984) Celluloid wings, Blue Ridge Summit, Pa: Tab Books. Underwood, John. (1984) Madcaps, Millionaires and Mose, California: Heritage Press. D. D. Hatfield. (1973) Los Angeles Aeronautics 1920-29, California: Northrup University Press. ASIN B0006CB8ZI (Illustrated DeLay photo, filmography & airport aerial pages: 6 & 7) Dwiggins, Don. (1966) The Air Devils: the Story of Balloonists, Barnstormers, and Stunt Pilots