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W. D. Wright

General Info

Address1:

Mt. Diablo Blvd

Address2:

City

Walnut Creek

State/Province:

Zip/Postal Code:

Country:

USA

Updated:

2011-10-04

Historical Entry: (Added by: BigKev on 2010-08-25)

Owned by Denny Wright. In operation between1945-1958.

After WWI and prior to entering the automotive business Denny was a barnstorming pilot and with another pilot named Duck formed Duck Air Service at the Oakland, California airport. They taught flying, sold rides and rented planes. They rented their fleet to Howard Hughes for the movie Hells Angles. Denny gave up flying after Duck was killed when he crashed into the Oakland/Berkeley hills. He then opened the Packard agency. The dealership closed at the start of WWII and Denny was called to train Air Force pilots at Twenty Nine Palms, California. After WWII Denny again quit flying and opened another Packard agency in Walnut Creek, California. It closed when Packard folded.

Historical Entry: (Added by: packard91 on 2011-10-04)

Address was 2301 Mt. Diablo Blvd.

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