We have received word that Mehlin Smith passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 28, 2011.

Update: Here is a link to Mehlin’s obituary in the Chicago Sun-Times. Service details are at the end.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/obituaries/8532913-418/dentist-award-winning-airplane-builder.html

Mehlin Smith in his Warner powered Hatz Biplane, 2004. Photo by Gene Caulkins