{"id":3828,"date":"2026-03-13T21:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T01:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3828"},"modified":"2026-03-13T12:34:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T16:34:45","slug":"von-shores-the-daredevil-pilot-of-the-cumberlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3828","title":{"rendered":"Von Shores: The Daredevil Pilot of the Cumberlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vDQQfNWdrZg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This week, Rod and Steve tell the story of Ray Vaughn Shores, better known as Von Shores, an Appalachian aviator and popular aerial daredevil in Southwest Virginia and Eastern Kentucky during the 1920s and \u201930s, who, it\u2019s said, once crashed his airplane near Pound, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>He was a favorite at local airshows and fairs and it\u2019s also said he ran whiskey for Al Capone during prohibition.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to subscribe to the Stories podcast wherever you get you favorite podcasts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/podcast\/stories-of-appalachia--5553692\/support\" target=\"_blank\">Consider becoming a supporter of the podcast, too, and help us tell our Stories of Appalachia!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening!<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_750\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3828-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/70625094\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/70625094\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/70625094\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/70625094\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=3828-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/70625094\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"download.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, Rod and Steve tell the story of Ray Vaughn Shores, better known as Von Shores, an Appalachian aviator and popular aerial daredevil in Southwest Virginia and Eastern Kentucky during the 1920s and \u201930s, who, it\u2019s said, once crashed his airplane near Pound, Virginia. 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