good point, baxter. last january my wife and i had a cahnce to spend an
hour with robert l. scott. he was the one who wrote "god is my copilot"
and was an ace witht he flying tigers. 93 years old, doesn't wear glasses
and still has a fighter pilot mentality. it was an honor to shake his hand
and say thank you for what you did. it was pure pleasure to have him spend
an hour with us. ted
----- Original Message -----
Date: Fri May 25, 2001 03:33 PM
From: baxter culver <baxterculver@msn.com>
To: Jeff Wilt <jwilt@leighengineering.com>, triumphsgrp <fot@autox.team.net>
cc: Ralph W. Caton <caton8@airmail.net>, sheila_duncan@msn.com
<sheila_duncan@msn.com>, Rick Roark
<Windows/leigh/RRoark@leighengineering.com>
Subject: Re: Memorial Day Thought
On the other hand, flying in a B-17 and using your imagination to feel what it
would have been to be in air combat in one of those things, was a real treat.
I took a short (20 min) flight over Sacramento a few years ago--not cheap but
worth every penny. Especially having recently watched "The Memphis Belle".
Those guys what flew and fought in B-17's was awsum. Real heros and will be
remembered, especially this weekend.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Wilt
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 11:42 AM
To: 'FOT'
Cc: 'Ralph W. Caton'; 'sheila_duncan@msn.com'; Rick Roark
Subject: Memorial Day Thought
I just got back to the office after having witnessed a fly by of the local
wing of the Confederate Airforce (a great advantage of inner city
airports). This group restores and flies vintage military aircraft. Planes
included the P-40, P-51 Mustang, Spitfire, and a Thunderbolt. Many had the
D-Day stripes on their wings.
As our cars (especially the '50s models) were built in that era
'after-the-great-war', I offer a word of encouragement, to stop and
remember those who went before us, at some point this weekend.
***
There will be a B-17 on which one can purchase a ride at Addison airport
this weekend. I will pass on this, as I think racing a 41 year old car is
exciting enough. FLYNG in a 61 year old plane, however fun, seems........
Jeff - #39 TR3A
Jeffrey Wilt, PG, CPSM
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