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The Tower

Stinson Emerges.

Fit To Be Tied.

Travels With A Duck.

A Sample of the Gadfly

News Pix

Headline News.

Calendar

Ft. Myer and Lt. Selfridge

Flying In Germany.

The Left Seat/Space: Future Human Flight.

My Favorite Stories

Index of Previous Features

Laugh Lines @ Air Lines

SB 32.

Scrooge Revisited

Links

Email Jim Slade


Welcome!

In this issue, another call from California. Phillips Sweet returns with an update on his Stinson SR-9, which he found in a hangar in Tucson, Arizona. Phillips bought it as fast as he could and began laying plans to bring her back up to speed. It's a continuing story in News Pix, which we'll call: Stinson Emerges.

If you love old airplanes and the thrill of search and discovery, you'll want to read all about this one.


Meanwhile..

One of my favorite "war" stories has always been Travels With A Duck, my memories of the 1972 political campaign, when I was locked in an Eastern 727 with a herd of gypsies. We were mostly following Sargent Shriver around the country as he gamely thrashed the bushes for votes in favor of George McGovern. Sometimes, we switched off and went with McGovern himself or with Vice President Spiro Agnew. What with the Viet Nam war and Watergate, President Nixon didn't get out much those days.

If the history of this country is your passion, you'll want to read this one and see how the history gets written. It's a hectic, messy mish-mash, but it gets the job done.

This article was featured in the November, 1973 issue of Airline Pilot magazine as a tribute to the flight crews who put up with us.

And while you're here, why not take a look at our Index of Previous Features to see if there's a story that's of interest to you even though it may have been published some months ago? There's a large volume and the subjects are varied.

As always, I'm glad you dropped by. Come back often.



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