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Title: the start upp
Post by: earl1937 on February 25, 2017, 06:49:12 AM

 :airplane: this all started with 2 littlle silver spedks in the sky one day and little did i know what adventure it wold bring me@ they turned out to be 2pt22 PT Rayns which were on a taining flight out of Rome Ga, which was a air forcre reserved training base, which used to be out of what is now Peachtree/dekab airport1. with dads help, i signed up that day and three days later, took my "flying appitude test ride in a "BT-13" after about 30 minutes, he igned me back to base and siad i passed with flying coolors! Then more steps up the latter and then finally B-26 school out of Bioix, Miss.I wish i could remember where i when from there but my mind if failing me now and i can't remeber all the stops i made!i know that i made my last time in B29's, flying recon potrol outof Tinian, patroling off Japan,then the b-29 and36's were comingon board and i resigned tofly the airlines@
I flew a DC-6B for about a year and fiond out thee was good money to be made flying ferry jobs hee and there. I will try to concont some of those memorial flightd but now am tired adn son is getting tired of typeing i think

Title: Re: the start upp
Post by: BuckShot on February 25, 2017, 08:02:23 AM

The BT-13 Valiant looks like a fun plane, I just read about it.

It's awesome that you got to fly such neat planes. Thanks for sharing Earl!

~S~

Title: Re: the start upp
Post by: Traveler on February 25, 2017, 10:10:39 AM

You could use the film recorder portion of AH, alt-R and record your voice talking while sitting in the hanger.   might be easier then dictating to your son.

good luck, I hope it's an easy road from here on out.

Title: Re: the start upp
Post by: JVboob on February 26, 2017, 09:29:43 PM

<S> Yer good people ET! Your stories are always welcome in the AH community. Praying for smooth sailing from here sir!

<S> 49Boob

Title: Re: the start upp
Post by: Puma44 on February 27, 2017, 09:08:32 AM

Thanks Earl!  Great story of the start of a great adventure!  :aok

Title: Re: the start upp
Post by: BBP on March 01, 2017, 06:24:14 AM

Good Morning Earl. Miss seeing you in the skies. Though we did not know each other well, I do remember several flights I took with you on AH. You were and are a gentleman of the skies. I know many here miss seeing you as well. I send you best wishes.

Kimosabe!