The airplane pictured above brought back memories of the Old Aviator who had imprinted indelible images in my mind of tube and fabric aircraft laced with the smells of airplane dope and avgas. He had learned to fly to in 1929, built four airplanes, and restored several others, including a Piper Clipper that I onceContinue reading “Memories On Wings”
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A Gift of Wings
Somewhere on the peaks near the center of this photo lie the remains of the Old Aviator. He loved mountains nearly as much as he loved to fly, and he passed his love of flying and mountains to his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Per his request, his ashes were dropped by his three sonsContinue reading “A Gift of Wings”