#1 More Gremlins have attacked the A-26 and it didn't make it to Fort Worth yesterday. The flight to Fort Worth has been re scheduled for next weekend. Let's hope it makes it here in one piece on the weekend. #2 SHB, I am sure that there will be a Hiram's Ranger's meeting at the Convention we can all attend together.
Lil' Jimmy,
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#1) Dang hang it! As these beautiful machines get older, those dang Gremlins multiply at a furious pace! I hope it arrives in good health, too. Speaking of multiplying, did you know that - according to brilliant Mathematicians, rabbits love to
multiply?
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#2 Count on it! Ron "Woody" Woods and I weren't able to shoot the 2010 NCOWS National, but we
were able to drive down for the Hiram's Rangers induction Friday evening. I was elated to be able to attend and become TODAY!a member of this great organization, plus being able to see many of the shooters/friends, not just my Brother Masons was a real treat! Even if my health doesn't allow me to shoot this coming year, I'll darn sure be there for a meet!
Too bad we couldn't fly there on a nice restored A26 with some extra "rider" seats! That'd be a REAL treat, wouldn't it !?!
As to keeping these machines flying
safely, I realized (some time ago) how MUCH work is required to keep 'em in the air. These planes weren't manufactured to
Rolls Royce standards, rather they were churned out as fast as possible - but with as much quality as possible to meet wartime demands. By that I DON'T mean to demean any of the factories and workers, rather I know that they (often women) were doing the very best possible, but they were "under the gun" so to speak. We, the folks who came later, must remember how much work had to go into these beasts, but they were essentially "throw-away" products which had to be A) better than anything the enemy had or tried to, b) GET THE CREW HOME or a close as possible, and C) they DID make them very solidly and with as much quality that they possibly could or we simply would not have SO MANY different planes
STILL FLYING today! (But, as I know YOU know, it takes an Armoury full of ca$h to keep 'em in good shape!)