1995.03.TARPA_TOPICS by TWA Active Retired Pilots Assn.

CONTENTS TARPA TOPICS THE MAGAZINE OF THE ACTIVE RETIRED PILOTS ASSOCIATION OF TWA* FEATURE ARTICLES:

DEPARTMENTS:

TARPA CONVENTION 1995 Special Section

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Dave Davies, Pres.

SECRETARY-TREAS. REPORT Dick Davis, Sec-Treas. 4

BILL JUDD - PARIS FLIGHT by Flank Gastrich

EDITOR'S DESK Chuck MacNab

HIS COPILOT WAS A DOG by bob Sherman

TARPA TOURS by Chuck Hasler

THE MOGOLLON RIM by Charles Davis

FLOWN WEST by bob Widholm

HEALTH NOTAMS by bob Garrett

GRAPEVINE by Hank Gastrich

TOPICS MAILBOX

NEW MEMBERS

MARTIN 404 by Capt.Richard A., Davis

THE PILOT by Goldy Goldthorpe

Material contained in TARPA TOPICS may be used by non-profit or charitable organizations. All other use of material must be by permission of the Editor. All inquiries concerning this publication should be addressed to: Capt. Charles E. MacNab, Editor TARPA TOPICS 1865 Penny Royal Lane Wentzville, MO 63385 Cover.: Golden Gate bridge, Near the site of CONVENTION '95.

TOPICS is an official publication of TARPA*, a nonprofit corporation. Editor bears no responsibility for accuracy or unauthorized use of contents.

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Published 3 times a year by the ACTIVE RETIRED PILOTS ASSOCIATION OF TWA DEDICATED TO THE PIONEERS OF TODAY'S TRANS WORLD AIRLINES WHOSE VISION. EFFORT AND PERSEVERANCE MADE IT ALL POSSIBLE. WE EXPRESS OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE. EDITOR: GRAPEVINE EDITOR: HISTORIAN & CONTRIBUTING EDITOR: FLOWN WEST COORDINATOR: HEALTH & MEDICAL COORDINATOR: TARPA TOURS COORDINATOR:

Charles E. MacNab, 1865 Penny Royal Lane, Wentzville, MO 63385-4302 (314) 327-1999 Henry E. Gastrich, 2480 Hilton Head Pl.,#2145 El Cajon, CA 92019-4458 (619) 588-2578 Edward G. Betts, 960 Las Lomas, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 (310) 454-1068 Robert W. Widholm, 286 Bow Line Drive, Naples, FL 33940 (813) 261-3816 B. H. 'Bob' Garrett, 1008 Gen. George Patton Road, Nashville, TN 37221 (615) 646-3248 William C. 'Chuck' Hasler, 8 Rustic Way, (415) 454-7478 San Rafael, CA 94901

TARPA is incorporated as a non-profit corporation under the non-profit corporation laws of the State of Nevada. As stated in Article II of the By-Laws, its purpose is social, recreational, and non-profit, with a primary goal of helping its members to maintain the friendships and associations formed before retirement, to make retirement a more productive and rewarding experience and to assist those active pilots approaching retirement with the problems that are inherent in the transition from active to retired status. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. 1995 PRESIDENT 233 S. E. Rogue River Hwy, Grants Pass, OR 97527 FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT 521 W. Citracado Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92025-6412 SECOND VICE PRESIDENT 1201 Phelps Ave., San Jose, CA 95117-2941 SECRETARY/TREASURER 449 Santa Fe Drive, #200, Encinitas, CA 92024 SENIOR DIRECTOR 848 Coventry Street, Boca Raton, Fl 33487 DIRECTOR , TOPICS EDITOR 1865 Penny Royal Lane, Wentzville, MO 63385-4302 DIRECTOR P. O. Box 3596, Stateline, NV 89449 DIRECTOR 1622 W. Canterbury Ct., Arlington Heights, IL 60004 EX-PRESIDENT 8 Belleview Blvd., Apt. 207, Belleair FL 34616

DAVID M. DAVIES (503) 476-5378 CARL M. SCHMIDT (619) 745-2241 ROBERT C. SHERMAN (408) 246-7754 RICHARD A. DAVIS (619) 436-9060 HARRY A. JACOBSEN (407) 997-0468 CHARLES E. MACNAB (314) 327-1999 WILLIAM A. KIRSCHNER (702) 588-4223 FRED G. ARENAS (708) 398-1331 JOHN P. DONLAN (813) 461-4721

NOTHING REPLACES GOOD JUDGEMENT ON THE FIRING LINE!

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David M. Davies 233 S.E. Rogue River Highway Grants Pass, OR 97527 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE As 1995 began clicking off its progress, I had a moment of reflection on events that might hold some light for the future. I set the date for this years board meeting and found out one of the board members might be half way up Mt. Kilimanjaro. I have a cousin who is my age(68) who has taken up Polo and we have in our midst a retiree who has taken up Bungee Jumping (age 75). What next? I guess the point is you are only as old as you want to be. Keep firing. I was informed our Historian, Ed Betts, had been involved in an accident and so I called to find out he was. I'm happy to report he is recovering as well as could be expected after taking on 2 tons of Detroit steel. Ed was out for his daily walk and while crossing in a crosswalk was hit by a car. He says he wishes he had paid more attention when he was in bullfighting school. I'm sure he would appreciate a card or phone call. We have given in to John Happy's plea for replacement in the position of Grapevine Editor and are pleased to have Hank Gastrich take up the reins. Welcome aboard Hank and thanks! To John, what can we say to properly express our appreciation. A robust, hearty THANKS JOHN!!!. The plans for the 95 CONVENTION and RENO AIR RACES are humming along. All systems go. Program of events are located elsewhere in this issue. To help us plan the FUTURE PROGRAMS the Board would like to hear any thoughts about location and events. Send them along to any board member. We had an event here in Grants Pass that kind of fits in s000. A woman of 75 years of age recently gave birth to a baby boy. Upon returning home from the hospital she was visited by a group of ladies, who asked to see the baby. They were politely refused and, after persisting, were told they would have to wait for the baby to wake up. They assured the new mother they wouldn't make any noise but were told that wasn't the reason. The mother said she needed the baby to wake up and cry because she had forgotten where she had put him. Don't forget to sign up for the SAN FRAN CONVENTION!!!! and remember keep an eye on that airspeed. Have a good year.. See everyone in S.F. Regards.

Dave TARPA TOPICS....MARCH 1995....PAGE 3

Richard A. Davis 449 Santa Fe Dr., #200 Encinitas, CA, 92024 Secretary / Treasurer Report The response to my request for back issues of the "TOPICS " was phenomenal ! Thanks to Harry Stitzel, Guy Capin, Jim Lincoln and especially Dave Richwine, TARPA now has a complete set, all the way back to 1980 when it was first published in letter form. They have been placed in binders, to be passed on to the future Secretary. The Eagles and Honorary members will notice their mailing label has changed from "99 " to "999". It was necessary to separate the non-dues paying folks from those paid up to 1999. (Yes, there are some). It should be mentioned that many Eagles and Honorary members send checks. More than can be listed here. Thank you ladies and gentlemen. Recording the dues payments has kept me busy. The short notes sometimes enclosed keep this from being a drudgery. Those sending $30.00 have been credited with a $5.00 donation. If your mailing label for this issue shows " 94", I have not received your 1995 payment. No GYPSY-GRAM for this issue. The address and date of change information is coming in just great. Have a good one !

R.A.Davis Secretary / Treasurer

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â&#x20AC;˘ EDITOR'S

DESK

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Hank Gastrich has delivered! It's awfully hard to find anyone who will volunteer to do a difficult job, much less do it with skill and dedication. We were very fortunate to have John Happy at the helm of GRAPEVINE for so many years. But, Hank came forth and...guess what? Another guy who can do a great job! It seems there is always someone who is willing and able. Thanks, Hank, for making the Editor's job a lot easier. As some of us have observed, the passing on of many of our good friends and acquaintances seems to be accelerating. Many of these men were widely known and, as a result, information is a little easier to come by. The important contributions of many others, however, are known only to a few close friends and relatives. I mention this topic only to suggest that you may want to designate someone to contact Bob Widholm with the information you would like others to have should a catastrophe occur. It would be a great benefit and of considerable comfort to those remaining, if you would take a few moments to set aside a nice photo and write up the highlights of your career so that we would have something to print for all of your friends and acquaintances. Don't send the material to us, just give it to a close relative or friend along with instructions to contact, preferably, Bob Widholm or, if need be, myself or any Board member at the appropriate time. What prompts this comment is our struggle, usually at the last minute, to have enough material to recognize our member friends and acquaintances. All we have in many cases is simply a name and date and that's not adequate. Enough said. Bill Kirschner paid our "Editorial Pad" a visit the other day and brought along all the forms, pictures and info sheets for Convention '95. You will find all of his material included in this issue of TARPA TOPICS. So, fill it out, send it in and LETS GO TO PALO ALTO IN SEPTEMBER! G and I are looking forward to a great convention as I know all of you are. It looks like it will be another bang up event! Chuck Hasler's arranged trip up to the Reno Air Races, right after the big gala, should also be great fun. Last on the agenda, I'd like to thank everyone who sent pictures and material from the St. Louis Convention. We printed all that we could without busting the budget. Sorry if you didn't see your favorite snapshot in TOPICS but we only have so much room (and money!) TOPICS could not be the publication it is without the support of the material everyone sends. I am grateful to those who just send an occasional pic or letter and, of course, am most grateful to those "regulars" who keep supplying us with the entertaining letters, articles, graphics and other material which make up TARPA TOPICS. The more you send, the bigger selection we have. So, thanks again and KEEP SENDING YOUR "STUFF." Chuck TARPA TOPICS....MARCH 1995....PAGE

DAP vs

PORT.

PERFORMANCE

WILSHIRE 5000 Total Return

MOD.

The following 65 TARPA members became EAGLES, effective 1/1/95, having turned 75 during the past year. WELCOME TO THIS EXCLUSIVE GROUP!

ANDEREGG BARR BOYD CAMERON CHANDLER COAKLEY DAVIS ELLINGTON FISCHER GRAFF GRUBER HENLINE HOESEL HUMBLES JOHNSON KARL SON KRUMBACH LUNDBERG MAY McLAUGHLIN MECKUS MERRIGAN MILLER NICHOLS PECK RICE SIMPKINS STONE TATE TODD TOWNSEND WALKER WHITE

BARTLING LOUIS BENJAMIN DONALD ALBERT CLAUDE CHARLES HAROLD WILLIAM HUGH EVERETT HENRY CHARLES ALFRED FRANK MARVIN OTTO DONALD JOHN THOMAS FRANCIS WILLIAM DEAN HORACE HAROLD CHARLES ROY ROBERT BILLY CARLTON WILLIS ROBERT VERNAL

P M J A M F C G E H R T G H A 0 T W S F W E E C L A M W B T G

ARBUTHNOT BOLDON BURL IN CARROLL CHIANESE CREDE DOHERTY FIREBAUGH GILMORE GRANDSAERT HEINRICH HENSLEE HOFFMAN HUNTLEY JOHNSON KENLEY LUDWIG MARTIN MAZER McNEW MEHEW MEYER MURPHY OBRIEN QUERY RUBLE SMITH STUFFINGS TAYLOR TOMS VAIL WALL

GEORGE ROLLAND JOHN THOMAS HERBERT JOSEPH FRANCIS ROBERT JAMES ALPHONSE HARRY JESS E JAMES LYLE E

N F T H A T J C H R E

HARRY DAVID RICHARD EDWARD WALLACE PAUL BILL ELMER ARTHUR HARRY CHARLES RICHARD FRANK ROBERT WAYNE WILLIAM ERNEST ALLAN

W C H J

* Information furnished to TOPICS by Bob Sherman.

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E R W J S J M A W S H D W

THE

1994

INVESTMENT

YEAR

WAS IT A GOOD YEAR? OR WAS IT A BAD YEAR? Thirty of the largest industrial companies (Dow Jones Industrial Average) returned +5.9% Four hundred of the largest industrial's plus one hundred other large companies (S. & P. 500) returned a POSITIVE 1.3%; The smallest 2000 companies (Russell 2000) returned a negative 3.8%. The broad market of nearly 5000 stocks (Wilshire 5000) returned a negative 0.1%. The Moderate Portfolio of the D.A.P. experienced a gain of 0.64%. The Mod. Port. is composed of essentially 25 mutual funds in six categories. 4 in Fixed Income (35%); 5 in Conservative Equity (15%), 1 in Equity Index (15%), and 4 in Growth (15%); 5 in International (10%), and 6 in Aggressive Growth (10%). Parens are percent of the Mod. Port. total dollars allocated to each category. Rebalanced whenever out of limits. Another way of looking at the market is through an average of the stocks in the various classifications of our economy, called sectors. A selection of them follow: WINNING SECTORS 1231114-

Drug Retailer Footwear Software Medical Supplies Pharmaceuticals

LOSING SECTORS +33.9% 32.6 30.6 19.2 10.2

12378-

Home Construction Entertainment Airlines Elect. Utilities Gas Utilities

-32.6% 30.2 30.1 16.5 15.8

Sector Rotators are those managers who first try to determine which sectors of the economy will out perform the others, then select stocks within those sectors. A number of mutual funds are dedicated to certain sectors. In 1987 (the crash of '87), Mining stocks averaged a +91%. Good or bad years are not determined by popular stock index's, but by your particular investments. Some clouds have a silver lining. One has but to identify them .. beforehand. R.C. Sherman 1/95

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TARP TOURS

BY CHUCK

& PAT HASLER

DON'T GET LEFT OUT! OF

THE

RENO

AIR

AS 1 HAVE

SEPT. RACE

NORWEGIAN

TOUR

AFTER

CRUISE

THE

CONVENTION

STATED BEFORE THESE GROUP TOURS G. CRUISES ARE

NOT LIKE A IN A HOTEL WHERE YOU CAN CALL IN THE DAY BEFORE &

GET A RM. IF YOU PLAN ON GOING ON EITHER OF

THESE TWO TRIPS SEND IN YOUR DEPOSIT NOW! ALL THE I NFORMATION &

DEPOSIT FORMS ARE ON P6. 71 &

72 OF YOUR

NOV. TOPICS. IF YOU MISPLACED YOUR TOPICS OR YOUR FLYER THAT WAS SENT TO YOU CALL US AT THEY HAVE

(415) 454-7478.

GIVEN US A CUTOFF DATE FOR BOTH EVENTS &

AFTER

THAT IT IS ON A SPACE AVAILABLE BASIS (where have you heard that before?) I KNOW THAT YOU WERE ALL VERY BUSY OVER THANKSGIVING & XMAS & THE LAST THING ON YOUR MIND WAS TAKING A CRUISE OR TOUR IN LATE 95 BUT PLEASE GIVE IT SOME THOUGHT NOW OR YOU WILL MISS OUT ON A LOT OF FUN! THE

BIGGEST

CONCESSION

GOT

AFTER

SENT OUT THE INFO IN THE TOPICS & WAS

FROM

POSITIVE TAX

FINNAIR. SPACE

R/T

THEIR

WAS

PRICE

$595

TARPA TOPICS....MARCH 1995....PAGE

FOR

P/P

THE NEW FARE $225 P/P + TAX 62% OFF! (contd.)

HAD

THE FLYER

ORIGINAL

JFK/OSLO

I N 1996 FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE ASKED

, WE ARE

GOING TO

CRUISE FROM FLA TO LAX . ORGANIZE A GREAT PANAMA CANAL SPEAKING OF THE OCT. "94" FALL FOLIAGE CRUISE (from Montreal to N.Y.) ONE OF THE PORTS OF CALL WAS PROVINCETOWN, MASS., HOME OF THE MEMORIAL PLAQUE OF THE MAYFLOWER PASSENGERS. QUITE A FEW OF US HEARD IT HONORED ONE OF OUR OWN "JOHN SOULE'S" RELATIVES & KNOWING HIS PENCHANT FOR BENDING THE TRUTH, WE FELT WE HAD TO CHECK UP ON THAT STORY. IT TURNED OUT TO BE TRUE, THERE IT WAS I N BRONZE STONE "GEORGE SOULE"(sorry for doubting you John). THAT NIGHT ON BOARD SHIP, WE CELEBRATED JOHN'S 85TH BIRTHDAY AND "ROASTED" THE ORIGFINAL AMERICAN SOULE WHO CONTRIBUTED TO PROPAGATING AMERICA WITH SOULES. SMOOTH, GREAT AUTUMN COLOR & A GREAT GROUP. THE CRUISE WAS RUSS DAY WAS PING-PONG CHAMP OF THE SHIP & OUR TARPA TRIVIA TERM WON TOP HONORS OF THE SHIP. PARTIES MOST EVERY EVENING: THANKS TO THE OPELS & PAT & BOB ROSEBERRY WHO SHARED HOST DUTIES WITH THE HASLERS.

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TARPA FALL FOLIAGE CRUISE ATTRACTED 58! Enjoying well nigh perfect weather and smooth seas, Chuck and Pat Hasler's fall foliage cruise from Montreal down the St. Lawrence and around Nova Scotia to New York, on the Regency Sun, Oct.2-9/94, was a resounding success. Nearly half the group of 58 retirees gathered in New York at the Milford Plaza Hotel a day or two ahead of time for individual fun in NY, and then took Amtrak on Sept.30 from NY to Montreal, giving us a full day and two nights in Montreal. The train trip alongside the Hudson River was interesting, but most of us wouldn't do it again - we'll stick with planes. The track was rough enough to qualify as light turbulence and counter food service was minimal. Montreal is a beautiful metropolis and the Radisson Hotel was outstanding, with large comfortable rooms at a decent price. Quebec City, the first stop after departing Montreal, was a charming city, as were the other stops at Sidney, Nova Scotia; Bar Harbor, Maine; and Provincetown Town, Mass. Returning to the U.S., sailing up the Hudson River shortly after dawn offered an Inspiring sight of the Statue of Liberty and Manhattan. Those enjoying the cruise were: Jack/Dona Baker, Tom/Diane Beck, Phil/Marge Callahan, Jack/Margie Dahl, Len/Edna Dalton, Rick/Marcia Davis, Russ/Carrol Day, Bill/June Dixon, Howard/Kathie Hall, Glen/Jeanette Hanson, Chuck/Pat Hasler, Frances Hylton, Elsa Brostedt, Leslie Locke, Jackie Hooper, Bob/Mary Ann Matney, George Miller, Marian Smith, Jerry/Sally Newton, Phyllis Olson, Cynthia O'Connor, Frank/Joanne Olsson, Fred/Jean Opel, Slim/Mickey Pahl, Lee/Bonnie Pierson, Jack/Phyllis Robertson, Jim/Betty Rollison, Bob/Pat Roseberry, Bert/Stella Schaar, Carl/Vicki Schmidt, John/Gisela Soule, Bob/Alice Sherman, and Chuck/Sella White. Two wedding anniversaries were celebrated during the cruise: The Sherman's 50th and the Dixon's 55th. John Soule, who must have been fibbin' because he looks so much younger, reached age 85! The TWA trivia team won the ship-wide finals. Russ Day, our talented artist, thanked several of the cruise staff on our behalf with caricature drawings. ... From Bill Dixon

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CABLE CAR TURNTABLE

TARPA

CONVENTION

September

10,

11,

12,

1995

Arrival Information SFO or SJC Airporter Bus to Palo Alto-$17 each â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Taxi-$25 (Prices are subject to change.)

More updated and detailed information forthcoming in the July TOPICS.

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HISTORIC HYATT RICKEYS Long before there was a Silicon Valley, a car phone, or a laptop computer, Hyatt Rickeys in Palo Alto (originally known as Rickeys Studio Inn), was hosting the most prestigious groups and important business meetings on the Peninsula. Many of the seeds of the computer revolution were sown here. Today, the hotel's resort-like atmosphere, competitive rates, and extensive convention facilities still make it the Peninsula's favorite meeting place...a place were new ideas and business ventures blossom. PUT YOURSELF IN OUR PLACE Hyatt Rickeys in Palo Alto, nestled in a 22-acre garden setting, is conveniently located midway between San Francisco and San Jose. The hotel has 347 guest rooms and 17 meeting rooms that accommodate from 10 to 1,000 people. The 8,400 square foot ballroom seats 700 for dinner. A $2 million refurbishment program was launched in late 1993, featuring exciting new amenities throughout the property and many improvements in guest rooms and meeting facilities. You'll enjoy the dynamic changes and the fresh, new look at Hyatt Rickeys. It's part of our ongoing commitment to provide the highest quality and service for Hyatt guests, visiting Palo Alto. Hyatt Rickeys in Palo Alto 4219 Camino Real, Palo Alto, California 94306 (415) 493-8000

I N P A L O A L T O 4219 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, California 94306 415.493.8000

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DIRECTIONS From San Francisco International Airport - Take Highway 101 South to San Jose. Get off on the San Antonio Exit going South. Follow San Antonio Rd. until you come to El Camino Real. Make a right turn onto El Camino and stay in the right lane for approx. 1/2 mile. Hyatt Rickeys is located on the right side. From San Jose Airport - Take 101 North to San Francisco. Get off on the San Antonio Exit and turn left on the overpass. Follow San Antonio Rd. until you come to El Camino Real. Make a right turn onto El Camino and stay in the right lane for approx. 1/2 mile. Hyatt Rickeys is located on the right side. To Stanford University: From the hotel parking parking lot, make a right turn onto El Camino Real. Drive approx. 3 miles to Embarcadero Rd. (look for Town & Country Shopping Center on right). Make a left turn on Galvez & follow signs to the university. To Stanford Shopping Center: From the hotel parking lot, make a right turn onto El Camino Real. Drive approximately 4 miles. Bear right when you see signs for Stanford Shopping Center. Follow directional signs into the center. To Downtown Palo Alto: From the hotel parking lot, make a right onto El Camino Real. Drive approximately 3 miles. Make a right turn onto University Avenue, the main thoroughfare of downtown Palo Alto. FOR PHONE RESERVATIONS: Call the Hyatt 1-800-233-1234 and make your reservation under: TARPA Convention Rickeys Hyatt, Palo Alto. Should problems arise call manager, Kevin Owens (415) 843-2506. Double room rate $89 + tax.

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HOSPITALITY AREA

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1995

MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM & 17 MILE DRIVE Bus Boards 8 AM Return 5 PM Spend the morning with us as we tour the 17-Mile Drive from the Pacific Grove to Carmel. Everyone will recognize Seal Rock and the Lone Cypress, as well as Pebble Beach, Cypress Point and Spyglass Hill, sites of the "Crosby Clambake" and AT&T golf fame. You can enjoy lunch in picturesque Carmel at one of Ocean Avenue's quaint restaurants or deli's before visiting some of the areas many shops and galleries. We'll proceed to the Monterey Peninsula and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. One of the largest and most acclaimed in the world, it also features one of the ocean's richest ecosystems. See over 500 species of marinelife in 23 natural habitats, including a 2-story sea otter exhibit and world famous kelp forest. Anyone finishing the Aquarium early can take the Steinbeck stroll down Cannery Row. Tour includes: Round trip transportation, admission to 17-mile Drive and Aquarium. $34 per person. STANFORD UNIVERSITY TOUR & LUNCH Bus Boards 9 AM Return 2 PM Your morning begins with a trip to Stanford. The University stands on what is commonly known as the "Standford Farm", an 8,200 acre estate. Our campus tour will make stops at the "Quad", the beautiful and recently re-opened Stanford Chapel and Rodin Sculpture Garden. Beautiful gardens and several artisan's shops are available for touring. The Allied Arts Guild restaurant has been operated by volunteers for over 60 years. The proceeds are donated to the Children's Hospital at Stanford. Tour includes: "Quad" Area, Stanford Chapel, Sculpture Garden, and lunch at Allied Arts Guild. Cost $26 per person. MIRASSOU CHAMPAGNE CELLARS - Champagne & Wine Tasting Dinner Bus Boards 6 PM Return 10 PM Mirassou Champagne Cellars is housed on the grounds of the Sacred Hart Novitiate, and Jesuit seminary with stone walls, and a large winery. Once through the wrought iron gates, you leave the world behind, as you approach this picturesque site in the Los Gatos foothills. You will enjoy a champagne wine tasting, served with assorted fruits, crackers and cheese. After the reception be prepared for a delicious 3-course dinner. This will be served with specially selected wines to complement and enhance each course. Cost: $60 per person. Tour is available for a minimum of 20, maximum of 100 people.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1995

SAN FRANCISCO CITY TOUR Return 6 PM Bus Boards 8 AM A full day of sightseeing in California ' s most enchanting city. Our tour of the beautiful City by the Bay visits Nob Hill, the Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman 's Wharf, Pier 39, (lunch on your own with time for shopping or a Bay Cruise), Twin Peaks, Historic Mission Dolores, Golden Gate Park, The Cliff House, Chinatown, narrated by a professional group escort. Tour includes: Round trip transportation, $37 per person. TOUR OF SUNSET MAGAZINE AND FILOLI FOR LUNCH Bus Boards 9:30 AM Return 2:00 PM We'll take a short ride to Sunset Publishing Company, publisher of Sunset Magazines and Books. Our tour will include a walk-through of the magazine offices, test kitchens and gardens. A brief audio-visual presentation illustrates the magazine's history and editorial process. We'll continue on to FILOLI, a 654-acre estate, (which was deeded to the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1975), visiting the mansion with its elegantly carved interior mouldings and marble fireplace facades, inlaid parquet floors, magnificent doorways, and a superb sense of space and proportion in the 17-foot high major rooms. FILOLI has 16 acres of themed formal gardens that display their horticultural beauty throughout the seasons of the year. You will enjoy luncheon here in this lovely Woodside setting. Tour includes: Round trip transportation tour at Sunset Publishing Company; tour of FILOLI luncheon at FILOLI. Cost: $30 per person. STANFORD LINEAR ACCELERATOR Bus Boards 12:30 PM Returns 3:30 PM SLAC is a world famous research facility with a 2-mile long linear accelerator. Known by locals as "the place atoms are split", high energy electron beams are generated for both particle and medical research, including cancer testing and studies. Stanford University operates the 426-acre lab for the U.S. Department of Energy. Tour includes: Round trip transportation, admission and tour. Cost: $10 per person.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1995

NASA/AMES RESEARCH CENTER Bus Boards 12:30 PM Returns 5 PM Ames Research Center, a field installation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), provides vital research and technology for the U.S. space program, the aeronautics industry, and national security. Founded in 1939 as an aircraft research laboratory by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, (NACA), it became a part of NASA in 1958 along with other NACA installations. More than 30 of the nation's principal technological facilities reside at Ames, including the world's most sophisticated wind tunnel complex and the most advanced supercomputing system. You will visit the wind tunnel, the NASA Museum, flight line and the simulator the astronauts use to practice landing the space shuttles. Tour includes: Round trip transportation, admission and tour. Cost: $10 per person. BANQUET DINNER DANCE 7 PM to 11 PM Your choice of a delicious grilled N.Y. steak or grilled chicken breast with tiger prawns, plus wine and music. Cost: $40 per person.

There will be car rental, and Palo Alto aircraft airport parking discount information in the July TOPICS. Also more information will be forthcoming regarding RV ' s. SEE YOU ALL IN PALO ALTO Words for the day: WHEN IN CHARGE, PONDER WHEN IN TROUBLE, DELEGATE WHEN IN DOUBT, MUMBLE

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TIME TABLE

SUNDAY, SEPT. 1 PM - 5 1 PM - 7 7 PM - 9

10 PM.......................... EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION PM............................EARLY BIRD HOSPITALITY PM...................... BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

MONDAY, SEPT. 11 8 AM - 5 PM ............................... MONTEREY BAY TOUR 9 AM - 5 PM ..................................... REGISTRATION 9:30 AM - 2 PM ............. STANFORD UNIVERSITY TOUR & LUNCH 10 AM - 7 PM ...................................... HOSPITALITY 10 AM - 12 AM .......................................... BRIDGE 9AM-4 PM.............................................. GOLF 1 PM -3 PM ............................................. TENNIS 1 PM - 4 PM ...................................... TRAP & SKEET TUESDAY, SEPT. 12 8 AM - 6 PM ...........................SAN FRANCISCO CITY TOUR 9 AM - 5 PM ...................................... REGISTRATION 9:30 AM - 2 PM .................. SUNSET MAGAZINE TOUR & LUNCH 9:30 AM -11:30 AM ................................ TRAP & SKEET 9:30 AM -11:30 AM ....................................... TENNIS 10 AM - 7 PM...................................... HOSPITALITY 10 AM -12 AM.......................................... BRIDGE 8 AM - 2 PM............................................... GOLF 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM .......................... LINEAR ACCELERATOR WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM ............................ BUSINESS MEETING 10 AM -12 AM................................... COOKING CLASS 10 AM - 2 PM ................................ LATE REGISTRATION 10 AM - 6 PM ....................................... HOSPITALITY 1 PM - 4:30 PM ........................................ NASA TOUR 6 PM - 7 PM...................... HOTEL RECEPTION NO-HOST BAR 7 PM -11 PM............................. BANQUET AND DANCING SEPTEMBER 14-18 9 AM. . . . HASLER/TARPA Post Convention RENO AIR RACE TOUR DEPARTS CONVENTION CHAIRMAN: Bill Kirschner (702) 588-4223 CO-CHAIRMAN: Terry Pager (408) 253-7097 CO-CHAIRMAN: Ray Hallstein (408) 446-5014 GOLF: Jack Harpster (415) 322-3172 TENNIS: Larry Girard & Bud Loury (408) 372-9044 TRAP & SKEET: Jim Winchester (702) 831-933 BRIDGE: Trudy Borgmier (505) 292-7671 TARPATOPICS....MARCH1995....PAGE 20

BANQUET

ROOM

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STANFORD UNIVERSITY

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TWA

REFLECTIONS

FROM

YESTERYEAR - 1975

The following bits and pieces of TWA happenings 20 years ago were culled from the SKYLINER...President F.C. Wiser announced the sale of six 747s to Iran. Will not trigger any pilot furloughs...Pacific route is transferred to PAA. TWA will displace Pan Am at Barcelona, Casablanca, Nice and Vienna and become the sole U.S. carrier to Paris. In addition, Pan AM will suspend service to London from Chicago, Philidelphia and LA. Jan. traffic depressed...Retired Capt. Chick Chakerian killed in glider accident...Bob Whittke and Dave Halperin retire...Capt. Gordon Granger received FAA's Meritorious Service Award...TWA introduces new paint scheme (red tail) for aircraft and announces Trans World Service: A taste of Europe flying in the U.S.A. TWA's top officers are Chairman Charles Tillinghast Jr.; Wiser, president (resigned in June); Dan Reid, snr. v.p. and general manager; C.E. Meyer, snr. v.p., finance...First quarter financial results worst ever - 500 to be furloughed...Total deregulation of the airline industry being suggested. Tillinghast warned it will lead to chaos and higher costs... A score of pilots and flight attendants attended a seminar on promotion of group and charter sales, sponsored by the pilots' USA GO TWA program. Service began to San Jose, Calif...Seven veteran ground instructors, well known to all pilots, retired with an average of over 33 years service: Marc Antes, Herb Claxton, Jack Koughan, John McNelley, Leigh "Bunky" Moorhead, Charles "Chuck " Myers and Warren Williams... Franklin Young, TWA's most senior retired pilot, died at 81. TWA Capt. George Gay, sole survivor of Torpedo Squad 8, acted as advisor to producers of "Midway" starring Henry Fonda...F/O Gerry McFerren, won 13th annual TWA system golf tournament second year in a row...TWA petitions CAB for 5% fare increase, but is turned down...John Murphy named manager-passenger operations for JFK and LGA...As of Oct. 1, non-revs must list themselves for dom. and int'l flights...Bomb explodes in London Hilton lobby, killing two and injuring 63, including TWA ticket agent. Retiring Flight Engineer Steve Ziman is presented cake at Milan...Credit Union declares 6 and 1/2 percent dividend...New pilot agreement, signed by Wayne Haggard and Dave Crombie, will extend through Sept. 30, 1977, and is designed to "help put the airline back on solid footing financially"...Expanded charter department is formed.

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CAPTAIN ROY W. VAN ETTEN September 26, 1917 - January 30, 1995

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Flown West. cont'd. Roy Van Etten,..cont'd. Retired Captain Roy W. Van Etten passed away on January 30, 1995, after a severe stroke. Roy is best known to the TARPA members for his dedicated work with ALPA activities when he was the Boston LEC Chairman and MEC Chairman during the period late-1963 through mid-1967. Roy's tenure was during the troubled times of the I.A.M. strike and the beginning of the military charter flights across the Pacific. A very important contract was negotiated and signed 19 days before the expiration date of the old one. It was through his personal efforts the merger of the pilot and flight engineer unions became a reality, and the formation of a Retirement Committee within the MEC. After he retired, Roy also served as Chairman of this one-man Committee and it was through his ideas and planning that TARPA was formed. Our first convention was held in early 1979. Prior to this convention, Roy had written a tentative set of bylaws, for discussion and approval, and set up all of the necessary committees. This got TARPA off to a very well organized and successful beginning. Roy was a native of upstate New York and received his college education as an aeronautical engineer in Alabama. In 1939 he was among the first to receive Civilian Pilot Training and during most of WWII was a CPT instructor. Roy joined TWA's wartime Intercontinental Division (ICD) and was trained and assigned as Navigator (with an "adjusted" date of hire of October 3, 1945, due to a short furlough) and, on December 17, 1945, was assigned as copilot. He was based at MKC during his early years and, from 1953 to 1955, as an INTERNATIONAL RELIEF PILOT. While based at Boston in 1955, he checked out as a Martin Captain. In 1972 he moved to Las Vegas and flew out of LAX until he retired, at age 60, on September 26, 1977. Roy was flying the Lockheed L1011 at the time. On January 2, 1995, a group of Roy's friends and two of his children were aboard a Scenic Airline charter flight out of Las Vegas. This was his last flight. Per his request, Roy's ashes were scattered over his favorite golf course at nearby Henderson, Nevada. Roy is survived by his sons Gregory and Robert, who live in Massachusetts, and daughter Susan Price living in Maine, and his very special friend of many years, Noreen Cawley...by Ed Betts.

Ed Betts is doing an obituary offering on the death of Roy Van Etten last Monday, January 30, 1995, so the purpose of this note is to provide some insight on his last days for his many friends. We had our January Phoenix gathering of the TWA Lunch Bunch on Thursday (January 26, 1995) with 60 pilot retirees. Roy had come down from Vegas in his motor home with Noreen Cawley who has been his close friend for about 20 years. They were going to be around for a couple of weeks and he intended to come to lunch but suffered a stroke the previous Wednesday. I told everyone present that he was at Boswell Hospital near Sun City and after lunch I went to visit him along with Bill Merrigan, Tom TARPA TOPICS....MARCH1995....PAGE

Flown West, cont'd. Carroll, Rut Baar and Larry DeCelles. He looked good but I'm not sure if he even knew we were there. We visited with Noreen and Roy's daughter Susan and Ed Hoffman who was there every day. Roy had a terrible siege recovering from his second by-pass operation several years ago and would never have made it except for the constant ministrations of Noreen who is a SFO nurse. She is a great lady, as is his daughter, who stayed in constant attendance both times. It is not easy going off for protracted periods and leaving the demands of a Maine dairy farm and two young daughters. They told me then that the doctors thought his condition was very serious and they could do nothing for him because of the specific provisions of the Living Will Roy had made out after the last by-pass. They had therefore arranged for a hospital bed at home and an ambulance to take him back to LAS for the next day, Friday. On Monday, Fran and I drove to Vegas and brought some flowers over to the house to see how he was doing, but he had died at 7 AM on Monday. There was a great sense of loss. We had been friends for many years and had worked together on many projects for the TWA pilots. I'm enclosing a couple of pictures from the Boston Globe when we were raising money to bring war-damaged children from Vietnam to Boston Children's Hospital for operations. As most of our people know from the wonderful article that Ed Betts did in the August 1989 issue of the Topics, Roy is the father of TARPA. (His license plate still is "TARPA".) He was the paper president and I was the vice-president until the first convention could formulate by-laws and hold an election. He carried the ball and did the heavy work. Roy wanted no memorials. He was cremated on Thursday and his ashes scattered over the golf course where he loved to play ... by Harry Mokler

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Flown West. cont'd.

CAPTAIN ROBERT F. MILFORD November 19, 1926 - December 12, 1994 "Bob" flew for TWA for 31 years. He retired from TWA on February 7, 1986 and also retired from the USNR as a Commander. "Bob" is survived by his wife, Ruth, of 5 years, two sons, Alan Milford of Taiwan and Dr. Mark Milford of San Diego and four step children: Richard Byrd of Thousand Oaks, Pamela Mason of Thousand Oaks, Doreen Trachy of Los Angeles, and Donna Leach of Las Vegas, a sister Doris Campbell of New York, and three grandchildren. And a special friend he called the "Major". "Bob's" biggest love of his life was flying whether it was flying for the Navy or flying for TWA. After he retired he flew Radio Controlled Airplanes and traveled with his wife Ruth when they were able.

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Flown West, cont'd.

CAPTAIN GEORGE H. GAY March 8, 1917 - October 21, 1994

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Flown West. cont'd. George H. Gay Jr. of Marietta, who watched the turning point of the Pacific war unfold while bobbing in the ocean after his torpedo squadron was shot to pieces, died Friday at Kennestone Hospital of a heart attack. He was 77. Mr. Gay was a 25-year-old World War II pilot when his squadron of 15 outmoded Douglas Devastators joined other planes attacking a Japanese task force near Midway Island on June 4, 1942. He was the only one of 30 men in Torpedo Squadron 8 to survive the assault. Wounded, in a life jacket, he watched American divebombers hurtle out of the clouds to attack the Japanese aircraft carriers and found himself "cheering and hollering with every hit." He spent 30 hours in the water as the battle raged around him, and was finally rescued by a Navy float plane. American losses were high in the battle, but the Japanese lost three carriers and the Imperial Navy never recovered from the blow. After his recovery, Mr. Gay became Fleet Adm. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz's spokesman for spreading the news back in the United States with a firsthand account of the nation's first victory in the war. He was on the cover of the Aug. 13, 1942, issue of Life magazine, and became a national hero. He was loosely assigned to a San Diego - based torpedo squadron, but in fact did Navy public relations work for months, addressed war-bond rallies and appeared on national radio shows such as the Nelson Eddy and Don McNeil's "Breakfast Club" programs. He called it his "playboy" period. He knew movie star Tyrone Power and when in New York frequented the Stork Club. In a poll, a movie magazine asked Hollywood actresses who they would like to date, and June Havoc named George Gay. Later while Mr. Gay was on one of his trips to New York, Miss Havoc got her wish. After World War II, Mr. Gay was discharged from the Navy with the rank of lieutenant. He was a TWA pilot for 30 years, flying worldwide routes from 1947 until he retired at the age of 60 in 1977. He also made about a speech a month to civic groups around the country, retelling his Midway experiences and calling for greater U.S. military preparedness. He lived on Long Island, later moved to Naples, Fla., and still later moved again to Marietta, because of the convenience of air travel from Atlanta to meet speaking engagements. He accepted only expenses in payment when he addressed civic groups. In 1975, Mr. Gay was flown by Universal Studios to Los Angeles to view the shooting of scenes for the movie "Midway " , in which Kevin Dobson plays Mr. Gay. Later, Mr. Gay toured with Henry Fonda and Charlton Heston promoting the movie.

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Flown West, cont'd. In 1980, Mr. Gay self-published the book "Sole Survivor" about his Midway experiences. George Henry Gay Jr. was born March 8, 1917, in Waco, Texas. His father leased land and sold insurance. The Gay family later moved to Houston and Dallas. The young Mr. Gay attended Texas A&M and received ROTC training. He was turned down by the Army Air Corps because of a heart ailment. He then enlisted in the Navy and became a flyer. In addition to medals Mr. Gay received a citation from the secretary of the Navy "for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service beyond the call of duty...His unflinching and conscientious devotion to the fulfillment of his mission was a determining factor in the defeat of the enemy forces and in the highest traditions of Navy service." Surviving are his wife, Esther Huffman Bevacqua Gay; a stepson, Eric Bevacqua; and a stepdaughter, Terri Bevacqua....Reprinted from a Georgia newspaper article.

SOLE SURVIVOR People still want George H. Gay to autograph the LIFE cover he appeared on 50 years ago this month. "1 always ask where in the world they got it," he says. "I thought my mother bought 'em all." In the August 31, 1942, issue, Gay gave the first full account of Torpedo Squadron 8's heroic mission against the Japanese fleet during the Battle of Midway. The only member of the 30man group to survive, he drifted in the sea for 30 hours, with burns and two bullet wounds, before being rescued. In June, Gay and other naval heroes observed the 50th anniversary of the battle, which was the turning point of World War II in the Pacific, at ceremonies in Charleston, S.C. (right). The retired TWA pilot, now 15 and living in Marietta, Ga., recalls, "I was told that when Winston Churchill read about Squadron 8, he wept." (Insert, above, made available by Goldy Goldthorpe...Ed.) (Editor's note: Topics could not acquire a photograph of George Gay in TWA Captain's uniform available for publication.)

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Flown West, cont'd. George Gay's wife, Esther, requested that the following editorial from the Marietta Daily Journal be printed...Ed.

Editorials

Gay

personified

One person's courage can make a difference — and not just in one's own life and those of others nearby. Anyone who doubts that need look no further than at the ramifications of the courage shown 52 years ago during the pivotal Battle of Midway by the late George Gay of Marietta, who died Friday. Fittingly, Gay asked to be cremated and his ashes scattered over the Pacific — the resting place of so many of his comrades. By mid-1942, six months after the debacle at Pearl Harbor, a massive Japanese fleet was poised to invade Hawaii and Midway Island. The islands were defended by an outnumbered and outgunned U.S. fleet. Gay was a pilot in a squadron of slow, outdated torpedo bombers armed with faulty torpedoes. The squadron was the first to attack the Japanese aircraft carriers, which comprised the heart of the Japanese fleet. (Being sent into battle with such lousy equipment converted Gay after the war into a forceful advocate for military preparedness). Gay, then a 25-year-old ensign, was in the 15th and last plane in the attack formation — "Tail-End Charlie." He watched as all 14 planes ahead of him were shot down one by one as they approached the Japanese carriers. Gay could have broken off his attack and tried to reach safety, but kept coming instead. "People have asked me, 'Why didn't you run?' " Gay told the Marietta Daily Journal in a profile on the 50th anniversary of the battle. "Where was I going to run to? I was already as scared as I was going to get, so I just kept going in." His aircraft was hit, his tail-gunner killed and Gay himself wounded in the arm by shrapnel. He ditched the plane into the ocean and clambered out. Some of the other U.S. pilots shot down that day were plucked from the sea by the Japanese, who proceeded to interrogate them, torture them, bind them hand and foot and throw them overboard. Gay spent the

courage

afternoon treading water in the midst of the Japanese fleet while trying to escape detection by clinging to a piece of floating debris. He was afraid to inflate his life jacket for fear it would make him too conspicuous. "It's not easy to dig a foxhole in the ocean," Gay said. "If I could have swum like a shark, I'd have damn sure been somewhere else. I didn't speak Japanese, and I damn sure didn't want to learn." He wound up with a watery ringside seat for one of the most climatic moments of the war — and more important for the Allied cause, survived to tell about it. Another wave of U.S. planes attacked and sank three Japanese carriers (and a fourth beyond Gay's immediate area) which caused them to call off their planned invasion of Hawaii. "It sure was pretty," said Gay of what he saw. The airman, who lost 30 pounds during his 30 hours in the water, was picked up by a U.S. seaplane the next day and flown to a hospital in Hawaii. There he was visited a day later by Adm. Chester Nimitz, commander of U.S. e Naval forces in the Pacific, and gave th admiral the vital eyewitness confirmation that the Japanese carriers had been sunk. Though there were rough times to come, the outcome of the Battle of Midway assured Japan would lose the war. Gay's exploit made the cover of Life magazine and was reprised in a 1970s movie about the battle, but he never considered himself a hero. "I didn't do anything any good American wouldn't do if someone was trying to take your country away," he said. Call it what you will — courage, moxie, intestinal fortitude — Gay had it, and in abundance. And because he did, history wound up different than it might have otherwise. One person can make a difference.

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Flown West, cont'd.

CAPTAIN EDWARD FORBES LINCOLN October 1, 1934 - January 21, 1995 Edward Forbes Lincoln, 60, of Norwell, MA, died on January 21, 1995 after a long courageous battle with cancer. At the time of this retirement in 1992, Ed was a 747 Captain on the international operation. He joined TWA in 1963 and during his career served in the Boston, Los Angeles and New York domiciles. Born in Boston, Ed graduated from high school in Milton, MA and attended Cornell University where he was lead drummer in the marching band, and a member of the Cayugans. He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1956 where subsequent to earning his wings, he flew C-124 aircraft in the Military Airlift Command's global operations. After joining TWA, Ed continued his military career in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, eventually commanding the 731st "Minuteman Squadron". Remaining on flying status during his entire military career, Ed retired with the rank of colonel in 1989. His military decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf cluster, and the Air Force Commendation Medal. Utilizing this vast reservoir of military experience, he served as Chairman of the M.E.C. Military Affairs Committee for a number of years and rendered considerable assistance to many of his fellow pilots. In addition to the foregoing, Ed was a member of the Order of Daedalians and also served as a trustee and active supporter of Camp Mowglis boys camp. TARPA TOPICS....MARCH 1995....PAGE 35

Flown West, cont'd. Tracing his ancestral roots to the family of Abraham Lincoln, Ed's physical appearance, devotion to principle, dry wit and deep sense of humor reminded many of his similarity to that august individual. Ed is survived by his wife, Rosemary, two sons, Dan and Nathaniel, as well as two grandchildren. Contributions in Ed's name may be made to the Holt-Elwell Foundation c/o Camp Mowglis, East Hebron, NH 03232....by Al Mundo

CAPTAIN STEPHEN A. BASSFORD January 22, 1913 - November 15, 1994 With deep regret I learned of the death of my friend, Steve Bassford, on Nov. 15, 1994, in Sun City, Ariz., after a long illness. Steve was born and brought up in New York City and attended New York University. I first met him at Randolph Field when we were both flight instructor trainees and we were later both assigned to the 63rd AAF - FTD in Douglas, GA. In November, 1944, the decision was made to close the flight school and disband the personnel. Driving home up Route #1 just south of Washington D.C., and just by happenstance, my wife and I encountered Steve and his wife Martha (Tiny), and we pulled off the road to talk. He suggested I follow him about five miles to Washington National Airport to see TWA for a job he had heard about. Five hours later we emerged from the TWA Intercontinental Division hanger to greet our freezing families with the news we had been hired as Pilot Navigators. We struggled through the months of Navigation School together, our Pilot transition to DC-4's and Constellations, and we carried placards during the Pilot strike of 1946. During the ensuing TWA Pilot furlough we miraculously found jobs as Co-Chief Navigators for Capital Airlines (formerly Penn-Central) in Washington. Some months later TARPA TOPICS....MARCH 1995....PAGE 36

Flown West. cont'd. when the Capital pilots refused to fly international flights at domestic pay, we were severed, but by this time TWA was calling us back. Our first post-strike assignment was to the Rome domicile, he as Co-Pilot and I as Navigator. We had a memorable year there flying through Europe and North Africa while Jean and Tiny attended the opera and studied Italian. After the Rome domicile closed Steve eventually went to Boston for his checkout to Captain. He later flew TWA equipment from the DC-3 to the 747 on both domestic and international routes. He was a versatile musician with the accordian, electric organ, violin and a harmonica with which he was known to serenade the weather ships on occasion from overhead. We kept in close touch while he was active. Later, in retirement, we had an annual get-together at Wickenburg for the last twenty years. I saw Steve at the hospital in Sun City a week before he passed away. He couldn't talk, but his mind was alert. I have no doubt that when he saw Jean and me he might easily have recollected that it had been over fifty years since our chance encounter along Route #1 and our employment by TWA hours later that day. We both knew it had been a memorable half a century ... by Jack Koughan, Navigator

I N MEMORY OF

IN MEMORY OF

CAPTAIN WILLIAM R. HERMAN

CAPTAIN CLARENCE E. KULP

July 31, 1910 - October 12, 1994

November 1, 1913 - November 4, 1994

IN MEMORY OF

F/E GAIL A. HOWELL

CAPTAIN JAMES A. PHILPOT

June 29, 1914 - October 21, 1994

September 24, 1912-December 12, 1994

IN MEMORY OF

I N MEMORY OF

F/E CHARLES R. FRIDAY

CAPTAIN KENNETH R. BICKET

February 15, 1916 - October 30, 1994

March 20, 1920 - January 7, 1995

I N MEMORY OF CAPTAIN ERNST D. VAIL

IN MEMORY OF CAPTAIN LOWELL D. BRANDT

February 2, 1919 - November 1, 1994

January 10, 1929 - January 10, 1995

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MARTIN 404

by Dick Davis There is a low flat mesa just south of highway I-515 about ten miles southwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. It lies just north of the localizer for runway 25. If you are traveling toward the city, there is a wash that you can look up for a few seconds, and if you happened to do so, you will catch a glimpse of a Martin 404. Strangeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;because there is no airport there.

Martin photo by Chet Kalota

Early in December, curiosity took over, and I took the time to drive up. Found the Southern Nevada Vocational Technical Center, and around in back, in a small fenced area, sits N40409 - the "City of Columbus". TWAs aircraft #409. The airplane is in remarkably good shape, tires pumped up, no missing parts, no visible damage, and painted with a red and tan trim. The red "passing light" in the nose is gone as RADAR was installed at some point, and there have been some camera ports cut in aft compartment. All it needs to fly again is some paper, and an airport. Mr. Raymond Snyder, with the school, informed me it is used for instruction, and assured me the engines and all the systems were operable. The cabin is intact except for "a couple of broken armrests". The rudder had been repaired because of wind damage. I accepted his offer to inspect the ships logs, maintenance and flight, (they have all of them, stored in the aft belly baggage compartment). Many TARPA members would find their names on these old TWA records. My records show I last flew this airplane on June 8th, 1955 - STL to CHI. Delivered to TWA on Dec. 27, 1951, the aircraft was sold to Pacific Airlines on Apr. 24th, 1960. They sold the airplane to Edgerton, Germeshausen and Grier, Inc., (EG&G), an energy measurement company located in Las Vegas. The logs show it was used for several years to transport workers, on a daily basis, from Las Vegas to the Nevada Test Site, with an occasional trip to Edwards AFB and Tonapah, NV. It is interesting to note that the latest issue of the Smithsonian "Air & Space" reports that "every day hundreds of workers are ferried to the facility on a government-owned airliner". On June 30, 1980, the airplane was landed by an EG&G crew on a 2100 foot dirt strip adjacent to the present site, and delivered to the vocational school. Traces of the runway can still be seen, but is no longer used. If you are flying into Las Vegas, look into the past, about a half mile to the right on final to 25R or L, just after passing the " power plant " . TARPA TOPICS... .MARCH 1995....PAGE 38

TWA

CAPTAIN

LINDBERGH'S

BILL

JUDD

NY - PARIS

DITTOES FLIGHT

By Hank Gastrich On May 20-22, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh successfully flew from Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, non-stop to a safe landing at Le Bourget Airport, Paris, France. He was the FIRST pilot to make this flight and as a result received the Orteig prize of $25,000. The distance of 3614 miles took Lindbergh 33 hours and 30 minutes ... an average ground speed of 108 MPH. In August 1994, A Frenchman, Jaques Lemaigre du Breil flew a turbo-propeller Spatiale TBM from Westchester, NY to Paris in slightly over 10 hours. His departure duplicated Lindbergh's except for departing from New York's Westchester Airport rather than Roosevelt Field which had long since been converted into a shopping mall ... or something. A French publication (FranceAmerique) as well as the International Aviation News cited du Breil as being the FIRST pilot to duplicate Lindbergh's flight, i.e., flying a single-engine aircraft solo from New York to Paris, and he was so listed in the International Aviation News. However, when retired TWA Captain Jack Robertson read of du Breil's honors, he felt there had been a mistake somewhere. He was sure his friend, retired TWA Captain Bill Judd had flown from Westchester, New York to Paris way back in 1956. He called Bill, an Arizona neighbor, and in short order they forwarded the International Aviation News enough documentation of Bill's flight on January 26-27, 1956 to convince this publication to run a retraction of the article citing du Breil as being first after Lindbergh and listing Captain Judd in his rightful place. The irony of this is, when Bill Judd departed Westchester Airport at 0831 EST (1331Z) he was planning on keeping his Cessna 180, N42A, named "The Star of the Red Sea," airborne until he reached his home and domicile ... Cairo, EGYPT! The seats in the little Cessna had been replaced with temporary "fuel tanks" carrying an additional 275 gallons of fuel, and an electrical system for pumping fuel from these tanks into the left wing tank gave Bill a fuel load of approximately 335 gallons. It also raised his takeoff weight by some 1500 pounds over normal maximum takeoff weight. Bill received an IFR clearance from New York to Gander, Newfoundland where he would request his Oceanic clearance. The overweight Star of the Red Sea was airborne using only 1100 feet of airport, but I have to believe the climb to 13,000 feet MSL was agonizingly slow. Once reaching his cruise altitude, he set the propeller at 1300 RPM and the manifold pressure at 13" Hg. (So much for superstition, huh?). The winds of fate were not only with Bill but from somewhere behind him, as his groundspeed to New York was 160 kts. That put him in the Gander area,

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requesting an Oceanic Clearance at approximately 2000Z. Meanwhile, at 2000Z, F802, a Super from New York to

back near New York, Constellation scheduled Paris that would have to

stop in Gander for cruising altitude and Bob Buck. (Anyone

fuel, was climbing to the PIC was Captain who has not heard of

Bob Buck has a gap in to fill in these few were old friends,

aviation lore too huge pages.) Bob and Bill dating back almost to

Bill's starting days knew of Bill's flight Cairo, and they hope somewhere over the

with TWA in 1935. Bob plans for this flight to to contact each other frigid North Atlantic Station Charlie near circle flight plan would

perhaps near Ocean which Bill's great take him.

But back to Bill and the Star. When he requested an ocean clearance from Gander, he was denied. Bill had flown these routes before in his Cessna 170, and was aware of Gander's aversion to giving clearance to single-engine aircraft across the ocean (non-stop). Yet, a fuel stop this night was not in Bill's plans. Control persisted in requesting Bill to land ... to complete the paper work (had he complied, obviously he would have never duplicated Lindbergh's flight and quite possibility could still be on the ground THERE ... needing to complete "just one more document.") When Bill finally convinced Gander that his aircraft was more than a 1,000 pounds over landing weight, and landing at Gander was a request with which he could not comply, control seemingly satisfied to be "off the hook," issued Bill a clearance. Technically legal now, Bill continued eastward and relaxed in the knowledge he only had some 3,750 nautical miles (that sounds sooo much closer than 4,300+ statute miles) to go before the pyramids appeared. Bill still had the propeller turning over at 1300 revs and with 13" of manifold pressure, I can see the little Cessna "scooting" right along. (Bill's average groundspeed to Paris was 142 MPH.) Bill had used all of the wing fuel and was now running off the left tank, which in turn was being filled by the electric pump with fuel from the "cabin tanks." I'm sure Bill was having some difficulty in staying awake, but Fate, that ever searching hunter stepped back on stage somewhere near the mid-Atlantic (approximately 30 degrees West longitude) and took action that got Bill's full attention. The slowly spinning propeller of the Cessna stopped spinning ... the engine had failed!

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Can't you HEAR the quiet? Bill now had two directions he could go ... East ... and down! And unless that engine started again, down would end in some 15-16 minutes. Bill couldn't believe the system had failed; he had been operating too long for that to be the problem. Straining forward as much as he could, he tried to see up through the windshield. What he saw, instead of a part of the tank fuel vent was an approximate 8 x 8 x 8 block of clear ice, almost completely surrounding the fuel vent. And the part of the vent that he did see was streaming fuel. It was evident the ice had formed a negative pressure area at the opening to the fuel vent and now was allowing it to stream from the tank. The Fuel Gauge read FULL but Bill could not believe that! He adjusted the throttle, mixture and transfer pump and finally heard the popping and sputtering of the Continental 245. Amen! The gine was running ... not exactly like the factory recommended perhaps, but running, and allowing Bill to maintain 11,000 feet. (You don't believe that 13,000 ... NAAAH!). It was now that Bill mentally changed his destination to Paris instead of Cairo, and throughout the rest of the flight, each sputter or pop from that engine added confirmation to that decision. Despite the fuel gauge reading FULL for the rest of the flight, Bill determined that the engine was using approximately 8 gallons per hour and the fuel draining from the vent was about 8 gph. That halved the available fuel ... and range. Yeah, landing at Paris was a great idea Bill thought! Bill, in answering my many questions, agreed that mid-Atlantic would put him, by my crude calculations, very close to 52 degrees North and 32 degrees West. Using round figures, the closest airports were back to Gander (perish the thought), or on to Shannon, Ireland. North and south he could opt for Keflavik, Iceland or Santa Maria in the Azores. Uniquely, from this position, ALL four of these airports are approximately 900 nautical miles distance. There was semi-good news however. Ocean depth charts for this area show the mid-Atlantic ridge was immediately below with a depth of only 51 fathoms. While that put Bill just 11,306 feet from the nearest land, the thought is not especially comforting. Meanwhile, F802 was airborne from Gander and at 17,000 was in clouds. Captain Buck tried 19,000 (which was just about a heavy Super Connie's practical ceiling) and was still in clouds. But he was able to finally establish contact with Bill. Between them, they established that Bill at 11,000 feet was in the same cloud as Bob. Later they found this cloud extended to near St. Malo, France. Bill and Bob discussed the weather in Paris and Bob reported the latest Paris weather was scattered clouds at 2,500 and 3 miles visibility. Bill hoped that the forecaster who had forecast "clear across the Atlantic" had been relieved and that this Paris forecast was better than the ocean forecast. Bill advised Bob his TAS was now 125 knots and he was beginning to get bearings from both Shannon, Ireland and St. Eval on the western tip of England. As the faster Constellation opened

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the distance between them, Bill made two requests from his friend above. He asked for the Paris QNH (altimeter setting) and also requested Bob to call Bill's wife (in Paris and planning to take F802 to Cairo to await Bill's arrival) and request her to meet him at Toussus-le-Noble airport at 1337. He landed at 1348! When Bill landed at Toussus-le-Noble airport, south of Paris, he was unaware that despite failing to reach Cairo, he had indeed accomplished something only one other pilot had ever before accomplished. He had flown a single-engine aircraft, solo and non-stop from New York to Paris! Voila! Until now, I have strained mightily to not have plagiarized this article by using anything other than facts from Bob Buck's excellent article, "A Job Well Done." published in the March 1956 issue of Air Facts. But with Bob's blessings (I hope), I must include his closing paragraph on Bill Judd's remarkable flying endeavor. " Now, just a final word about the man who flew this flight. A few people raised their eyebrows at a mature man flying the North Atlantic on one engine in this day and age, but I'd like to reflect that this industry, yes this country, has grown, prospered, and achieved leadership because it had men of intelligence, courage, and adventure-some spirit - and thanks to Bill Judd for showing us they still exist." I was fortunate to have flown co-pilot with both Bill Judd and Bob Buck. I thank them for contributing so much to my aviation education and whatever small skills I may have acquired. But especially, I want to thank them for putting meaning ... and pride ... especially pride, into what it means to say, " I was a TWA Captain!" Thanks Bill, Bob ... and all the many others! It has been 67 years since Lindbergh did it first. 38 since Bill Judd's flight and last year for Jaques du Breil. Only these three men have flown a single-engine airplane. solo, from New York to Paris. Isn't it about time for one of you ladies to take command and join this very special list of "heroes?" I'm looking forward to reading about you.

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"Flak" was great on instruments , (note his concentration!) but he was a real dog on landing a C-46, according to Bob Sherman. Recalled to the 437th TC Wing in the summer of 1950 at Chicago Orchard (ORD), Bob agreed to bring a friend's dog to him at Shaw AFB. Bob was on his last trip from ORD before heading west. Flak whined at the cockpit door so we let him in. When the copilot left his seat, Flak jumped into it to look out the window. Posing him for pictures, as we cruised at 7000 ft., was no problem.

"FLAK" at the controls

MOTHER GOOSE AND GRIMM / By Mike Peters

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THE

MOGOLLON

RIM

by CHARLES DAVIS

robably the dullest most boring flight any airline ever had was the DC-4 cargo round trip from Los Angeles to Kansas City. It was the only flight that Captain Earl Clark could hold and he had been on it nearly a year. At the end of the month when the bids closed he always ended up with a different copilot. None of them could stand it longer than a month. It was eight hours each way and since the ship was unpressurized, cruising altitude was only a few thousand feet above the ground providing a rough ride most of the time, particularly over the mountains. It was an unpleas' ant experience and nearly all his copilots were new hires who couldn t hold anything better.

This was what really made the flight tedious. Earl had little in common with pilots whose incomes were a quarter of his and he knew they would resent a dissertation on the performance qualities of his new Porsche (his airport car) or the super exhilaration he enjoyed cavorting behind his fast ski boat. Except for a one hour getting acquainted session, conversation languished. Occasionally he would get an ex-military jock and then there was a great deal to talk about since his flying background had been in the Air Force. Most of the time though, his assistants had only light plane experience. It took a combination of things to relieve the monotony of the flight. First, the copilot had to have spent most of his aviating in cloudless skies: a Southern California breed, crop duster, instructor, or maybe a fish spotter and therefore unfamiliar with the fearsomeness of thunderstorm flying. Secondly, a certain meteorological phenomenon had to occur to relieve Earl's ennui. A hundred miles northeast of Phoenix an escarpment rises up and wanders in a westerly direction until it peters out between Sedona and Flagstaff. It is the Mogollon Rim. The whole state can be bathed in sunshine but about noon the prevailing westerlies rise up from the desert floor and cumulonimbus clouds form along the rim and remain there until well after dusk. Moderate thunderstorms prevail in the late afternoon and particularly during the summer months. The cargo flight's route ran right through the middle of the phenomenon and going around the disturbances was never considered because it would have added an hour or more to the flight time and cut down on pay load to accommodate additional fuel. If the new copilot had the qualifications Earl desired he could look forward to some stimulating moments on the return trip. The reaction of a first timer who had never seen the interior of a thunderstorm was something to behold. The excessive turbulence accompanied by lightning, hail and the electrical discharge display on the windshields, though harmless, paralyzed most of the newcomers. To heighten the apparent gravity of their situation Earl would carry on as if they were doomed. When they broke out in the clear he would allow himself a good laugh and assure the limp copilot that the grim TARPA TOPICS....MARCH 1995....PAGE

THE MOGOLLON RIM...cont'd experience was routine, occurred regularly, and at no time (he swore) were they in any danger. It would take some time for the poor soul to recover but the surge of relief that ' welled up through him at the captain s disclosure usually canceled out any resentment. When Earl arrived in operations for his first flight in July the schedule clerk announced, as usual, that his copilot for the month was a fledgling airman. "Do you know anything about his flying background?" Earl asked somewhat anxiously. "He told me he got all his time in a Piper Cub and that he had been an instructor at an airport near San Diego until the airline hired him. His name is Ray Stevens and I think he just went in to Weather." Earl felt a little surge of pleasure. The trip might have an entertaining and stimulating interlude. On their way out to the airplane he decided to get rid of the preliminaries. "What do you drive, Ray? " "

Earl

had

plane

course. bumps

steer

erratic

Some

the

We've got a Chevy station wagon. Pretty old. I hope it keeps running until I can afford something newer. " "What do you do with your time off? You into sports?"

good

cropped

over

the highest ridges...

"I used to be, golf, tennis, skiing, but we've got a couple of little kids and with this low starting salary my wife has to work part time so I have to baby sit. We're barely making it."

This pronouncement was so dreary that Earl decided not to pursue the subject and the cockpit remained in dead silence except for the necessary check point reports and an occasional query from Ray about the terrain they were flying over since it was his first experience aloft east of the Colorado River. They passed over the rim southeast of Flagstaff in mid-morning and to avoid the buildups that were already beginning to form, Earl had to steer the plane on an erratic course. Some good bumps cropped up over the highest ridges and Ray grabbed his arm rests and said, "Hey." "Be afternoon when we come this way tomorrow," Earl said and then added facetiously, "Be lots more fun." When they checked in the next day Earl went right to the meteorologist and asked about the wind in the western sector.

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THE MOGOLLON RIM...cont'd "Winslow has fifteen knots now and by the time you get there it should be up to twentyfive or thirty, peak." "That's all, huh?" Earl was disappointed. The wind had to kick up a little higher to produce the kind of boisterous reception in the cloud formation that he wanted to introduce Ray to. As the flight passed over Gallup the tops of billowing cumulonimbus began to come in to view. "There they are." Earl said. `What?" Ray queried. The "You can already see some of the stuff we've got to go through. Be about fortyfive minutes." "Rougher than yesterday?"

plane

suddenly

lurched and

great bolt of light-

"Oh, we'll be on instruments. Maybe for an hour or so. Could get pretty choppy. Lots of thunderstorms scattered around in the stratus layer."

ning

flashed

down...

Over Winslow the weather system reared up in earnest. There were puffy roll clouds near the ground and out in front of a solid dark wall that rose to a height well above the airplanes capabilities. Brief, jagged shafts of lightning began to appear and Earl decided it was time to embark upon his role. Staring straight out the windshield he let his mouth drop open and emitted a loud gasp. Ray's head snapped around and when Earl continue to stare he leaned over and asked in a higher than normal voice, "Is that it?" Earl looked at him and began to stutter. Ray leaned farther over. "I can't understand you." Earl shook his head. "I've n-n-n-never s-s-s-seen it li-li-li-like thi-thi-th-this be-be-bebefore!" Then a curious thing happened. Ray began to stutter. "Wha-wha-wha-what 's go-go-gogoing to hap-hap-hap-happen now? " The airplane lurched suddenly and a great bolt of lightning flashed down from the base of an ominous, overhanging cloud. Ray flinched and drew back in his seat, eyes popped out and hands again clenching his arm rests. Earl knew it was going to be a fun half hour. Moderate turbulence and rain started at the same time. Instead of the windshields of TARPA TOPICS....MARCH 1995....PAGE 47

THE MOGOLLON RIM...cont'd the old cargo plane being faired into the fuselage they were almost vertical. Even light rain created a loud, nerve-racking noise. The heavy rain they were experiencing now was a deafening roar. Earl had a white knuckle grip on the yoke and as the turbulence increased he began to over control so it would appear that the craft was becoming very difficult to handle. To emphasize this effort he contorted his features to match the elements, wincing when there was a flash of lightning and maintaining an expression of alarm when rough air tossed them about. Stealing a glance at his protege he was surprised and elated when he discovered that Ray was imitating all of his motions and facial expressions, feet jabbing away at imaginary rudder pedals and hands pressuring an invisible yoke. The total darkness began to lighten and as it did the rain slacked off. Ray's tense frame relaxed and he said, hopefully, "That's it, isn't it. We're out of it." Earl continued to look grim. "Halfway. We haven't had the hail yet." Ray's chin trembled, "Did you say hail?" he asked in a quavery voice. "You'll know when it's coming though. Everything turns kinda green." Earl stared intently out of his windshield. "Wait. There it is now." The greenish hue only lasted a few seconds and the crash of the ice pellets was like an explosion. Earl squinted and grimaced and noticed that Ray 's features were set in the same cast. As the sky grew darker bright tracery of static electricity began to play on the windshields. Earl gave Ray a panic-stricken look and yelled out, "St. Elmo's fire! Static electricity!" The din drowned out everything except "St. Elmo's" and Ray thought Earl was imploring a saint to come to their aid. Clasping his hands together he cast his eyes heavenward and said, reverently, "St. Elmo's." A glow began to appear on the nose of the plane. It grew brighter and bigger and Earl strained forward dropping his jaw as far as it would go and popping his eyes out. Ray followed suit. A high pitched sound arose above the clatter of the hail and rapidly increased in intensity. "Close you eyes!" Earl yelled. Ray looked bewildered. "What? Close my eyes? What for?" It was too late. The buildup of the dynamic energy forces on the front of the fuselage peaked and the result was a tremendous bang. Earl let out a shriek and fell back in his seat. Ray, momentarily blinded, covered his eyes and rocked back and forth moaning, "I can't see, I can't see." The ship began to climb rapidly and then, just as suddenly, pitched into a sharp descent. Earl lunged for the controls. A shaft of sunlight streaked through the clouds and they were out of it. Except for an undercast, which was quickly breaking up, there was blue sky. Ray began blinking his eyes and for a minute stared at the miracle of transformation. Slowly he became aware of another sound in the cockpit and turning his head discovered that Earl was in the throes of suppressed laughter. Giving him an accusing look

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THE MOGOLLON RIM...cont'd he said, "Pretty hilarious, huh?

Earl put out a restraining hand and still trying to control his merriment said, "Forgive me, Ray. I know it was a chicken thing to do and I apologize. It's just that this flight is so dang boring that if something doesn't happen or your don't make something happen to relieve the monotony, you'll go crazy." "So for a laugh you let me think that the airplane was about to fall apart." "OK, OK. It was cruel and thoughtless and I do apologize but in a couple of years you'll be in the left seat and probably assigned to this flight and then you'll understand the necessity for some kind of diversion. " Ray started wiping the perspiration off his face and said, sarcastically, "Some diversion. " "I'm going to make it up to you," Earl said. "You can make the landing in L.A." "Thanks a lot," Ray said. "But what about the stroke I had back there? You gonna take care of the doctor bills?" Earl grew serious. "Ray, it's important that you understand this type of weather. We were only in it for thirty minutes. You're going to be flying this crud for hours at a time and you have to develop confidence in the airplane. It can take a lot of punishment." Ray breathed a big sigh of relief. "It's still nice to be out in the clear." When Earl got to the airport for his next flight he was disappointed to find out that Ray was going to be his copilot again. It would really be a dull trip this time. They were briefed the next day on the return trip and the meteorologist seemed a bit concerned. "There's a stationary cold front East of the Colorado River and you could get some pretty good activity if it starts to move." As usual the cloud formation began to appear on the horizon as they passed over Gallup. Earl squinted into the sun and notice that instead of the rounded tops of developing cumulonimbus, anvil-like masses of dense clouds had formed and cirrus streamers were extending out at least as far as Winslow. Looking down he saw a sheet of dust and sand blowing across a flat expanse of desert. He glanced over at Ray who was " completely relaxed and dawdling with his computer. "What's our ground speed? Earl asked. Ray made some calculations and said, "A hundred and twenty, nautical. Slow, eh?" "That's a seventy knot head wind. " "So. We're late getting into L.A."

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THE MOGOLLON RIM...cont'd Earl pursed his lips. "Might be a little more turbulence over the rim. Activity, that is." Ray let out a derisive snort. "You gonna start that again or is this a new session?" South of Flagstaff and in clear air they hit a bump that kicked the airplane over into a thirty degree bank. "Why don't you wait until we get on instruments before you start your shenanigans," Ray said. Earl tightened his seat belt. "You got yours tight, Ray?" "That's a new one," Ray said. "But not very original." The first clouds they encountered were above their flight level, bases extending down like great black pouches. The airplane began shaking in short vertical thrusts as if it was being dribbled by a giant in..." I've got to visible hand. Beyond the overhang a gray curtain of rain obscured the terclimb or our rain and stretched across the horizon. Ray assumed an air of nonchalance and peered out the windshield. will go out of "Hmmmm. No lightning yet. Isn't that programmed for today? "

mammatus, with the

let 'er airspeed sight."

Earl grunted and began easing the throttles back. "Planning on setting her down here?" Ray queried. "Have a gander at the air speed," Earl said, continuing to reduce power. "We were indicating a hundred and sixty and now we're up to two hundred and I've darn near got the power off." "Cute, " Ray said. "OK, what's next?" "We're in one heck of an updraft. I've got to let 'er climb or our air speed will go out of sight." "Whatever," Ray said indifferently. "When are you going to scream?" Earl pointed to the altimeter. "Look at that thing spin through fifteen thousand. Maybe you better suck on a little oxygen. I don't know where we're gonna level off." Ray pulled down his mask and began to swing it back and forth between his legs. "I'll wait until you faint."

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THE MOGOLLON RIM...cont'd At seventeen thousand feet the climb flattened out and the air speed began to drop rapidly. "Now for one heck of a down draft," Earl said, pushing the throttles up. Ray hung his mask up and said, "Ho hum." The air had been smooth during their swift ascent but as they approached cruising altitude violent buffeting began to take place. To try to keep the wings level and maintain a heading Earl had to manhandle the controls. The air speed needle fluctuated from near a stall to well into the red sector of the dial. Earl began to worry about structural failure. Ray, completely unaware of any marginal situation began to whistle and gave Earl an impatient look. "Why don't you skip that one. You'll wear yourself out and I've already seen it." "OK, that's it," Earl said to himself. "Time to put a stop to the copilot 's palaver and pass a few items his way. Like, 'I don't need your comments and this time our situation is for hairier the comreal'." But he hesitated for two reasons. One was that Ray's gibes weren't bugging him that mands were ismuch and he fully deserved them. The second reason had to be given more consideration. He was tense and his stomach was tied in knots as sued in full soit had been many times before when things got sticky. It was his voice, or the lack of it. It prano. couldn't be trusted. His lips moved and nothing came out, or what did sounded odd and earned him a suspicious glance from his copilot. As

things

got

Still wrestling mightily with the yoke he thought about some of the captains he had flown with who, under duress, suffered from some mode of expression. They were known amongst the copilots and were discussed and chuckled about throughout the airline. Some were screechers. Commands were given in loud piercing cries and the copilot had to struggle to interpret them. Another did a "mumbo jumbo" thing and someone who had flown in Africa said that it sounded like Swahili. The winner was a big athletic type who spoke in resonant bass voice, normally. As things began to get more critical the basso would take flight and a contralto would take over. As things got hairier the commands were issued in full soprano. Then there were the cool ones. They sauntered through emergencies. Nothing changed, manner, voice, almost casual in their response to imminent catastrophe. Afterwards they joked about their emotions. "I was filled with apprehension, terribly frightened at times, really." Earl did not want to be chuckled about. The hail was on schedule but this time instead of a solid deafening clatter it was sporadic. The hailstones were much larger and struck the windshield singly with an earsplitting crash. The glow appeared almost immediately and Ray closed his eyes and yelled, "Let me know when we're outta this will you, captain?"

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THE MOGOLLON RIM...cont'd The high pitched sound rose to a shriek and Ray, opening an eye, leaned over and tapped Earl on the shoulder. "Sir, you're not closing your eyes." Earl wasn't about to close them. The airspeed needle had stopped fluctuating and was resting against the stop at the bottom of the dial face. He knew instantly what had happened and his heart sank. One of the over-size hailstones had struck the pitot tube and damaged it. If this unit had malfunctioned in smooth air and good visibility he would have been able to judge their speed but on instruments and in severe turbulence it would be almost impossible. He jabbed a finger at the inert needle and gave Ray a quick look. Ray presented Earl with an indulgent smile. "That's very dramatic and I don't know what you unplugged to make it do that but I'm still not going to scream." The explosive bang was much louder than the one before and an odor of burning electrical insulation filled the cockpit. The hail suddenly stopped and Earl picked up his mike. He hesitated but communication was essential. "I'm on interphone," he said peering over at Ray. "Did you hear anything? " His voice was a quavery tenor. Ray shook his head. "How much longer? I have to go potty and why are you talking that way?" 'We've lost our radio, " Earl said. "Did you smell that burning odor?

"I thought maybe it was something you ate," Ray said. The airplane began to climb again and Earl gripped the throttles. "I don't know what to do with these with no air speed. Let 'er climb, I guess." 'We 've already done that," Earl said. "How about a surprise?" The surprise came immediately. The airplane shook violently then lurched into a forty degree bank and began to drop. Earl jammed the yoke forward and pushed the throttles all the way open. "A stall!" He yelled. "I knew it was going to happen! Give me thirty degrees of flaps!" Ray casually grasped the flap handle and said, "Now really." "Quick, quick!" Earl ordered. Ray set the flaps in the thirty degree notch and said, "Well, I guess I'll just have to " humor you. You're the captain. With full power on and the nose of the airplane at a sharp down angle they fluttered through their cruising altitude at a two thousand foot per minute rate of descent. "Man!" Earl exclaimed. "I hope we're west of the rim!"

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THE MOGOLLON RIM...cont'd "We will be," Ray said. Approaching six thousand feet the airplane stabilized and Earl brought the nose up to level flight. "Man! I hope we 're west of the rim!" "You already said that," Ray said. Earl ignored the reminder and said, "That geography south of Flagstaff has some seven thousand foot peaks. " The turbulence eased and the solid mass of cloud began to break up into layers. Earl banked the airplane and looking down said, "There's some holes and I can see those red rocks around Oak Creek Canyon and Sedona. Whoo! We're west of the rim." "Well, that's a relief," Ray said. "Whoo!"

Crossing

the

As patches of blue sky began to appear Earl adjusted the throttles. "I think I'll try to climb this baby back up to our cruising altitude."

Colorado

River

number Ray gave Earl an apologetic look. "I'm sorry, captain, that I disappointed you today but even though you threw in some new ones it was still old hat so why don't we give it up and I'll be glad to make the landing in L.A." "Oil pressure, number three engine," Earl said, tersely.

gine

four

began

vibrate

and

en-

to lose

power.

Ray eyed the instrument panel and saw that the oil pressure indicator was in the red and still dropping. "Not going to give up, are you. I didn't know you could reach the circuit breakers from there." "I hope there's enough oil left to shut it down," Earl said, reaching for the feathering button. "Play it to the hilt. Why not?" Ray said. "I'm still gullible." The blades on the oil starved engine shuddered to a stop. "Whew, " Earl said, his voice filled with relief. "Whew," Ray echoed in a flat, listless tone. Crossing the Colorado River number four engine began to vibrate and lose power. "If that one goes maybe we better try for Vegas," Earl said.

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THE MOGOLLON RIM...cont'd "I can't afford it," Ray said. Approaching Palm Springs Earl grimaced and said, "Might as well shut it down. It's starting to drag. " "Why don't we shut 'em all down," Ray said. Earl tapped the feathering button and peered out the copilot's side window. "What's happening? I still got yaw. " "Oh, it's churning away," Ray said, lightheartedly. Earl pushed the button in and held it. "If it doesn't feather we're not going to be able to maintain our altitude with all that drag. Hundred miles to go. If I can keep our rate of descent around two hundred feet per minute we might just make it. Try the radio. Maybe we can transmit. Tell them we're starting a descent." "Oh, very well," Ray said flippantly. After the transmission Earl looked uncertainly at Ray. "Did you hear anything? I didn't." "Was I supposed to?" With the outboard engine on the good side pulled back Earl was able to maintain heading but the rate of descent increased to three hundred feet. "Gotta make a decision over Ontario. If we don't have the altitude that 's where we 'll have to land. " "Decisions, decisions," Ray said. Their altitude over the Ontario Airport was twenty-five hundred feet. "We've got to try it," Earl said. "Los Angeles is expecting us and without any radio contact we could really screw up traffic at Ontario if we tried to sneak in. Give me a little help on that left rudder and I'll goose up the power on number one." "How come you didn't think of this one on our first trip?" Ray asked, moving his seat up and placing a foot on the left rudder pedal. Noting the strained look on Earl's face he added, "Don't be upset, captain, I'm doing my best to become frightened. " Earl was upset. Looming on the horizon was the city, buildings, residential areas and people, all between their position and the airport. Gritting his teeth and straining at the controls he said, "Ray, this is for real. We'll be lucky if we make it." Ray assumed an air of mock anxiety. "I know, I know. That's why I'm so concerned and why is your voice getting higher?" Two miles from the runway the tower gave them the green light. "Ahha," Ray said. 54

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THE MOGOLLON RIM...cont'd "Your buddy just gave us permission to land. Check list?" "Read it," Earl said, his voice almost shrill. When Earl called for 'down gear' Ray said, "Is this it? No belly landing? No climax? Shucks." "Gear," Earl ordered. "Drop the gear." "Don't you want to turn the air speed back on first?" Ray asked. As the heavy undercarriage slipped into place the plane began shaking and the nose started to dip. "Flaps!" Earl yelled. "Ten degrees of flaps!" "If you say so." Ray said, calmly placing the flap handle in the ten degree notch. The sudden and violent contact with the concrete slab caused them to bounce down the runway for several hundred yards. Taxiing in Ray said, "Well, that wasn't a very dramatic finish, but I guess it will have to do." They parked in front of the freight hangar and as soon as the brakes were set and the two good engines shut down, Earl got out of his seat and hurried into the cabin. Ray finished the check list and picking up his nav kit and suitcase, left the cockpit. As he passed the lavatory he could hear the captain gagging violently and wondered if the food on the airplane had upset his stomach....End

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Flight Engineer Marvin H. Karlson, Retired (1979) after 40 years with TWA is flanked by his son Robert H. Karlson and his grandson David H. Karlson. Robert has been a Captain for General Motors Corporation in Detroit for 17 years and grandson, David, is a First Officer for COMAIR of Cincinnati. Bob's wife, Susie, was a TWA Flight Attendant from 1965 to 1967 and is now a Flight Attendant for Northwest Airlines. She is also based in Detroit.

BOUND & GAGGEDâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;By Dana Summers

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by Goldy

Goldthorpe

ost if not all airline pilots have a tale or two to tell about celebrities they had encountered on flight. This was especially true during WW2 ICD days and the USO and during our "Hollywood" period when film stars were the original frequent fliers and seat blocks were set aside for their use even before they decided to use them.

I remember, for example, having a cup of coffee with Dinah Shore, looking very lovely in a bulky USO jumpsuit even at 3 AM in the dimly lighted Stephenville cafeteria. Then there was the uniformed Hal Roach of "Our Gang" fame who was invited to fly our C-54...but only for a very short time. And I still treasure the 'short snorter' that General Omar Bradley signed for me during his flight back to the USA. One memorable midnight after the War our Connie was cruising eastbound above the dark Atlantic when the crew compartment door slowly opened and a lovely little lady completely wrapped in an expensive robe tentatively entered. It was the celebrated ice skater and actress, Sonja Heine. Unable to sleep or raise a cabin attendant, she had vacated her berth in the sleeper portion of the cabin and was looking for coffee. The Navigator, I believe it was Dave Alman, hastened to provide her with a cup from our own cockpit coffee-maker and she calmly and quietly sipped while perched on the edge of the lower crew bunk. I have often wondered if top management learned of this incident. Probably not. Sonja was too much of a lady to file a complaint and, anyway, Dave 's carefully brewed coffee WAS far superior to the colored-water they served back in the cabin. One morning shortly after day break our International DC-4 approached LGA under a clear, blue sky and into a bright, rising sun. The airport, however, was CLOSED. It was covered with a blanket of thick, greasy smoke rolling out of CON ED's five filthy funnels and was held in place by a stubborn temperature inversion. So we circled and stewed. Finally the Hostess came up and asked our Captain, Willie Miller, for his latest ETA. Willie yawned, stretched and adjusted his sunglasses. "Who wants to know?" "Well, just about everybody back there...including ME, but especially that pretty TARPA TOPICS....MARCH 1995....PAGE

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PILOT.,.cont'd. brunette in seven. She says she has an interview at RKO scheduled for tonight but she has to connect with 21 to make it. Would you ask Domestic to hold? " Capt. Miller was a bit skeptical. "Yeah, sure. Like I have an audience with Harry in the Oval Office tomorrow. " But the amiable Capt. Miller reached for his mic. "OK, if you say so. What's her name; Jane Doe?" "No, no." The Hostess studied her clipboard then took a deep breath. "Her name is...GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA!" ** ack during the days when 'security ' meant a closed-and-locked cargo door and before both bags and bodies were x-rayed and examined, the cockpit-cabin door was often open and interested passengers were welcome to inspect the "front office" when the NO SMOKING/FASTEN SEATBELT signs flickered off. Frequently visitors claimed to be pilots themselves. However, unless they held ACM authorization, and ALPA membership card or an FAA Inspector's ID, their claims were usually doubted. There were, however, exceptions.

Like the time our Hostess broke the early morning tranquillity of our Connie flight deck somewhere over the North Atlantic to breathlessly announce that MARK TWAIN was on board and was requesting permission to visit the cockpit! The Captain, I think it was 'Mike' Michaelson, didn't panic. He calmly removed the big cigar from his mouth, carefully inspected it and then rumbled: "Well, why not?" Capt. Michaelson turned to speak to the First Officer. "Oh, Wheelsman! Steady as she goes. Check for snags in that thar cumulus and be aware of the Bluie West One sandbar!" The F/O (I think it was Guy Capin) saluted: "Aye, aye, Suh!" but I noticed he kept the Connie on course and on autopilot. The cloud proved to be snagless. A few minutes later the crew compartment door opened and there he was complete with his mass of curly white hair, heavy eyebrows, aquiline nose above a bushy white mustache holding a short, unlighted cigar. It was MARK TWAIN all right! "Good evening, Gentlemen. When I learned this vessel was the "Star of the Mississippi" I just had to check the pilot house out. Anybody Got A Light? " He held his cheroot up in ' inquiry. "They say that those were the first four words I uttered but don t you believe them. They may be my last four though." His friendly eyes twinkled beneath the bristling, Bob Buck-type eyebrows as the Navigator held out his Zippo. Capt. Michaelson welcomed our famous guest and introduced him all around.

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PILOT...cont'd. "You know," Mark said, "I have always thought that *the Pilot is the only unfettered and entirely independent human being left on earth except, perhaps, long distance truckers, but YOU Pilots aren't on earth when you do your piloting; 'way above it. " "A Pilot," he continued, *"must have good and quick judgment and decision and a cool, calm courage that no peril can shake...even when the simulators computer goes down when on a final into Washington National. " Mark called the Connie's engines 'sidewheelers' and noted that Lockheed wouldn't develop any stern wheelers until the ten-eleven came out. He took quite an interest in the cockpit and commented that the altimeter would probably do away with sounding and marveled at how well the small, spoke-less 'wheel' steered the big airplane. He asked about flight training. Capt. Michaelson assured him that inflight pilot training was a very important function and that all airline pilots received many hours of line training under the supervision of 'check' Captains much like Mark received himself on the River. This brought back memories. Mark Twain grimaced. "When I was a cub pilot learning my trade we mostly had good skilled and thorough instructors like Horace Bixby. But there were a few *one-eyed son's of a stuffed monkey around like that man Brown. He was always watchin ' for a pretext to find fault. And if he could find no plausible pretext he would invent one. It was his invariable rule to find fault with everything you did. But you don't have that problem, do you? At least not anymore. " Back in the crew compartment we invited Mark to check our the plastic bubble through which the Navigator took star fixes. Shakily mounted on the Nav's stool he studied the star filled sky and even located Polaris somewhere up north. Returning to the deck he reminisced: "Reminds me of *a big mate who always had his old tub pointed at a star holding her straight in the middle of the river...It was easy coming up north but going back down south he had to look over his shoulder a lot." Leaning side by side over the Navigator's chart Mark noticed Capt. Michaelson's ALPA pin. "Oh, we finally got organized, too. *About a dozen of the boldest and some of the best pilots on the river launched what they called 'The Pilot's Benevolent Ass'n'. One of them might even have been Dave Benke's grandpa. Whenever he got ready to tackle a sand bar at low water he ' d grab the speaking tube and yell down to the engine room: "DON'T STALL! DON'T STALL!" Later, sipping a fresh cup of coffee Mark remarked: "*Your true Pilot cares nothing

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PILOT...cont ' d. about anything but the River, and his pride in his occupation surpasses the pride of Kings... Layovers were great, too, especially at St. Louis where *every soul on board was hard at work except the two pilots. THEY did nothing but play gentlemen uptown." "Speaking of St. Louis," Mike remarked, "those layovers were before the Arch. Right?" "The ARK! NO WAY! I go back a piece, you bet, but not that fur! Anyway, old Noah ' didn t have to be much of a pilot during those 40 days and nights. EVERYTHING was high water then." It was nearly daylight when Mark Twain crushed out his last cheroot, shook hands all around, thanked Capt. Michaelson for his hospitality and returned to the cabin. Then the cockpit resumed its normal routine as we prepared for a Heathrow landing. Note: * indicates a quotation, in part, from Mark Twain 's "Life on the Mississippi." ** waiting my turn in Customs I noticed that the gentlemen in the well tailored business suit in the line ahead of me had started to open his suit case for in spection. I glimpsed what appeared to be a big, white wig. But before I could be sure the Inspector motioned the passenger to close up.

Smiling broadly and shaking hands the Customs official cordially greeted the businessman, welcoming him to London then requesting and receiving his autograph before waving him and his uninspected luggage on through. As such consideration on the part of Customs, especially in London, was somewhat unusual, I asked the Inspector who that VIP might be. He looked at me like I had a hole in my head. "I say, Old Chap, do you not recognize your own, most talented countryman, the famous actor HAL HOLBROOK! " "Oh!" I managed to mumble. "So that was Hal? I thought his name was Sam. Needless to say MY luggage was THOROUGHLY searched....End

•••• NOTICE •••• THE VIETNAM FLIGHT CREW REUNION WILL BE HELD IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA ON FRIDAY, MAY 19 AND SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1995. THIS IS A REUNION OF COCKPIT CREW MEMBERS AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WHO FLEW THE MAC CHARTER FLIGHTS INTO VIETNAM DURING THE WAR. ALL WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN ATTENDING THIS EVENT OR IN FINDING OUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT SHOULD CONTACT: PATRICK R. MCKINNEY P.O. BOX 15934 WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33416-5934/PHONE: (407) 547-8811

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HEALTH

NOTAMS

by Bob Garrett

Happy 1995! I hope everyone survived the Holidays and have started your New Year resolutions. You know, the same ones started last year! A new year and new name for our column-Notams-(sound familiar). Also, three issues a year will give me more time to hone up on my computer skills and make our editor happy (an impossible task). If you are interested in a specific health subject, just drop me a note and I will try my best to find it.

US Survivors: Better Life Quality A

ccording to a New England Journal of Medicine report, Americans recovering from heart attacks in the US and Canada have a better quality of life after their seizures. Why? Most likely because the more aggressive pattern of care in the US according to a team of researchers led by Dr. Daniel Mark at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. They found that after one year, the incidence of chest pain among Canadian patients was 62 % greater than among Americans. Canadians were nearly 3 times less likely to receive cardiac catheterization, nearly 3 times less likely to have received angioplasty and nearly 5 times less likely to receive bypass surgery These results challenge the notion that the greater use of cardiac procedures in the US vs Canada have no effect on health outcomes. The findings also fuel the debate over the relative merits of the US and Canadian health care systems and whether the US should modify its fee-for-service system. Telemedicine Is Expanding into Cyperspace! Telemedicine, a 2-way interactive video system, is expanding rapidly. Today, more than 20 states are conducting telemedicine experiments. Most systems connect major medical centers to rural hospitals. The Mayo Clinic in Minnesota has about 2 dozen sites tied into its computer network to help diagnose and treat patients. Other states leading the race to computerize the health system include Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, Texas, Kansas and Iowa. More states could begin using telemedicine or expand existing systems as federal aid becomes as available. Federal grants are being used for some projects now. Next to be linked will be nursing homes and people's living rooms. Devices such as electronic stethoscopes, electrocardiograms and digital blood pressure cuffs along plus the video cameras, recorders and audio equipment would make a home system complete. Avoiding a single hospitalization could save an average minimum of $25,000 per hospitalization, according to reports.

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Aggressive Prostate Therapy No Help? Prostate cancer is the most frequent major malignancy among American males with about 200,000 men, most in their 60s, 70s and beyond, getting the bad news this year. About 80,000 will have their prostates taken out. What happens later? The operations sometimes do no good because the cancer has escaped the prostate and spread. Futile cancer surgery is nothing new, of course, in this or any other kind of tumor. Many men lose 2 of their most basic bodily functions-their ability to control their bladders and to have sex. Many feel that Radical prostatectomy should be banned as an option. However, the surgery procedure is increasing-6 fold in the past 5 years-yet with no evidence that finding prostate cancer and treating it saves lives. How did this major surgery become the operation of the '90? PSA testing may be the reason. Until 1986, the only way to detect prostate cancer early was the digital rectal exam-both inaccurate and unpleasant. PSA, prostate-specific antigen, has changed that. This test is often given without even asking if the patient wants it. But why wouldn't you want to know? Skeptics say knowing about the cancer is a bigger worry than the cancer since prostate cancer is a slow killer. But 38,000 American men will die this year, 2d only to lung cancer. Despite disagreements about PSA testing, it has quickly become a part of elderly care. Industry sources estimate that perhaps 1/3d of US men over the age of 50 will get a PSA test this year. A recent survey for the American Foundation for Urologic Disease found that 16 % of prostatectomy patients would not choose the treatment again. A few become very distraught like the San Diego man who shot his doctor in the groin after prostate surgery left him impotent. It is best to check all the options with your doctor. Protein Shows Medical Promise

A recent test-tube study showed that a synthetic protein can grab a gene-like stretch of DNA that causes a form of leukemia and turn it off. The results show such proteins can regulate the functioning of genes, which could be useful for medical and biological research, according to researchers. The leukemia causing DNA region is created by the abnormal fusion of two normal genes and it orders cells to create a substance that can lead to cancer. In the Dec. 15 issue of the journal Nature, scientists report that a virus was able to deliver the synthetic protein to about 15 percent to 20 percent of targeted mouse cells that carried the abnormal DNA. The protein blocked the abnormal DNA segment from functioning. Scientists at the Medical Research Council's Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England are involved in this study.

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New Advances in Early Detection of Heart Disease Many of us have wondered from time-to-time about what kind of shape our coronary arteries are in and wished that we could peer into these arteries for an answer. Fortunately, new advances in cardiac diagnostics are giving physicians the ability to do just that, quickly and painlessly. The ability to detect heart disease in its earliest stages is a major breakthrough in preventive cardiology. Early detection of coronary artery disease (CAD) is especially important because in 50 percent of cases the first indication could be a heart attack or sudden death. The latest advance in preventive cardiology is a new type of imaging technology known as the Ultrafast CT Scanner. The Ultrafast CT Scanner is able to discover evidence of CAD by detecting the build-up of calcium in the walls of the coronary arteries. This calcification of the coronary arteries, which is not related to the intake of dietary calcium, has been shown to be directly related to atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is the disease process which clogs the coronary arteries. Coronary calcification is a by-product of the atherosclerotic plaques that clog the arteries. In addition to being highly accurate, the Ultrafast can detect early CAD 85 percent of the time and advanced CAD 98 percent of the time.

This means Ultrafast is much more accurate in predicting heart disease than general screening measures currently in place such as cholesterol and stress tests. Also, the Ultrafast is much less expensive, time-consuming and uncomfortable than diagnostic procedures such as angiograms, usually used to determine the degree of heart disease in patients with severe symptoms. The Ultrafast is similar in design to conventional CT (formerly known at CAT) scanner in that the patient lies in a large ring, while x-rays are used to make two-dimensional images of soft tissue. However, the Ultrafast uses a new technology that allows it to "take pictures" at a much faster rate than a regular CT scanner capturing the rapidly moving image of the heart. This improved technology also means that the patient receives a lower dose of radiation, about the equivalent of two regular x-rays. This technology can provide valuable guidance for physicians and patients alike on the prevention and management of the nation's number one killer. Who should consider an Ultrafast CT Scan? In general, candidates for an Ultrafast CT Scan include those between the ages of 35 and 70 with one or more of the following risk factors for coronary disease: Family history of heart disease Elevated cholesterol level Cigarette smoking High blood pressure Obesity

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Shingles-not the kind on the roof!

Shingles is a rather common and extremely painful disease. Half of all people living to age 80 will have had one attack of shingles. An unlucky 4 to 5 percent will experience two attacks. Shingles is caused by the chickenpox virus, and anyone that has had this virus is at risk at any time. The virus remains in a dormant state in the root of a nerve for decades, and for unknown reasons, when activated starts multiplying and migrating down the sheath of the nerve. Almost any nerve can be affected, even the eye, ear, brain and abdominal organs. Most attacks last from two to four weeks, but some can last longer. Studies have shown that Zovirax taken in sufficient amounts (800 milligrams five times a day for seven days), within 48 hours of the rash, may shorten and reduce the severity of the virus. Some doctors also recommend corticosteroids such as prednisone, but there is no agreement on how much they help. If anyone has suffered from shingles and/or found a remedy or relief that works, drop me a note and I will share it with our members.

SHORT ONES!

Munch on some celery. The oil in celery has been used for centuries in oriental folk medicine to treat high blood pressure. Researchers have found that a compound in celery relaxes the muscles lining the arteries and helps lower blood pressure. The equivalent of four stalks a day, feed to rats, lowered their blood pressure 13%.

Going bananas can lower blood pressure! Potassium in the bananas may prevent high blood pressure by dilating your blood vessels. A bowl of bran cereal along with the bananas can add some fiber to your diet. Potatoes with skins, apricots, prunes, tomatoes and broccoli (Bush didn't like it!) also contains potassium.

Vitamin C may help you see! Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness in the world. A cataract occurs when proteins in the eye become oxidized, very possibly by sun exposure or rogue molecules ( free radicals) in the body. Vitamin C, an antioxidant, stop free radicals before they can do harm and may prevent cataracts, according to researchers. However, the jury is still out because studies have so far produced mixed conclusions. As always check with your own doctor before trying new fads. Any members out there Online? I am on Prodigy, which has access to the Internet. Drop me a Prodigy message at TGSV43A. My Internet ID is TGSV43A@Prodigy .com. Well, that's it for now. Hope these Health Notams help you stay healthy.

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A (not so) Funny Incident On The Way To An Annual Physical "

Have you ever had a heart attack, heart damage, or chest pains ...?" The answer of course was , " None of the above, ever. What's the problem? " Dr. Harry Glatstein, my primary health care physician in Secure Horizons medicare HMO, pointed to a short, recurring down line on my EKG. " If there is a problem, its more likely in your equipment. I have never had the slightest indication of any health problem in 38 years of physical's and EKG's. " Several days later his office called to say that they had a new EKG machine. When could I come back?. Not only was the next tracing the same, but the Dr. informed me he saw the beginnings of the anomaly in a previous EKG in my records. He was going to discuss it with a cardiologist. The next call was to ask if I would do a treadmill stress test. Just two minutes into the test, Dr. Glatstein said (almost cheerfully), See! There it is again. " A few days later I was in the office of Dr. Ronald Rossen, cardiologist. " Good news Robert. I don't think you have any heart damage, but you do have a problem and I think we better have a look. " " That's OK with me. Our children and grandchildren are coming in for the Thanksgiving week, and that Saturday is our 50th. anniversary party. I ' ll come in bright and early on Monday the 28th. " " No Robert, we want you to be here for that week, that is why we want to look NOW. " "

Reluctantly I went to the hospital two days later (Nov. 2nd.) for the angiogram. "See that white line on the monitor with the black spot on it? That is your left coronary artery; it is totally blocked. " Before the significance of that sunk in, he pointed to another white line, interrupted by a black space. " That is your right coronary artery; it is also blocked. While completely dumbfounded, he pointed out another white line that had a narrow place, then widened. " That one is only 50% blocked " , he said. Near the end of the five hour recovery period, the cardiologist came by with a friend. " This is Dr. Henry Fee, head of the Cardiac Surgery Group. He will show you the movies we took of your heart at his office tomorrow, and make arrangements for your by-pass surgery." Next day I stopped at the cardiologist first. " Can't we postpone the surgery until after the party " , I asked. " Well that is an option .. with only an added 20-30% risk I suppose. Do you understand that since you do not get any warnings, your first indication of a heart attack will be when your face hits the floor? " Well, on to Dr. Fee, maybe he will understand. After viewing the movies, I made the same pitch for a three week postponement. He looked at me and said, " Do all airline pilots take such big risks? " On Monday Nov. 7 I had the triple by-pass, and went home on Friday the 11th.; walking and feeling fine. All because of a little line. The Thanksgiving week and the party on Saturday went off without a hitch. R.C.S.11/28

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WHAT DO YOU

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Hank Gastrich 2480 Hilton Head Place #2145 El Cajon, CA 92019-4458 Goooooood morrrrrning TARPA! As you were warned, John T. has transferred the reins (vines?) of the Grapevine to me ... and John T.'s shoes will be hard to fill. I have taken the job with reservations. I have let Chuck know that I do this in the same way as the cook took on the cooking chores in the Moose s--t pie story! For those of you who have not heard the story, lemme lay it on you. Four retirees went moose hunting in the wilds of Canada. Arriving at the cabin, they knew that cooking and other house-hold chores would be a full time job. To determine who would "wear the apron" the following decision was made. Drawing cards, low card would assume these wifely tasks, but, only until one of the others complained. To complain was to take over the apron. In an effort to induce complaints, the first cook made sure that every meal was unsightly, unappetizing and unsavory. After several days of being cabin-bound with woman's work, and with NO ONE complaining, the cook decided to take a different tack. Instead of preparing poor, unsightly meals, he set out to make everything by the book (that's Julia Child's Book). The others immediately noticed the change, but made no comment, lest the cook return to his old ways. But on the second day, he decided to, drop the other shoe ... so to speak. Again, the soup, salad, entree - Contributed by Gordon Hargis ...were all outstanding. But for dessert is where he felt he would receive the long awaited complaint and be able to finally join the hunt. For dessert he had prepared a pie shell and pie cover, and after a short search found a moose chip that exactly fitted the pie shell. After the dinner, he removed the dishes, and then served the pie and coffee. On each

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GRAPEVINE (cont'd) plate was a generous slice of pie. One of the diners, using his fork, raised the upper pie crust, and noting what was inside, exclaimed, "Aaaaaggghhh! MOOSE S--T PIE! BUT GOOD! BUT GOOD!" So come on fellows ... and ladies (this writer is fully aware of the feminist comments) ... keep those cards and letters coming. And, if there is something you do not like, puh-leeze, let me know. HANK

RALPH D. PENSON

Bend, OR

Dick, Hi! Hope I'm not discombobulating the books, but put me in for the rise in dues or put it in the "KITTY." Keep up the good work! Thanx & Regards Ralph Penson ANITA WALKER (Jake) Broomfield, CO Dear Hank, Chuck said you needed some "stuff." Here are some pictures taken recently when Robi Mueller and I journeyed out to Wickenburg "Roundup." Was a fun two days, our President and his lovely wife Lou were among the TARPA people there. The weather was perfect for those who played golf and those of us who took to the trail on horseback to roundup the cows. Unfortunately the nearest we came to any cows were some dried up "cowchips" (Cow Chip Pie?) where they had "shaded up" under some mesquite trees some weeks past. Was lots of beautiful cactus and other desert shrubs; everything either sticks or bites! One day we saw about thirty deer and a coyote. Second days trail ride ended with chuck wagon cookout up a dry wash about a mile from the ranch. The desert was so dry, only green was the golf course, where the rabbits congregated to eat the grass and the coyotes came to eat the rabbits! So, every night we were wakened by the bark of the coyotes very near by. A number of cocktail parties were hosted in the rooms, and then to the cocktail hours and dinners both nights. A lot of camaraderie enjoyed by all. All ended too soon, and Robi and I left Sunday at dawn. We had a beautiful drive across the desert and arrived at the Phoenix Airport at 7:30 A. M. Wishing you luck in your "NEW JOB" and hope that I've been able to contribute something to help you. Best Regards

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Anita Walkar nn "Radar"

Margaret and Lloyd

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Hubard

Busch Voigts

GRAPEVINE (cont'd)

Walker Dorothy Minor & Arita

Dave and Lou Davies

Alien and Dean Millar - A friend and Robi Mueller

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Grant

CaptinJoe

Joe Grant -Rita Condor

Returning with "pack " horses laden with Gold ... en memories!

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GRAPEVINE (cont'd) HAROLD NEUMAN'S FAMILY

SAN JOSE, CA

To Harold's Friends: Thank you for the cards and letters you have sent to Harold over the past year. He has received much enjoyment from reading and re-reading them. He is not up to writing anymore, but wants all his friends and well wishers to know he appreciates every card and letter, and the stories of past experiences bring forth more reminiscence. Unfortunately Harold suffered a setback earlier this month and is not doing well as we would like. Because of this we had to move him to a skilled facility where around the clock nursing is available. We hope that he will again rebound from this and be able to return to assisted living accommodations soon, but he may remain in the extended care wing of this facility from now on. For those interested his new address is: ALAMADEN CARE & REHABILITATION CENTER 2065 LOS GATOS-ALMADEN ROAD SAN JOSE, CA 95214 Harold asked that we be sure to extend his wishes for a HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON to all and again his thanks for your thoughts. Our best wishes and thoughts go out to you all. MERRY CHRISTMAS HAROLD NEUMAN'S FAMILY

ELDRED OLSON

Palm Desert, CA

Hi Hank, I see you are taking the job over. I have been reading my latest T ARP A magazine and reading of some of the old incidents of years past. I recall one that may cause a chuckle to some of the old DC-3 pilots. I was hired in November 1945 and on returning from co-pilot's school at Kansas City I caught an ACM ride with Captain George Rice and he is giving a final check ride to Capt. Jim Brogdon on a DC-3 cargo flight to ABQ I believe, as we usually changed crews at Albuquerque. Jim is very precise on the check list as George is reading it off over his glasses and we crank up and off we go. The flight progresses very well, but as we got further west we climbed up to 10,000 feet and it became quite cold in the airplane so George turned around to me and asked if I could get a little heat out of that Rube Goldberg heater contraption. Well, I tried all I knew about the machine to little avail and I could see George smiling over at Jim and commenting how that Air Force Test pilot on B-29s, couldn't even crank up a heater on a DC-3. They both tried it later with no better results so guess they figured I had screwed it up royally but I never heard more about it. It was a cold trip on to Albuquerque. Jim passed the flight check O.K. but I'm not sure what George thought of this new hire.

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GRAPEVINE (cont'd) I really enjoy every issue of T ARP A and appreciate all the good work it takes to produce a publication like this. Thanks a million!!! Editor's Note: I too remember the hot water DC-3 heating system ... and not with good memories. The late Captain Bill Sellers and I were assigned to fly it as an engine carrier for downed Super G's when they first hit the line, but one thing I remember was that I let the %*#$ thing FREEZE UP while we were on the ground circa 0200 in Grand Island (?). We flew to Salt Lake City, I flew, but we both wore our overcoats which were of no help. Bill discussed me and everyone of my ancestors in language I can't use in the TOPICS. And, you know what E.L.? I agreed with him 100%,

The DC-3 heating system pictured above left is with steam heat supplied by a boiler in the right engine. If the right engine was feathered ... So long heat! The picture on the right depicts a later design which directs heat through an exhaust stack augmenter but hear this! The right engine heat was directed to the pilot's compartment; the left engine's heat was directed to the passenger cabin. A still more crude set-up which I think E. L. is talking about had a little gas heater in the airplane just before where the radiator is pictured. THIS is what I let go out, causing the radiator to freeze along with what water there was in the boiler and/or lines. (For you pilots that flew the Bombay flights, the water heater was not unlike those in the Ambassador hotel in Bombay.)

BILL FISCHER

Kansas City, MO

Gentlemen, I am an Eagle 1 December 1994 but since I can, I'll continue to pay the dues. P.S. Keep up the great work. Bill Fischer

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GRAPEVINE (cont'd) JAMES McCLURE

Dayton, TN

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GRAPEVINE (cont'd) THAD MAY Greensboro, AL Dear Dick, I can't believe it; but I'm now an Eagle! I turned 75 on Oct.4th. As long as I can afford it, I would like to continue paying dues. Its an appreciation gesture for all the work put in by others, such as you on my behalf! I thank you for your contribution. Sincerely yours,

LOUIS BARR

Henderson, NV

Dear Dick, Enclosed is $25 for 1995 TARPA dues. I guess technically I don't have to pay this year since I joined the exalted rank of Eagles. However, in recognition of the good work that you and other dedicated officers of TARPA have been doing, and the fact that the treasury is depleting, I shall continue to pay dues as long as I am able. In my case it spanned 36 years and 24,000 hours off this earth with many fine pilots and gentlemen. I always maintained TWA didn't make a pilot out of me, they made a critic. Anyhow, it is my pleasure to belong to TARPA, and if by continuing to pay my dues I am helping to keep it solvent, it is a small price to pay for a most interesting career. My thanks to all of you. Louis Barr Sincerely

Hana, HI C. CLYDE NIXON I received my "Topics" (Nov.) yesterday. Usually takes 3 weeks by overseas - I assume you mean foreign, not part of the USA. Thanks (Mahala) for all the good work - see you in Palo Alto in '95. Aloha! C. Clyde Nixon

CHARLIE KRATOVIL Dear Dick,

St, Louis, MO

I met a nice guy named Slim Lindbergh about 1926 - then Oliver Parks - Jimmy Doolittle Mr. McDonnell - the old man, etc. Oliver Parks let me work my way through his school after 1928 barnstorming in an Eagle Rock and then with Robertson Air Lines from a cow pasture they called Lambert Field. Flew mail St. Louis to Houston. Had tri-motor Ford solo time. Got TWA job in 1935 - first trip to L. A. with Earl Fleet. Enjoyed his picture in last issue. Dick Hanson and I in a DC-2 or 3, went into a cold front near Haysville, Ohio at 9,000 feet. It spit us out the side at 14,000 feet. Dick was white and so was I. After a similar incident, solo on a J-6 Ryan

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GRAPEVINE (coned) monoplane, I landed and the post office driver of the mail truck asked me to explain. He looked like tough old Victor McLaglen of the movies. I asked him how he liked my landing and he answered, "I think you have a little "savoir faire" in your Czech ancestry kid!" I was in my early twenties at the time. I try to help my kids and grandchildren and pray at daily Catholic mass for them and the entire TWA group. Its lonesome going to the airport and not knowing a single crewmember. Charlie Kratovil

Sparta, NJ DAN RICHTER Dick, My wife (Nancy) said try to be first to pay. I doubt it, but I tried. Dan Richter Best Wishes, Editor's Note 1: Dear Dan, I' m very happy to tell you that YOU were FIRST to pay your 1995 dues. Hank Editor's Note 2: Dear Dick, Try and juggle the books a little to show Dan Richter as being first to pay 1995 dues! Thanx, Cleveland, GA

LARS LUNDSTROM Dick,

A much belated thank you for having undertaken such a demanding job, to keep we in the " "boonies up to date. Best wishes in the coming holiday season. Lars and Annaliese Lundstrom

San Leandro, CA

F. A. HARLAND

Dear Capt. Davis, I am 80 now but will continue the dues as due. The Topics is worth much more! The Best F. A. HARLAND Paradise Valley, AZ PAUL KELLY Hello Dick, Put this in the kitty. Dues at $30 is a bargain. Too bad it didn't pass muster Thanks, Fort Meyers Beach, FL

BOB VOSS Dick,

Enclosed is my check for '95 dues. Next year (1/27) I will become an "Eagle" - Boy, time really does fly! TARPA is such a good organization and you fellows that do the work are entitled to a great big "thanks" from us all. Sincerely,

Bob Voss

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GRAPEVINE (cont'd) Napa, CA DAN DORMAN I wanted to let you know that my wife of 44 years fell backwards, struck her head, which was fatal within a very few minutes on October 14, 1994. I was there but not close enough to be of any help. Her name is listed with TARPA as Mary but she was known as Irene to most people. I am "

sending a "Remembrance" from the funeral, maybe a help for any notice in the "TOPICS. Thanks, and good luck on your editorship. TARPA is a great group and I am proud to be included and extend my thanks to all the people that make it possible. Dan Dorman F/E Retired Sincerely, " Editor's Note: I was able to speak with Dan and thank him for the very nice "Remembrance of Irene's funeral included with his letter. The funeral service was held in the First Presbyterian Church of Napa with the Reverend Joy Dorf officiating.

North Bay, CA JIM FINDLAY Dear Hank, Dick Davis' article on "ole 386" - N1945 (Al Wagner's DC-3) jumped out at me when I saw a picture of Captain Stu Carson. Stu is presently flying for a DC-3 Sky-Tour operation in the SFO area. Otis Spunkmeyer Air operates two pristine DC-3's, and the parent company is Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie Company. ' Stu and I had a great time flying one of the "3 s" to Europe this summer for the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of D-Day. "Save-A-Connie " obtained from John Mulvey who maintains the Denver Aerospace Science Museum in Aurora, CO. Good luck with the Grapevine. Jim Findlay Director - Flight Operations Otis Spunkmeyer Air - OAk

North Bay, CA BILL McMINN This is a copy of a school report my 12 year old grandson recently made. I hadn't thought too much about this but I believe the kid is probably right. So, in addition to thanking Wilbur and Orville for making possible my 33 1/2 years with TWA, I'd also like to thank them for my grandson Chris Rogers. Editor's Note: The report follows ... if I can learn to keep this stuff together. I also believe, you are hearing from a future Grapevine Editor. The report is well written and kudos to Chris.

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GRAPEVINE (cont'd)

TEE WRIGHT BROTHERS AND ME by Chris Rogers

If it wasn ' t for the Wright brothers, I would not be here sitting in class today. Wilbur Wright was born in Millville, Indiana, on April Four years later, on August 19, 1871 in Dayton, Ohio, 16, 1867. his brother Orville was born. As boys they liked to tinker and make simple mechanical toys. In 1888, they built a large printing press. A year later, in 1889, they began to publish the Dayton, Ohio, " West Side News " . Not content with being successful publishers the two bicycle repair shop and showroom in 1892. brothers opened Always tinkering and inventing, three years later the boys began assembling bikes with tools of their own invention. Always fascinated by motion and mechanical things, the two brothers began to experiment with gliders. In 1901, they tested the effects of air pressure on over two hundred different combinations of wing designs and surfaces. In 1903, Wilbur and It turned out to be Orville constructed their first propeller. 35 percent more effective than any other propeller built up until that point. In 1903, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville made From the first successful flight of a self powered aircraft. that point on powered aircraft became a reality. On December 31, 1915, my grandpa, William D. McMinn, was born in Roseville, Michigan. He lived across the street from the first airport in Michigan. My grandpa and his family grew u p with a great interest in flying. When my grandfather was only ' s interest in ten years old, he made his first flight. Grandpa flying never stopped. In 1941, he became a commercial airline pilot with Trans World Airlines. My mother was born into a house where there was always talk of flying and airplanes. In 1972, my mother began flying as a flight attendant for the same airline that my grandfather worked for. She was transferred to New York where she met my father. That is why the Wright brothers had such an impact on my life. If it had not been for them, I probably would have never been born.

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GRAPEVINE (cont'd) San Jose, CA BILL DIXON Dear Dick: I've enclosed this letter along with my 1995 dues check for $25.00 I suggest TARPA consider adopting the same policy TWA Seniors Club did some 5-6 years ago, which was to charge annual dues from thereon to their Gold Lifetime Members (retirees who had started with TWA 50 years ago). It was getting so too many members were reaching Lifetime status and not paying dues. Those Lifetime Members prior to dues change-over date continued to be free of dues, although many do pay. In TARPA'S case, pilots attaining Eagle status in 1995 and after would be required to pay annual dues beginning in 1996. Those who had reached Eagle status prior to 1995 would still have their dues waived, but part or full payment would be welcome, just as it is today. An alternative would be to continue as now and hope that the majority of the Eagles would pay dues voluntarily, with a little encouragement through TARPA TOPICS. Sincerely, Bill Dixon P. S. As a TARPA founding member, I appreciate all the hard working you are doing for the organization. AL LUSK

Camarillo, CA

Dear Capt. Davis: Although the TARPA Roster has me classified as an Eagle, I'm enclosing a check for $25.00 I have always looked so much younger than the rest of the fellows in my seniority group that some of them might think I lied about my age just to save the twenty five bucks. Happy Holidays,

DAVE DUFAULT To all concerned,

Contoocook. NH

A truly great job - splendid magazine, interesting, informative stories, "Neat Pictures "first class" product. Congratulations, Dave Dufault Happy Holidays

ED BETTS Dear Dick,

-A

Pacific Palisades, CA

I am trying to be prompt with my dues for next year, which is unusual for me. My elderly body is going to pieces fast. Early this year I had an operation for a detached retina in the right eye. It is coming along slowly and I can use it somewhat. However, the day before yesterday, problems developed in the left eye which was diagnosed as a tear in the retina. Had an

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GRAPEVINE (cont'd) in the right eye. It is coming along slowly and I can use it somewhat. However, the day before yesterday, problems developed in the left eye which was diagnosed as a tear in the retina. Had an operation where they freeze the eyeball and this will take weeks to recover. S0000, between the two I can't see very much and can't do any driving on the freeways or at night. It is probably an advanced case of the "DT'S" as I have all of these floaters in my line of vision. Will probably change my brand. Regards, ED P.S. Enjoyed your article about "ole 386" - "ole 385 is the DC-3 Donna and I flew together for the first time in mid-1946. Let's all hope Ed recovers completely and quickly; he is much too good of a writer and contributor to the TOPICS. Remembering my DC-4 cargo flights from MKC-LAX in a DC-4, he is also much too fine a "caterer" to not be remembered fondly. I flew, Ed served: caviar canapes, pate de fois gras, fine cheeses and salamis, etc. I frankly wonder if I didn't enjoy the dining more than I did the left seat Hank time which he always gave me. Thanks again Ed, you were and are No. 1.

Twin Lakes, WI

FRANCIS STUMPF Thank you all for keeping T.W.A.alive!

F. D. Stumpf

CLEO MATTKE

Sun City West, AZ

Dear Capt. Davis, Enclosed find check for $30.00. Glad I am able to pay it. I enjoy the TARPA TOPICS & it is a great way to keep track of some old friends. Sorry I missed St. Louis Convention. Sounds like you had the usual good time. Maybe 1995. Sincerely, Cleo Mattke P. S. I retired December 1976. Feel lucky to have flown to my 60th birthday.

Cleo

LEE (& Ginny) LASSWELL Littleon, CO Hi! Hope you and Marcia are feeling fine. We're plodding along, and trying to get used to the Colorado weather. Had 5" of snow about November 10, down to 25 degrees F (high) several days ago and today it is forecast for 68 degrees. CRAZY! Well, I hate to write so I'll give you a call in a few days. Say Hi to all the RV gang, and TWA'ers for us. Best wishes Lee & Ginny

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GRAPEVINE (cont'd)

December 05,1994

Dear Dick, The latest TARPA TOPICS has a reminder that TARPA dues for 1995 should be sent in anytime now. Before the reminder gets buried under my other "projects," I am enclosing my check for $25 for 1995. I could not send a check without letting you know how much my wife and I enjoy each TARPA TOPICS, The mew format is great and it reflects a great deal of work and sweat that the men responsible for its publication do to get the final product ready for circulation. My wife, Helen (Nagy), was a domestic hostess from early 1942 out of Chicago and Kansas City until January, 1946, at which time she was in the first International Hostess group until 'May, 1946. I was a navigator from 1942 until 1964, when the navigators were phased out with the certification of Doppler Navigation. Several yearslater, I was in JFK in flight operations for a short time and then in Beirut and Nigeria for three years under Special Services. Naturally, Helen and I have many fond memories of our airline days and the arrival of TOPICS is quite a relief from the catalogues, charity solicitations and political mail we get six days a week. Our only problem is that both of us want to be first with it. Helen's hire date is about six months earlier than mine in 1942, so she gets first reading of it. I sometimes wish we had "his" and "hers" copies of TOPICS. That would settle one domestic problem. Of course, we will only be faced with that situation three times a year now instead of four. Seriously, Dick, we could not let this opportunity pass without letting you and all of the hard working retirees know how much the arrival of TOPICS means to a couple of small towners who live about 60 miles south of the Arctic Circle (or so it seems). Sincerely, Bob Kilian

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GRAPEVINE (cont'd) JOHN HAMLIN Vandalia, OH Capt. Richard A. Davis, My wife Sybil, my cousin Anna Marie Colbert and I enjoyed the convention very much. I am sorry I did not get to see you there, but as you said, it was a very busy time for you. Enclosed is my dues for 1995, $30.00. Also, a VHS video tape of 20 minutes for you to keep. Thank you again for everything, I have received the November '94 "TARPA TOPICS" John B. Hamlin

California Bumper sticker: "KEEP HONKING! - I'M RELOADING."

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GRAPEVINE (cont'd) Dear Hank, I think you will find the following newsworthy since it involves our TARPA Historian, Ed Betts. Since Ed is far too modest to blow his own horn I decided to let you know about an honor he received in 1994. We all have enjoyed Ed's writings over the years but you may not know that he has also contributed many outstanding articles to the American Aviation Historical Society (AAHS) Journal. This is a very prestigious publication and Ed's writings are among the finest in the Journal. Last year the membership of AAHS voted Ed ' s article on the Boeing 307 to be the finest writing on Commercial Aviation for the year. Ed would have received the Award from the President of the AAHS at the AAHS Convention in Scottsdale on September 10, but Ed missed the Awards Banquet because he was at the TARPA Convention in St. Louis. Since Bill Proctor and I were at the AAHS Convention, we were designated to present the award to Ed in Los Angeles. We surprised him with the Award at a luncheon in December with some of his old TWA flying buddies. We met at the DC-3 Restaurant at the Santa Monica Airport where the enclosed pictures were taken. Bill Proctor is shown presenting the AAHS plaque to Ed. The TWA retirees in the group picture are V.J.Pieroni, Hank Kirst, Carl Johnson, Ed, Gil Davis and Bill Proctor. This is a group of ex Los Angeles-based pilots who get together once a month to reminisce and swap lies about the " good old days " . Not shown are Bill Zesiger and Bob Morgan who normally join us, but were unavailable for this occasion. It sure is nice to know that Ed ' s considerable talents as an Aviation Historian are well recognized outside of TWA. I don ' t know how he finds time , but Ed has also put together a " pictorial'" seniority list and it is a real kick to look at those faces because it goes back to the beginning of the airline.. We had it at the luncheon and it was quite a hit. You can imagine some of the comments; especially from those of us who spent many years as co-pilots for some of those " Gods of the Sky". Have fun in your new job. Best regards, V.J.

V. J. PIERONI [letter

pictures

] Rancho Valos Verdes, CA

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GRAPEVINE (cont'd) V. J. PIERONI

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

CAPTAIN ED BETTS RECEIVES WRITING AWARD

Captain Ed Betts receiving the AAHS plaque from Bill Proctor. Last year, the membership of AAHS voted Ed' s article on the Boeing 207 to PRESENTATION AT THE "DC-3" RESTAURANT

TWA retirees from left to right are, V. J. Pieroni, Rank Kirst, Carl Johnson, Ed Betts (honoree), Gil Davis, Bill Proctor

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GRAPEVINE (cont'd) RAY BERTLES

Yardley, Pa

Dear Hank, Let me start by offering Joan and my thanks to everyone involved with the TARPA con-vention in STL; we had a terrific time. Just to bring you up to date with my activities since retiring, I am still very active with my church, active with the New Jersey Aviation Council, and active in several functions of EAA chapter 176 (Trenton, NJ). At the EAA Oshkosh Fly-In I am vice-chairman of the Airline Pilot's Headquarters. The Fly-In is a great place to get together with friends and the Airline Pilot's Headquarters is helpful in locating friends attending the Fly-In. I encourage anyone making it to Oshkosh to stop by and say hello; the coffee is on the house! I have recently purchased a 1983 Beech C24R Sierra that I have been flying locally, hangared at Trenton, NJ. Planning to fly it to our other home in Phoenix during the winter months and hangar in Deer Valley Airport. Enjoy your new job as Grapevine Editor Editor; ex-Newark gang sure knows how to get involved. Fraternally yours, Ray Bertles

DEAN PHILLIPS

Tucson, AZ

Dear Richard, What better way to start 1995 off than to send a contribution to TARPA? Regards, DARRELL MERRILL

Chesterfield, MO

Dear Dick, I truly enjoy the TARPA magazine and want to thank all of you who do the work. I'm afraid all of us could be retired in 1995. I hope that I am wrong; I usually am! Take care, Dean Phillips PHIL MORGAN

Pompano Beach, FL

Hi Dick, Thanks for your efforts. Hope all is well with you and stays that way. Phil Morgan

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GRAPEVINE (cont'd) Reno, NV

FRED AUSTIN

Thank you for all of your good work this past year. Best regards to you and your board. All is well here. I just turned 80!

Litchfield Park, AZ

GENE EXUM Dear Dick,

Sorry I missed the last two get togethers but when you get your back carved on as much as I have, you are not going anywhere. However, I plan to be in Palo Alto. You guys are doing a great job. Keep up the good work! Gene Exum Naples, FL

BOB WIDHOLM Hi de ho Dick:

I received the last edition of TARPA TOPICS and many thanks for sending it. I'm sorry you had to go through this extra effort, but ye' olde Post Office doesn't hold any third/fourth class mail in Naples when they forward First Class. No kidding ... they said that "many of the carrier's don't speak good English and would get confused." Isn't that a pistol? Anyway, we'll be back "in the loop" after Christmas, so the problem is solved. BEST WISHES TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY FOR HAPPY HOLIDAYS Sincerely Editor's Note: Did you check the Naples, It ... Naaaah!

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GRAPEVINE (cont'd) "JACKY" GILLETTE Bar Tender and Gentleman unequalled, CELTIC HOTEL 6 Rue Balzac, PARIS, FRANCE Dear Mr. Davis, Thank you so much for the TARPA magazine . I am very please to receive new - from crew members. I hope the last time I written to you you find the money in the envelope. please let me know. I wishes Merry, Merry Christmas, and Very, Very Happy New Year ... please.Received sincerely the best regards for 1995 - included your families. All Best, Jacky Gillette Editor's Note: I had as much difficulty reading his writing as I had listening his English. I last visited with Jacky in 1974 when my late first wife (Mary Lee) and I were in Paris. I love him for MANY reasons ... including how discreet he could be when discretion was paramount! Thanks Jacky. NO. 1 ALL THE WAY Indiana, PA FORD BLANEY Dear Hank, Congratulations on becoming the Grapevine editor. I feel sure the job will be a lot of fun. Enclosed is a picture of Vi and Dave Richwine plus Jane and me taken in December at the Cloister resort on Sea Island, Georgia. Jack Morgan with the Russ Morgan orchestra played for dancing.

Last January, 1993, Jane and I went on the Mississippi Queen big band cruise out of New Orleans. The Russ Morgan band played for dancing from New Orleans to Vicksburg. Then the Jimmy Dorsey band came on board to play on the way back. Connie Haines was on board too, as well as the

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GRAPEVINE (cont'd) Ink Spots. With trips to plantations, battlefields and towns along the river, it was a fun trip. Yours, truly,

CARLETON GENEBACH Richard,

Huntington Beach, CA

Use the extra amount to help defray costs Best thing that arrives in my mail Skip Carleton

DICK RUBLE

Camarillo, CA

Hi Dick, Thanks for all the work you do for TARPA. Hope I followed all the instructions - it ' s getting old out! Your friend,

GEORGE J. TITTINGER An excellent organization and publication.

Dick Ruble

Hemet, CA

VIC HASSLER Dick, Thanks for all the time and effort you're putting in to TARPA BOB DALIN Lake San Marcos, CA Thank you Dick for all your efforts on my behalf. We wish you and yours a great Christmas time and a rewarding New Year. Bob Dalin

JOHN EMMERTON Hello Dick,

Winter Haven, FL

Our permanent (?) address is here in Florida. However, we usually go somewhere for two-to-three months in the summer. Two years ago we spent time in Boston, Colorado, and Wyoming. This past summer we were in Madison, Wisconsin. This coming (1995) summer we will be

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GRAPEVINE in Asheville, North Carolina. These are one time only stays so will advise you as soon as we have an address for each summer. The address for June, July, and August 1995 will be 9 Sarena Place, Asheville, North Carolina, 28804. Last month Dick Guillian was in Orlando at a hardware convention. I was able to spend an afternoon with him and we had a great visit. We enjoyed the St. Louis get together very much. You people on the board do a great job. Have a Merry Christmas, John A. Emmerton

Suisun, CA DICK CARTER Am enclosing the new '95 dues schedule because the new "TOPICS" is a class publication and worth every penny! Dick Carter

Haines City, FL

J. T. HAPPY Dick!

Hang in there ace -- Have a great Thanksgiving and verrry Merry and HAPPY New Year -See you in San Jose. All the best

J. T.

Oxnard, CA JAMES T STEVENSON Capt. Davis, Find my dues as requested. I was 76 years of age 11-19-94 - guess I should be a Silver Eagle or whatever. Have no payroll number - lost long ago but my TWA business card is on the enclosed copy of the 1946 pilot's seniority list (I received only page 1 and page 30 - Hank) as well as my name and number (#1069) of that date. Sincerely,

Los Altos Hills, CA UAL (retired) RAPA JOHN X. STEFANKI Dear Hank, What a pleasant surprise to receive your welcome letter from the past. I get the TARPA TOPICS and saw your name and a couple of articles you wrote. I thought to myself more than once,

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GRAPEVINE "I used to know a pilot by the name of Gastrich and I wonder whether it was the same person?" Now I know it was. Editor's note: I saw John's name MANY times in ALPA writings and I wondered if he was the same John X. Stefanki I knew. Considering there aren't toooo many John X. anythings around, I wrote to him and find out we were indeed kindred spirits. Much of my letter to him, as his was to me, was of a personal nature and neither of us are sure how long the statutes of limitations applies to things like firing Very's pistols at the base C. O.'s home, etc., so let me tell you how John got his "X" and I'll wind this up with a somewhat similar Navy story. The "X" was acquired, courtesy of United Air Lines. When they went to computers, I had no middle name John (none) Stefanki in the Navy, and they gave me an "X". I decided to adopt it and it's been mine ever since. Editor's Note: I was in the Navy when my oldest daughter was born in the Coronado hospital. The wives of the unit I was in (FASRON 691) wanted to present my wife an engraved silver " baby ' s cup" as a gift. My skipper, a non-too sharp CDR and anxious to make Captain asked me to tell him the new baby's name so he could pass it on to his wife. I told him, Suzanne. And the middle name," he asked. "None" I said. S00000, you can see this coming, the wive's club presented Mary Lee and infant Suzanne with a beautiful Sterling Silver cup engraved, "Suzanne (none) Gastrich." Thanks for getting in touch again John... and let's make it less than 50 years between contacts.

JACK ROBERTSON

Scottsdale, AZ

Dear Hank: If you're looking for an item for a future "Grapevine" issue, perhaps you can make something from this. In my September 1, 1994 issue of "Aviation International News" I read the article claiming Frenchman Jacques Lemaigre du Breil was the first pilot to fly solo from New York to Paris, in a single engine aircraft after Lindberg's famous flight in 1927. I thought TWA retired Captain Bill Judd, had made the same flight many years ago. So, I phoned Bill who only lives a few minutes away and read read the article to him. Bill later picked up my magazine, phoned the editor and faxed him documentation proving that Bill Judd, not the Frenchman, was the first pilot to fly a single engine airplane solo from New York to Paris after Lindberg's flight. The editor promised a correction which appeared in the November 1, 1994 issue (copy enclosed). Captain Judd had intended to fly non-stop to Cairo, but began siphoning fuel over the Atlantic and had to land at Paris. I'm enclosing some additional information from which you may be able to put together a story of interest to TARPA readers.

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GRAPEVINE (cont'd) Sincerely, Jack Robertson

You bet I'll give it a go Jack, but just this evening, I found out I should submit to Chuck as a 'feature' rather than as part of the Grapevine. I had Bill's older photos re-negatived (??) and HANK have used much better and smaller pictures in the article, which should help.

And to the troops: Thanks for hangin' around to the end (if you have). As you will note, a large number of addressed to Dick and in some the notes and letters were Happy! Because this was my first cases, even to J. T. shot at this, it took more when I "volunteered. " sidered a complaint ... sent to the printers by 1 should let you know my sooner ... or 20 June. My apologies to thing news worthy but unsigned letters received one! Some others were they were not intended

time than I suspected it might That is not in any way to be conbut expecting the next issue to be June (Chuck ' s deadline) I guess I deadline must be at least 10 days any of you who submitted somecan not find it; there were several which I could not attribute to any sent to Chuck because I was sure for the Grapevine. As soon as the 'penny' postcards, I plan to ac-

post office receives new knowledge everyone who writes with a return card so you will at least know I received your letter. Thanks again ... all of you. It's YOUR Grapevine, so make it what YOU wish it to be. Hank Gastrich 2480 Hilton Head Place #2145 El Cajon, CA 92019-4458 Tel: Home: 1-619-588-2578

I also expect to have a FAX number installed but probably not ready for the March issue. I have a FAX modem on this new computer ... but I do not know how to use it ... either.

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MAILBOX

38 Crag Lane Levittown, N.Y. 11756 January 23, 1995

Dear Chuck: I just received my December '94 copy of the SKYLINER which listed Capt. George Gay in its "In Memoriam " column. I was saddened to learn that 'Gentleman George' had passed away October 21, 1994. I remember George so well as one of the nicest, kindest, really fine gentlemen I ever knew. He was wonderfully cooperative, always genial and completely reliable. We will never know the incredible hardships he endured as the only member to survive the Torpedo Squadron 8's heroic mission against the Japanese fleet during the Battle of Midway. Then he drifted at sea for 30 hours with burns and two bullet wounds before being rescued. Typical of his gentle humor, when people asked George to autograph the August 1942 LIFE magazine cover that featured his picture, he would say: "I always ask them where in the world they got it. I thought my mother bought ' em all up." A brave, noble and kindly EAGLE has Flown West. We will greatly miss and long remember him. Sincerely Goldy

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3882 Cherokee Ford Gainesville, GA 30506-3078 November 1 7, 1 994 TWARPA c/o Capt. Chuck MacNabb 1 865 Penny Royal Lane Wentzville, MO 63385 Dear Capt.

MacNabb,

I am a retired Eastern Airlines pilot and a member of the board of directors of The Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame. I write to you about Capt. George Gay who I am sure you know died late last month in Marietta, Georgia. You may or may not know that Capt. Gay was inducted into The Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame last May. As Capt. Gay ' s liaison for the induction banquet I came to know him and have no small amount of admiration for him. One of the things that became immediately apparent was Capt. Gay's discomfort with his notoriety as the " sole surviving member of Torpedo Squadron 8." He was quick to let me know that he considered that this claim to fame had far more to do with good luck than anything else. Luck that enabled him to survive the crippling of his plane and the resulting ditching at sea and then more luck kept him from being "rescued" by the Japanese. During the making of a video for the archives of the Hall of Fame Capt. Gay was asked what he considered his most significant accomplishment in aviation. He replied, "My promotion to Captain at TWA. Nobody gave you that. You had to earn it!" Here was a man who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor and who was known to those outside of the airline as " Ensign George Gay, sole survivor of Torpedo 8", and his desire was to be known as Trans World Airlines Captain George Gay. The mannequin in Capt. Gay's Hall of Fame exhibit is even dressed in his TWA uniform not a Navy uniform. I thought you and the readers of your newsletter might find this of interest.

William C. Pappy Captain/Retired Eastern Airlines

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Charles E. MacNab Editor, TARPA TOPICS 1865 Penny Royal Lane Wentzville, MO 63385-4302 (314) 327-1999

November 22, 1994

Captain William C. Pappy 3882 Cherokee Ford Gainesville, GA 30506-3078 Dear Capt. Pappy, Thank you very much for the letter you sent with information about Captain George Gay. News of his passing came too late to make our November edition. However, I will publish your letter, along with other information being developed, in the next edition of TARPA TOPICS which comes out in March. In case you might be interested in reading an issue of TARPA TOPICS, I have included our latest along with this letter. I am in fairly regular contact with Bill Malone (REPA Newsletter Secretary & Editor) as you may notice from his letter published on page 105. Once again, thanks very much for taking the time to write such a nice and appropriate letter about George. All of his family, friends and acquaintances will be happy to read it. Sincerely,

Chuck MacNab cc:

Bob Widholm Dave Davies

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October 14, 1994 643 Baron Road Weddington, NC 28173 Mr. David M. Davies President TARPA Grants Pass, Oregon 97527 Dear Dave; I have spoken to some of my fellow TARPA members about losing our TWA health insurance if TWA goes out of business. Many of us under the age of 65 are quite concerned about this possibility and don't know what, if any, options we may have for health insurance. Those of us with preexisting conditions, or with family members with preexisting conditions, may not be able to purchase insurance at any cost! The TWA Benefits section in Kansas City informs me that, if TWA goes out of business, our health insurance ceases immediately and we have no COBRA options. I would think that the number of TARPA members and TARPA family members under 65 is considerable. I would also think that it would be worth exploring the possibility of finding an insurance carrier that would provide group health insurance to TARPA at a reasonable cost or at least a lower cost than we can buy it individually. I would like to know if the TARPA leadership has made any inquires regarding our health insurance in the sad event of TWA's demise, and if not, could the TARPA officers and directors begin exploring what group options are available. We shouldn't wait for the need to arise before getting something in place to cover our insurance requirements. Sincerely,

Bruce A. Bowers cc: Carl Schmidt Harry Jacobsen Fred Arenas Hal Miller Chuck MacNab Bob Garrett

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Herbert D. Kelleher Chairman of The Board, President & Chief Executive Officer Love Field P.O. Box 38611 Dallas, TX 75235-1811 (214) 904-4110

December 5, 1994

Captain Chuck MacNab Editor, TARPA TOPICS 1865 Penny Royal Lane Wentzville, Missouri 63385-4302 Dear Captain MacNab: If I'd known my July 25 letter was destined for publication, I'd have included an 8 X 10 glossy! Seriously, I appreciate your taking the time to send me a copy of TARPA TOPICS and assure you I'll enjoy reading through it. Best wishes for a Happy Holiday Season and a Prosperous New Year! Best personal regards.

Herbert D. Kelleher

HDK/bss Copy to:

Gail Moffat, Manager of Marketing Administration and Pass Bureau

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NEW MEMBERS...WELCOME ..... (Read across) (R) BATES WESTBROOK CAPT 49 LAKE GEORGE RD BROOKFIELD CT 06804 703-775-1373

(A) BENNETT RICHARD CAPT. (LINDA) 42 BURGUNDY DR. LAKE ST. LOUIS MO 63367 314-561-2294

(A) CANAVAN BILL CAPT (SUE) 4714 WOODVIEW DR SANTA ROSA CA 95405 707-545-8838

(E) CARR JOSEPH P. CAPT. 5682 BALKAN CT. FORT MEYERS BEACH, FL 33919 813-433-0776

(A) EGOROFF HERB CAPT (CAROL) 73 CHAMPAGNE DR. LAKE ST. LOUIS MO 63367 314-561-4268

(A) GENZ MARILYN T. MS. 855 PENNSYLVANIA CT, #407 DENVER CO 80203 303-831-9467

(R) HANSON J. D. CAPT (BARBARA) 361 S.E. 12th ST POMPANO BEACH FL 33060 305-943-3744

(R) HEASTON JOE CAPT (PATTY) 2452 BAXTON WAY CHESTERFIELD MO 63017-7839 314-256-9228

(R) KENNEY TOM CAPT 1826 PALACO GRANDE PKWY CAPE CORAL FL 33904 813-549-5577

(R) LEDFORD GRANT D. CAPT. (BETTY) 17138 POMERADO WAY SAN DIEGO CA 92128 619-487-7600

(A) MARCHANT HAROLD M. CAPT (JUDITH) 4057 WALNUT BLVD WALNUT CREEK CA 94596 510-934-1997

(R) MCCORMACK ROBERT M. CAPT (CHRYSTAL) SILVERTON STAR RT. DURANGO CO 81301 303-247-2307

(A) PORZIO ARTHUR F/O (CAROL) 280 EL PORTAL WAY SAN JOSE CA 95119-1413 408-281-9240

(R) RHODES PAUL T. F/E (DONNA) 854 FIVE FORKS RD VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23455 804-499-5383

(?) ROSS DEBBY CAPT. PO BOX 8759 INCLINE VILLAGE NV 89452

(A) SCHWEIZER GEORGE F/O (NANCY) 14 GLENWORTH CT MANCHESTER MO 63011 314-256-3302

(A) SCOTT WILLIAM T. CAPT (MARY) 334 WHITEBIRCH DR. GUILFORD CT 06437 203-453-6053

(R) SHERWIN PETER CAPT 220 HEWLETT CT. ST. LOUIS MO 63141 314-576-1930

(R) SKOMRA RAYMOND CAPT PO BOX 309 CENTER VALLEY PA 18034 610-838-6908

(A) SOUTHARD, Jr. DANIEL B. CAPT. (PEGGY) 101 HOPEWELL WOODS RD REDDING CT 06896 203-938-3642

(A) TATE DON CAPT (CHERYL) RR#1 BOX 200C JONESBURG MO 63351 314-488-5218

(A) TELLES GEORGE S. FSM (CYNTHIA) PO BOX 125 WINDHAM NY 12496 518-734-5954

(A) TENAGLIA JOHN (FRAN) 6 WHITE BIRCH DR. NEW FAIRFIELD CT 06812 203-746-2012

(A) VAN WORMER WILLARD D. CAPT (CHARLOTTE) 24985 159th ST. LEAVENWORTH KS 66048 913-727-6072

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CHANGE OF ADDRESS..... (Read across) (R) ATKINS RICHARD E. CAPT. (GWENDOLYN) 430 DAVIDSON CIR EDGEMONT AR 72044 501-825-7489

(R) BANKS EMMETT E. CAPT. (BILLIE) 4110 N. HWY 77, #7211 HARLINGEN, TX 78552

(R) BECKER HERBERT A. NAV. 200 RUFOUS LN SEDONA AZ 96336 602-282-6275

(R) BECKNER RICHARD R. CAPT. (CONNIE) 112 OLD WHARF RD DENNISPORT MA 02639

(R) BLEVINS GLEN D. CAPT. (JEANNE MARIE) 655 W. YOMAH RI) CASTLE ROCK CO 80104 303-681-2091

(R) BLOCHOWITZ ROLAND A. CAPT. (DONNA) 3603 HUNTERS BAY SAN ANTONIO TX 78230-2057

(R) BOICE WILLIAM L. CAPT. (JAN) 2300 NOTTINGHAM ST FLOWER MOUND TX 75028-3553

(A) BRENNAN MIKE CAPT. (COLIENNE) 22 LLOYDEN ATHERTON CA 94027

(A) BROCKMAN ROBERT O. CAPT. P.O. BOX 812002 BOCA RATON FL 33481-2002

(S) BULLARD WARREN H. FRO (DOROTHY) 162 WESTHAMPTON DR PALM COAST FL 32164 904-446-3682

(R) CALLAMARO JOHN R. CAPT. (PATRICIA) P.O.BOX 103 BLAIRSTOWN NJ 07825 908-362-8725

(R) CALLAMARO JOHN R. CAPT. (PATRICIA) 8649 E. ROYAL PALM RD. #131 SCOTTSDALE AZ 85258 602-998-5670

(A) CARR PAUL B. F/O (SHIRLEY) 96 INDIO DR PISMO BEACH CA 93449

(E) CASSUTT THOMAS K. CAPT. (DORIS) 15307 ROMPEL OAK SAN ANTONIO, TX 78232-3409 512-494-4029

(R) CLARK JACK E. CAPT. (JANE) 4209 ROLLING HILLS DR NIXA MO 65714-8771 417-725-1575

(R) CROSKELL ROBERT W. F/E (ADA) 7820 STATE RT. 92 PLATTE CITY, MO 64079 816-464-5123

(R) DeVRIES BARRY A. CAPT. (GAYLE) 1233 PALISADES CIRCLE HERBER SPRINGS AR 72543 501-362-6893

(R) DOUGLASS FRANCIS R. CAPT. (CHRISTINE) 12433 NW HARBOUR RIDGE BLVD PALM CITY FL 34990-8042

(R) FAUSETT NORMAN L. CAPT. (KAY) RTE 2, BOX 145-A HALFWAY, MO 65663 417-267-2197

(R) FETHERMAN ALDEN M. CAPT. (BETTY JO RR1 BOX 1343A STROUDSBURG, PA 18360 717-476-6596

(R) FITZGERALD GLEN B. CAPT. (TIDA) PO BOX 878 SWEETWATER TX 79556

(H) FLANAGIN AUDREY MRS. (LEE) 5942 SULTAN CIR MURRAY UT 84107-6930

(E) FLETT ROBERT G. CAPT. (DOROTHY) 15 OLLIE CT. WOODLAND PARK, CO 80863-1044 719-687-6638

(A) GEORG PETER CAPT. (JUDITH) 97 W MAIN ST #44 NIANTIC CT 06357-1731 203-739-9213

(R) GUEST WILLIAM F. CAPT. (LOUISE) 8265 E. SOUTHERN #662 MESA AZ 85208

(A) GUTHRIE MARK H. CAPT. (JAYNE) PO BOX 1445 CARMEL VALLEY CA 93924-1445

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CHANGE OF ADDRESS..... (Read across) (R) HALEY JOHN M. CAPT. 8790 ELGIN DR. LAFAYETTE CO 80026-8918

(R) HARRIS JOSEPH J. CAPT. (GLENNA) 6392 GUNDERSON BLVD. LAS VEGAS, NV 89103 702-876-8055

(R) HIATT GENE L. CAPT. (CRETA) PO BOX 115 RAYMONDVILLE TX 78580 210-689-2895

(R) HILL LESTER J. CAPT. (BOBBI) 5225 TRADEWINDS DR VERO BEACH FL 32963-1254

(E) HINCKS LYLE IL CAPT. 3006 MCNIEL WITCHITA FALLS TX 76309 817-696-1422

(R) HIPPNER RICHARD C. F/O (JUDITH) PO BOX 440 GOSHEN CT 06756-0440 203-491-9110

(R) HODGINS ALEC T. CAPT. (JEANNE.) 1004 W. CHERRY ST WALLA WALLA WA 99362-1745

(R) HOGLANDER HARRY CAPT. (JUDITH) PO BOX 5544 GLOUCESTER MA 01930-0007

(H) JOHNSON BETTY MRS. (WARREN) 436 FAIRVIEW AVE APT 18 ARCADIA CA 91007-6856

(R) JUDD LEWIS B. F/E (VICKI) RR 2, BOX 269A MURPHY NC 28906-9227 704-837-0322

(A) KAJENSKI WALTER J. F/O (MICHELINE) 9425 BLIND PASS RD ST. PETE BEACH FL 33706

(R) KAPPLER BERNARD J. F/E (NICOLE) 14 RUE DES 3 MARES 27160 LE CHESNE FRANCE 32297491

(E) KEISER W.L. CAPT. (BETTY) 14941 W. 142nd ST. OLATHE KS 66062-6520

(E) KIEFFER, Sr. JOHN J. CAPT. RR#1, BOX 1516 WHEATLAND, MO 65779 417-282-6280

(A) KLOMPUS E. STUART CAPT. (MARY) 214 WHISPERING HILLS HOT SPRINGS AR 71901-7317

(R) KRAFT DONALD L. CAPT. (JEANNE) 201 GREENFIELD RD. WINTER HAVEN FL 33884-1309 813-326-9283

(R) KUHLMANN HENRICK F/E (BOBBIE) 2078 MAC ARTHUR STREET RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90275-1113 213-832-8030

(R) LANDES JACK F/E (BARBARA) 6117 W 119th ST OVERLAND PARK KS 66209-3700

(R) McCARTHY ANDREW J. CAPT. (CHARLOTTE) 31 EDMUNDS ROAD WELLESLEY, MA 02181 617-235-4676

(R) McCARTHY ANDREW J. CAPT. (CHARLOTTE) PO BOX 212 KENNEBUNKPORT ME 04046

(R) McNEW PAUL E. CAPT. (ELOISE) 2505 BARBER DRIVE MESA, AZ 85205-2005 602-830-0113

(H) McPHERSON RYAN MRS. (JOE) PO BOX 30328 SANTA BARBARA CA 93130 805-563-1224

(R) MEYER MARK T CAPT. (PATSY ANN) 4735 N HICKORY CT KANSAS CITY MO 64116

(E) MILLER JOHN W. (JACK) CAPT. 1050 N.E.BUTLER MARKET RD., #55 BEND, OR 97701 (R) MOCK JAMES A. CAPT. (MARLENE) (R) MOORE Jr. CYRIL J. CAPT. (ANITA) 71 POINT DR. 154 EVENING STAR CAY WACONIA. MN 55387 NAPLES FL 33961 612-442-4447 813-642-4534 TARPA TOPICS....MARCH 1995....PAGE 99

CHANGE OF ADDRESS..... (Read across) (A) MORAN WALLY CAPT. (DIXIE) 87 SPOONWOOD RD WILTON CT 06897-4118 203-761-9095

(R) MURRAY FLOYD E. CAPT. (SABINE) 418 E 7th ST APT8 PORT ANGELES WA 98362-6242

(R) MYERS ORAE. CAPT. (ERMA) 9027 SADDLESPUR WAY GRANITE BAY CA 95746 916-791-2903

(R) OTTMANN JAMES K. CAPT. (CHARLOTTE) 1104 S QUINCY ST CLINTON IL 61727-2444

(E) PEASLEY M. GRANT FIE (DOROTHY) 2310 HEATHER CT. WILMINGTON DE 19809-3646 814-868-2840

(E) PRETSCH ERNEST CAPT. (MARY) 1690 STARFISH ST KISSIMEE FL 34744-4834

(R) REYNOLDS ROGER F/O (MONIKA) 95480 HWY 101 S YACHATS OR 97498-9705

(R) SEABORG GEORGE A. CAPT. 508 FOURTH ST. TOWANDA PA 18848-1020 717-894-4387

(R) SIBBALD DAVID M.H. CAPT. (JANICE) 144 BLUE BEACH DR. DOVER DE 19904-9998 302-734-7305

(R) SMITH ADRIAN R. CAPT. (MARILYN) 424 MEDICI CT. PUNTA GORDA FL 33950 813-637-0355

(H) STAHLBERG-BARTH TEDDY MRS (PAUL STAHLBER( 13453 COLISEUM DR., #B CHESTERFIELD MO 63017-3051 314-469-6031

(R) STONE RICHARD J. CAPT. (NANCY) 9 ORCHARD WAY BOONTON NJ 07005-9754 201-335-4496

(R) SULLIVAN ARTHUR J. CAPT. (LAURA) 19 DRAKES LANDING HAMPTON NH 03842 603-929-1767

(R) THOMPSON C.E. CAPT. (GLADYS) P.O.BOX 639 DILLON CO 80435 303-262-0884

(R) TISEO, Jr. CHARLES CAPT. (TOMI) 3441 BALLYBRIDGE, # 101 BONITA SPRINGS FL 33923 813-947-8218

(E) URBAS ADOLPH M. CAPT. (JEAN) 846 TARRANT DR. FONTANA, WI 53125 414-275-3579

(R) VAN ANDEL JOHN H. CAPT. (LINDA) 2103 SOUTH HYW. 1 FT PIERCE FL 34950

(R) VAN PELT VINCENT R. CAPT. (PATRICIA ) 833 S LOWRY ST ORANGE CA 92669-5036

(R) WALL ALLAN W. CAPT. (MARION) P.O. BOX 492 ROCKPORT, ME 04856-0491 207-236-4191

(A) WANAMAKER ROGER CAPT. (JULIE) PO BOX 220 WILTON CT 06897-0220

(R) WEBER ROBERT G. CAPT. (SHIRLEY) N 410 E. FAIRWAY DR. HOODSPORT, W A 98548 360-877-9696

(R) WILLIAMS DAVID E. CAPT (EDITH) 159 MARSHSIDE DR. ST. AUGUSTINE FL 32084

(A) WOODRUFF III HENRY S. CAPT. (NANCY) 24817 FOOTHILL DR. NO. GOLDEN CO 80401 303-526-9738

(R) YOUNG DONALD F. CAPT. (NELL) 73-577 EL HASSON CIR PALM DESERT CA 92260-5809

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