Recent content by prang

Sometime in the late sixties when I was very young 6, 7? my father would fly about the Washington state area from little airport to airport. On one flight we dropped into this field in the middle of nowhere with one heck of a good diner surrounded by little brightly colored planes. I had...

During my childhood I grew up in Navy housing with family, friends and neighbors who flew during Vietnam. I could tell you what plane was flying over Miramar by the sound it made and sometimes who was flying it. Heck, I even harassed Yeager, my uncle’s neighbor, a time or two to let me mow his...

Hello all, I finally decided to quit lurking and sign on to the forum. I’ve always loved the 30’s-50’s era of flight and frequented this site for links as I scrounged about the web. The discussions here are a lot of fun too. Anyway, I’ve been involved in flying and working on aircraft since...