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Re: Why do you love Warbirds?
Posted by JimH on Wed Jul 03, 2002 09:51:15 AM
In reply top Why do you love Warbirds? posted by Karen on Wed Jul 03, 2002 08:50:23 AM
Back when I was a wee lad of around 2-3 my grandfather would sit me on his knee and draw and paint Corsairs, Mustangs, P-40's...and sketch photos of Linbergh..well you get the idea. I asked him what a Corsair was and pulled out a box that was full of fabric and Corsair photos from Goodyear. The fabric had been "liberated" by my Great Grandmother from the Goodyear Aircraft Factory where she worked in the fabric shop covering Corsair tail feathers. She used to take scraps and make clothing. I think it was at that point that my obsession with warbirds began. While other kids were reading Dr. Suess I was reading about WWII American Aces. hmm...then I found a particular a/c built by North American...that was all she wrote ;)
Jim