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A Hot Day in the Desert
On the hot afternoon of August 16, 1956, a couple of utility workers sat in their truck in Placerita Canyon, about an hour north of Los Angeles, California, and finished their lunches. It was a hot afternoon, and it was stuffy in the truck, so they decided to go sit in the shade of one…
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Never Quote Me the Odds
George J. Marrett is the historian at the Estrella Warbirds Museum in Paso Robles, CA. An amazing individual, he worked for Howard Hughes, has written at least half a dozen books, has test-flown nearly every jet the United States produced since World War II, flew death-defying rescue missions in Vietnam, is building homeless shelters in Paso Robles,…
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One Motor, Many Planes
The Southern California Wing of the Commemorative Air Force features a number of spectacular pieces of World War II flying history. Their first acquisition was the massive Curtiss C-46 Commando, the largest twin-engine plane built by the allies during the war. The pride of their fleet is the North American PBJ maritime patrol bomber, the…
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